Turkey

The country accounts for one third of the world's geothermal greenhouse emissions, a 400% increase since 2002 according to Mücahit Kıvrak of Balıkesir University

Nearly 20.000 people visited the floating islands in the eastern province of Bingöl, which are among the city's landmarks, in the first seven months of this year, according to a report by the Nature Conservation and National Parks

The Basilica Cistern built by Justinian the Great for the capital of his Eastern Roman Empire, in modern-day Istanbul, has been reopened after a five-year restoration that transformed the water storage site

A new treatment method based on using proteins in the human body to strengthen the structure of jaw bones and teeth is ready to be introduced after Turkish scientists developed it as a way to speed up the healing process after dental operations

The country has managed to increase its share of local wind turbine production to 72% and the government has ambitions to attract further investment in the sector; the country exports 80% of its production

About 250.000 Turkish citizens have quit smoking with the help of 'Alo 171', a telephone line that connects smokers with health officials who help them quit; the figure represents one third of the total number of calls, 700.000

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