Zonguldak

The dead bodies of two people who were trapped under the collapse of a two-story detached house due to landslide in the northwestern province of Zonguldak have been reached.

The search for 82-year-old Perihan Çakar and her son 51-year-old Sait Çakar, who were trapped under the cave-in after a landslide caused by heavy rains in Zonguldak on Dec. 9, restarted at dawn.

The population in the Black Sea province of Zonguldak, known for its production and trading of hard coal as a main economic activity, has been observed to have dwindled over the last decade due to the narrowing of the mining sector and the young generation migrating to larger cities for jobs.

As a lockdown continues in Turkey's northern province of Zonguldak as part of the country's measures against the novel coronavirus, tens of thousands of people are isolating themselves from daily life, including hard-working miners.

Archaeological excavations carried out in İnönü Cave in Ereğli district of the Black Sea province of Zonguldak, revealed findings from 6,500 years ago. Hamza Ekmen, the head of the excavations said that they obtained information that the cave and the region were the first settlement of the Black Sea. 

A wild baby rabbit got a platinum plate inserted in its broken leg that was injured during the flood in northern Zonguldak province's Ereğli district, Demirören News Agency reported on July 24.

A female dog in the northern Turkish province of Zonguldak has adopted two lambs who were rejected by their mother. Click through for the story in photos...

One trapped mine worker died and one was rescued after a coal mine collapsed early on Dec. 13 in the Kilimli district of the Black Sea province of Zonguldak.

The two miners, buried in a collapsed mine in the Turkish province of Zonguldak, were found dead, the Hurriyet newspaper reported.

Three mine workers were trapped under rubble following a coal mine collapse on Nov. 27 in the Kilimli district of Zonguldak province, in Turkey’s Black Sea region.

A statue depicting a five-year-old girl, modeled in memory of Ayten Alper who was photographed in 1931 handing flowers to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, has been attacked by unidentified assailants in the Black Sea province of Zonguldak.