Turkey's national team secured promotion to UEFA Nations League "A"

For 55 years, Hakan Özbingöl has walked Istanbul's streets at 3:30 a.m. during Ramadan, beating the davul drum to wake residents for sahur. The Ottoman-era tradition, preserved largely by the Romani community, continues as a sacred duty connecting modern Turkey to its imperial past.

Archaeologists in Trabzon have discovered a 300–400 meter vaulted Roman water channel dating to Trajan and Hadrian's era. The structure, found 2 meters underground, features unique engineering with no direct analogues in Turkey. Officials plan to preserve it as a tourist attraction.

Turkey is moving forward with plans to build eight additional large nuclear reactors. Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar confirmed international negotiations, including with France, as the country builds on its Akkuyu project with Rosatom and explores SMR technology.

A rare Mediterranean monk seal (only 800 left) was filmed hunting in Alanya, Türkiye. Learn how to protect this critically endangered species.