World Bank awards Turkey’s first lady Erdoğan for climate work
Her work as a pioneer of the zero waste movement in Turkey made first lady Emine Erdoğan an inaugural recipient of the World Bank’s Climate and Development Leadership Award. She…
Magnitude 4.6 quake jolts Turkey’s Balıkesir
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook Turkey’s western Balıkesir province on Thursday, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said. The quake, which took place at 6:44 p.m. (3:44 p.m. GMT),…
Turkey reaches annual target in recycling wastewater
The Ministry of Environment, Urban Planning and Climate Change announced that Turkey managed to reach a rate of 4.2% in the reuse of treated wastewater before the end of the…
Turkish mother enjoys electric ride courtesy of son
Ayşe Yıldız is the talk of the town thanks to a unique gift from her son. When the 72-year-old woman from Sultandağı, a town in the western Turkish province of…
Farmers, govt take action as moth invasion hits sunflowers in Turkey
Loxostege sticticalis is synonymous with trouble for Turkish farmers who earn their living from sunflower production. The small moth, also known as “meadow caterpillar” in Turkish, took over particularly sunflower…
Suspect in 2013 bombings in Turkey reveals Syrian intelligence ties
Memet Gezer, extradited from the United States recently, explained his ties to the Syrian intelligence to Turkish investigators and told them how Syria sought to “exact vengeance” on Turkey for…
Istanbul’s rental bikes ‘disappear’ to the chagrin of riders
Citizens who want to cycle for entertainment, sport or commuting are coming up empty-handed at Istanbul’s ISBIKE rent-a-bike stations. Many cyclists have complained about not being able to find bicycles…
Mass seagull deaths in Turkish lake prompts probe
The mystery lingers over the recent deaths of some 500 seagulls around a lake in the central Turkish province of Konya. Carcasses of slender-billed and black-headed seagulls were discovered at…
Lockdown ruled out as Turkey faces less serious COVID-19 surge
Few people and most senior citizens nowadays wear protective masks against COVID-19 as more people are out on crowded streets and beaches. Though Turkey left the worst behind in the…
Turkey assures ‘asbestos’ ship poses no environmental danger
Authorities and the company tasked with its dismantling rejected allegations that a Brazilian aircraft carrier that will be sent to Turkey to be deconstructed poses a risk to the environment…