Turgut

Municipal teams have orchestrated efforts to diligently prepare over 80 public beaches in Türkiye's tourism hub Bodrum for the upcoming season, bracing for the imminent influx of visitors.

The cannons in the Turgut Reis Bastion, built for the defense of the Bosphorus during World War II in the northwestern province of Çanakkale, have started to rust, turning into a sad sight to behold, says a lecturer.

Turkish hoteliers are hopeful that the country may continue to attract visitors from Europe in the coming months as the energy crisis there could lure people to spend their winters in warmer destinations.

This could be the busiest winter season in the past three years, according to people from the industry.

In western Turkey lives a man with 64 years of work experience who dedicated his life to making the special leather pants, called kıspet in Turkish, used in traditional Turkish wrestling.

Professors Turgut Tarhanlı (L) and Betül Tanbay

Professors Turgut Tarhanlı (L) and Betül Tanbay

Professors Turgut Tarhanlı and Betül Tanbay

Greek Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis has decided not to proceed with the court order to extradite Turkish terror suspect Turgut Kaya to Turkey, according to national news agency AMNA.

A registrar in the Turgutlu district of the Aegean province of Manisa refused to conduct a wedding when the bride made a joke during the service.

A British tourist has been arrested in Turkey after he reportedly attempted to fly home with coins he found while snorkelling, according to the Independent.co.uk.

Toby Robyns was detained at Bodrum airport on Friday on suspicion of "finding Turkish artefacts without notifying authorities", The Sun said.