Mardin

In a drought-ridden district of Antalya in the country's south, producers have harnessed their unproductive and fallow lands by cultivating Gaziantep's renowned pistachios, optimizing yields and attracting more farmers towards pistachio cultivation.

The Interior Ministry has announced the apprehension of 98 individuals over their alleged ties to the PKK in an effort spanning 18 provinces.

One of the biggest busts occurred in the southeastern city of Mardin, where 17 suspects were detained for disseminating PKK propaganda through their social media accounts.

Turkish chef Ebru Baybara Demir has been named the 2023 Basque Culinary World Prize winner for utilizing gastronomy as a powerful force for integration, empowering women from both Türkiye and Syria, dismantling prejudices, and showcasing the riches of cultural exchange.

Two days later, at around 3 p.m., a man called Erkan Sorovac collected the two Turks and drove them to Backa Topola, a town roughly 30 kilometres short of the border with European Union member Hungary. After changing car and the driver, the group approached the Horgos border crossing at 6.50 p.m., when it was already dark.

Seven ISIL terrorists planning to carry out suicide attacks in metropolitan cities have been caught in simultaneous operations conducted in seven provinces.

The proceedings of the suspects caught in the operations held in the provinces of Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Mardin, Afyonkarahisar, Ankara, Bursa and Adana continue at the provincial gendarmerie commands.

In the medieval Turkish city of Mardin, Medine Ereli calls out to a team of medical workers walking along the town's cobblestoned main street. Her 59-year old husband refuses to get vaccinated, she tells the doctor and nurse, before leading them to Enver Ereli, who's on the job as a municipal sanitation worker.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Feb. 24 met with David McAllister, chair of the EU Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, and a committee delegation in the capital Ankara. 

"Met with President David McAllister and [committee] delegation," Çavuşoğlu said in a tweet.

A stray puppy brought from the southeastern province of Mardin to Istanbul early July for an emergency medical operation after its two legs were injured with a shotgun is now recovering. 

Prosecutors in the Mediterranean province of Antalya have ordered the detention of 72 fans who have allegedly been involved in violence on charges of "organized crime" during a game between Göztepespor and Eskişehirspor on June 4 to qualify for the top-tier football league.

A man living in the southeastern province of Mardin's Derik district has been making walkers and prosthetic limbs with his own means from various materials to help disabled animals walk again. 

There is no limit to the type of animal that Hasan Kızıl, 22, creates the artificial legs for, from domestic animals such as cats and dogs to non-domestic animals such as chickens.