Turkey

On International Labour Day celebrations, the police in Istanbul has reportedly detained dozens of protesters, surrounding protesters to quickly detain them and attempting to block members of the press from recording the arrests

Women in Sorgun village in the northwestern province of Bursa have continued an ancient practice of making traditional dolls, about 50 a month with special types of clothes, which they sell throughout the country and around the world

İzmir, Turkey's third-largest city and a major tourist destination on the country's Aegean coast, is carrying out work at the port to prepare to welcome its first cruise ship after a years-long break

A suspension bridge across the Dardanelles Strait has been opened, the latest of Erdogan's major infrastructure projects in the country; linking Turkey's European and Asian coasts, the bridge has the longest main span of any suspension bridge

During the opening of the Diplomatic Forum in Antalya, Erdogan said that the Russian invasion demonstrated the need to develop a new global security architecture, protecting peace and serving the whole of humanity "instead of the interests of 5 countries"

5 engineering students, all female, developed a drone, difficult to detect and useful in border security and as an early warning system for forest fires, at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Turkish Aeronautics Association University

Ozturk Turkdogan, co-president of the country's oldest human rights organization Human Rights Association (IHD), faces more than ten years in prison, demonstrating the government's policy of pursuing baseless allegations against members of civil society

At least 19 migrants died due to the cold near the Greek border; the migrants were allegedly turned back by Greek border guards while trying to enter illegally, their clothes and shoes stolen - authorities say by other migrants

A team of 20 Turkish researchers has joined the sixth polar expedition at the Turkish research camp located on Horseshoe Island in Antarctica, with 750 kilograms of personal and research equipment adding to the 2 tonnes previously delivered

2021 was a record year for annual wind installations, with wind farms reaching a capacity of 1750 mwatts; the country generates 56% of its electricity from fossil fuels, coal and natural gas, and the rest from renewable sources, including hydroelectric