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Woman visits 10 European countries on scooter

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 10/24/2022 - 06:00

A Turkish woman who previously traveled around Türkiye alone has visited 10 European countries on a Vespa scooter.

Traveling 10,000 kilometers in three months with her yellow Vespa scooter, Gülşah Merve Yüksel started her journey from Greece to Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia- Herzegovina, Kosovo and finally Macedonia.

Family arrested over attempt to make TATP explosive in Turkish capital Ankara

Published by Hurriyet on Tue, 08/08/2017 - 17:07

A family of three were arrested over an attempt to make the explosive triacetone triperoxide (TATP) in the Turkish capital Ankara, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Aug. 7.

TATP is mainly preferred by members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and al-Qaeda, as it cannot be easily detected by bomb-sniffing dogs or detectors.

'The Soda Seller' out to please a diverse audience

Published by Hurriyet on Sun, 01/31/2016 - 23:01

Director and writer Yüksel Aksu has again taken us to a small town in the Aegean in his new debut, '?ftarl?k Gazoz' (The Soda Seller), a successful melodrama featuring children that have been a familiar picture in Turkish cinemaThere is something for all kinds of moviegoers in this week's new release, director Yüksel Aksu's period drama "?ftarl?k Gazoz" (The Soda Seller).

Stone Sculpture Symposium at UNESCO world heritage site

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 07/23/2015 - 16:16

In the Mediterranean resort province of Antalya, the second Stone Sculpture Symposium will be held in the Ka? district, which was recently added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

At the symposium to be held at the ancient site of Xanthos, nine marble seating areas that fit the historical fabric of the site will also be installed.