Kastamonu

Turkish astrophotographers in the northern city of Kastamonu are on the watch to capture a rare celestial event — Comet C/2023 A3 — visible to the naked eye for the first time in 80,000 years.

The comet, discovered last year, has been eagerly awaited by skywatchers and is now gracing the Turkish skies, offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for stargazers.

Kyrgyzstan has flown back 1,087 of its nationals from Turkey since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to the country's envoy to Turkey. 

In an interview with Anadolu Agency, Ambassador Kubanychbek Omuraliev said the country "appreciates the assistance of the Government of Turkey with the return of citizens to Kyrgyzstan" during the repatriation process.

A porn movie broadcast has been streamed through a municipality loudspeaker in one of the most populated neighborhoods of the Black Sea province of Kastamonu, in what the local mayor described as an "unmoral provocation," Doğan News Agency has reported.

Police have launched simultaneous operations early on Nov. 23 in 13 provinces across Turkey to detain 40 suspected followers of the Gülen movement, believed to have orchestrated the July 15 coup attempt, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

Western and central Turkish provinces welcomed a heavy snowfall on Dec. 30, which has affected transportation on main roads as well as air traffic.

Turkey's meteorology institute has warned citizens about possible problems resulting from the snowy weather that has hit many provinces, including Istanbul, Tekirdağ, Bolu, Bursa, Balıkesir, Çanakkale, Kastamonu, İzmir and Eskişehir.

Local officials are working hard to attract tourists to Turkey’s hidden bay, Gideros, in the Black Sea province of Kastamonu’s Cide coast, an area that was inhabited 3,500 years ago by Amazons, the female warriors of antiquity.