Samsun

Explosives and ammunition were found close to an armed police checkpoint on a road connecting the Turkish capital of Ankara to the coastal city of Samsun, the local governor's office said on Feb. 25.

With the end of the seasonal fishing ban on Sept. 1, fishermen set off to sea in the early hours of the morning in coastal cities around Turkey, with high hopes of making a good start to the fishing season.

A plane made an emergency landing at the Burgas Airport after a passenger died onboard the aircraft.

An 86-year-old woman, a Turkish national, died onboard an aircraft of the Germania Airlines, according to a media statement of the Burgas Airport, as cited by Darik radio.

The plane was executing a scheduled flight from Germany's Düsseldorf to the Turkish city of Samsun.

Turkey has witnessed yet another huge wave of mass purges in the judiciary, with the government replacing almost 1,000 judges and prosecutors, raising more and more question marks over the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) motives in the latest restructuring of the country's top judicial body.

A recent NGO report has revealed the poor conditions in all of Turkey’s mental disorder hospitals, where patients are forced to bathe altogether, remain isolated for days, tied to their beds and deprived of proper rehabilitation services.

The 2013-2014 art season in Turkey hosted the highest number of art lovers ever, according to State Opera and Ballet (DOB) General Arts Director Rengim Gökmen.

“Ankara DOB has already broken the record for audiences. It equalized its own record in İzmir, Istanbul, Mersin, Antalya and Samsun, too. When the season is finished, a record will be broken,” said Gökmen.

A US warship heading towards the Black Sea passed through the Dardanelles Strait on Tuesday.

USS Taylor was already deployed in the sea back in February, during the Sochi Olympics.