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2,302 Articles of interest in Turkey

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  • Alaplı

    Alaplı is a town and district of Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the westernmost town in Zonguldak Province and is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Karadeniz Ereğli. It has 2 municipalities, one is the centre…

  • Akköprü

    Akköprü (Turkish: ak köprü, "white bridge", Ottoman Turkish: اق کوپری) is a historical bridge in Yenimahalle district of Ankara, Turkey, crosses the Ankara River in front of Varlık neighbourhood. It is the oldest bridge in Ankara and still in good c…

  • Adana Ethnography Museum

    Adana Ethnography Museum, (Turkish: Adana Etnografya Müzesi), exhibits the ethnographic works, the inscriptions of Adana's landmarks and epitaph and gravestones of Adana's leading figures. The museum was opened in 1983 at a former church after Arche…

  • Abana, Kastamonu

    Abana is a town and district of the Kastamonu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is to the north-east of the province, on the shore of the Black Sea. According to the 2010 census, population of the district is 3583 of which 2,872 live in…

  • 2010 Istanbul bombing

    The 2010 Istanbul bomb blast was a suicide bombing which took place on Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey on 31 October 2010 at 10:34. The bomb resulted in at least 32 injuries, 15 of whom were police officers and was claimed by a Kurdish secessionis…

  • 2003 Bingöl earthquake

    The 2003 Bingöl earthquake was a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that hit eastern Turkey on 1 May 2003 at 03:27 local time (00:27 UTC). The epicenter was in Bingöl Province, 15 km north of Bingöl.

  • 1998 Adana-Ceyhan earthquake

    The 1998 Adana-Ceyhan earthquake (also known as the 1998 Adana earthquake) occurred with a moment magnitude of 6.2 in southern Turkey, historically known as Cilicia, on 27 June, at about 16:55 local time.

  • 1901 Cheviot earthquake

    The 1901 Cheviot earthquake occurred at 07:47 NZT on 16 November 1901 with an estimated magnitude of 6.9 centred near the township of Cheviot in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand.

  • Sarikaya, Yozgat

    Sarikaya is a town and district of Yozgat Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 58,026 of which 22,102 live in the town of Sarikaya.

  • İscehisar

    İscehisar is a town and district of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey, on the road between the city of Afyon and Ankara.

  • İliç

    İliç is a town and district of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It covers an area of 1,397 km² and the elevation is 1,060 m. The district has a population of 6,349 of which 2,503 live in the town of İliç (2010).

  • Ömerli, Halfeti

    Ömerli, formerly known as Amara, is a village in Halfeti, Şanlıurfa Province, southeastern Turkey. The population is estimated at 1,182. Many of the population have moved to Germany for employment. Kurdish is spoken widely in the village.

  • Çüngüş

    Çüngüş (Ottoman Turkish: چونکوش, Kurdish: Çinguş, Zazaki: Şankuş) is a district of Diyarbakır Province of Turkey.

  • Çeltik

    Çeltik (Turkish: çeltik, "paddy, rice in a husk") is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey.

  • Çayırlı

    Çayırlı is a town and district of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It covers an area of 1,480 km² and the elevation is 1,520 m. The district has a total population of 10,261 of which 5,447 live in the town of Çayırlı.

  • Çaycuma

    Çaycuma is a town and district of Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The mayor is Bülent Kantarcı (CHP). The population of Çaycuma is 115,000, but the centre population is 21,300. Çaycuma is well known for yogurt in Zonguldak and …

  • Çat

    Çat is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Arif Hikmet Kılıç (CHP).

  • Çamaş

    Çamaş is a town and district of Ordu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 13,650 of which 10,047 live in the town of Çamaş.