Asia Turkey More than 10.000 megawatts (MW) of electricity have been generated from waste at the regular solid household waste storage facility in central Turkey, established by the Bitlis Solid Waste Association (BI-KA) with the help of EU funds
Asia Turkey The drought linked to a large and persistent lack of rainfall combined with a sequence of heat waves is prompting the country to take preventive measures, as it could witness a severe drought in the coming months
Asia Turkey A Turkish court sentenced Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a popular rival of President Tayyip Erdogan, to more than two years in prison and imposed a political ban for insulting public officials, just six months before the scheduled elections
Asia Turkey Orphans from war-torn Ukraine, evacuated to Turkey thanks to the efforts of the first ladies of the two countries, were visited by First Lady Emine Erdoğan, who emphasised that Turkey is ready to do more for Ukrainian children
Asia Turkey Homemade hot air balloons will take to the skies over Turkey in two tourist destinations, Pamukkale and Cappadocia, famous for hot air balloon rides
Asia Turkey The country risks being expelled from the Council of Europe, a major human rights body, after it failed to implement a 2019 court ruling to release businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala
Asia Turkey Number of organ transplants decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a particularly large drop for heart and lung transplants; around 22.735 people are on the waiting list for an organ and tissue transplant according to the Ministry of Health
Asia Turkey Defence Ministry has rejected allegations that the Turkish Armed Forces used chemical weapons in operations against Kurdish militants; media close to the Kurdistan Workers' Party militant group published videos this week that can be interpreted as that
Asia Turkey A project was prepared for the establishment of health centres for the elderly within hospitals, so that they can be cared for in the nearest place
Asia Turkey Aşıklar Şelalesi (The Lovers' Waterfall), located in the western province of İzmir, has been declared a 'sensitive area to be strictly protected', by a presidential decree announced in the official gazette
Asia Turkey A team of scientists from the Faculty of Medicine at Ege University in Izmir is proud to have solved the mystery of a patient's illness and declared it a new disease previously unknown to the medical community
Asia Turkey Turkish florists are resorting to cargo planes instead of trucks as they rush to send as many flowers as possible to the UK to cope with the deluge of orders following the death of Queen Elizabeth
Asia Turkey 'Digiverse', a 5.000 square meters virtual universe centre in Antalya, has opened doors to visitors; it offers a 3D experience with naked eye, where AI, Art, technology and entertainment are blended