Provinces of Turkey

Several Greek nationals have returned to the Turkish island of Gökçeada in the Aegean province of Çanakkale to settle, with their country facing harsh conditions due to an economic crisis, according to mayor of the island. 

More than 6 million people traveled during the Eid holiday across Turkey, with around 5 million of them traveling by bus, 700,000 by air and 300,000 by rail, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency. 

Turkish Coast Guard Command has rescued 18,598 migrants in multiple operations in the Aegean Sea since the beginning of this year.

At least six members of the same family have been killed after their car plunged into a roadside river in Turkey's eastern Erzurum province.

According to the Turkish gendarmerie, the accident took place when the driver, identified as Muhammer Acabay, lost control of the vehicle late July 15 near the Beyp?nar neighborhood of the Aziziye district in Erzurum.

The Central Anatolian province of Aksaray has become a favorite of Turkish and foreign producers in recent years thanks to the historic and natural beauty of the area on the edge of Cappadocia Boasting a wealth of natural and historical beauty, Aksaray, the gateway to Cappadocia, is attracting an increasing array of producers and directors for cinema films, TV series and programs.

The number of passengers through Istanbul?s Sabiha Gökçen Airport increased by 17 percent to 12.6 million in the first half of the year compared to the same period the previous year, the company said in a written statement on July 14. 

Turkey's first ice sculpture museum is under construction in the southern province of Antalya. The museum is being established in the Snow World Entertainment Center inside the Antalya Aquarium. Sculptor Serkan Kalkan recently gave the ice sculptures their final shaping. 

The legal battle over the housing of a bear, which had been the subject of a lawsuit for seven years, has finally come to an end after it was decided the animal would stay with her adopted human ?mother,? daily Hürriyet has reported. 

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Tension has risen between gendarmerie forces and locals in the Black Sea province of Artvin, with local activists trying to prevent untouched forest in the region from being cleared for new mining facilities. 

The 700-year-old arched church in the northwestern province of Bursa?s Mudanya district has been put on sale on the Internet for $1 million, news website T24 has reported.