Samsun

One of two Colombian friends who had traveled on the ship Katya ATK without authorization was found dead inside a container three miles off the coast of the northern province of Samsun, while the other was released after his statement at the prosecutor's office.

At least 26 people have been injured, with one severely hit, in a collision between two trams in Türkiye's northern province of Samsun, local media has reported.

The incident occurred early on June 9 as two trams from the Samsun Light Rail System (SAMULAŞ) collided near the Piazza stop.

The lifeless body of the remaining missing person in the flood caused by the torrential rains in the northern province of Amasya has been found, and the total number of people who have died in the disastrous floods hitting several provinces has reached three.

The 121-year-old historical hospital building in the northern province of Samsun, which has been idle for a while, will be restored to serve as a family and life center.

The city will experience a new transformation with the renovation of the 121-year-old former psychiatric hospital building in İlkadım district and the new family and life center to be built by the municipality.

The provinces of Amasya and Samsun on Türkiye's Black Sea coast aim to attract more holidaymakers from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

The Central Black Sea Development Agency (OKA) will host representatives of travel agencies from those two countries early next month to promote Amasya and Samsun as a holiday destination, according to business daily Dünya.

Several ceremonies and celebrations have been held across the country to mark the 104th anniversary of the Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day on May 19, a milestone day for the Turkish War of Independence.

Canik, one of the world's leading arms manufacturers, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the well-established British defense company AEI Systems.

For the first time, a Turkish company bought a defense firm in the U.K., said Zafer Aral, the board chair of Samsun Yurt Savunma, the owner of Canik.

After a brief period of sunshine and warm weather, the temperature in the northern and central parts of the country is likely to decline again starting April 26, with particularly western provinces of Türkiye to witness a sharp temperature drop, the Turkish State Meteorology Service has announced.

Precipitation will continue to stay in effect throughout the week in the country.

Ukrainian authorities have asked Turkey to impound a ship carrying 19,000 tons of barley harvested from regions occupied by Russia, the Wall Street Journal reports.

While temperatures above seasonal norms will increase further in the coming days, Istanbul may experience its warmest January, experts say.

Leaving half of January behind, there is still no snowfall in a large part of the country.