Adem

The eighth edition of the Bozcaada Jazz Festival is preparing to host guests on Sept. 6, 7 and 8 with the theme of "Mycelium."

The festival is inspired this year by the multi-layered structure of mycelium, the fascinating network system of nature. The event invites attendees to establish new and solid connections with themselves and the world, according to a statement.

The heartwarming friendship between a stork named "Yaren" and fisherman Adem Yılmaz in the northwestern province of Bursa's Karacabey district has captivated widespread attention, including that of prominent U.S. daily New York Times.

A longstanding friendship between a stork and a fisherman in the Karacabey district of Bursa, a northwestern province, blossomed once again as the majestic bird returned for its thirteenth consecutive year of migration, gracefully resting upon the fisherman's boat, reigniting a bond forged over the years.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has unveiled mayoral candidates for next March's local polls in an additional 126 electoral districts, including nine provinces.

Authorities have revealed that the tragic passenger bus accident in the Central Anatolian province of Yozgat, in which 12 people died and 18 others were injured, was caused by the sudden incapacity of the driver due to a heart attack.

An official from the Istanbul Taxi Professionals Chamber has refuted claims circulating on social media that the minimum fare for taxis has been increased to 75 Turkish Liras in Istanbul.

Despite the denial, local media reports indicate that some taxi drivers have already begun implementing the alleged hike, prompting concerns among passengers.

A 27-year-old man has become the first district governor of Armenian descent in Türkiye's history.

"Berk Acar has been appointed as the district governor of the western province of Denizli's Babadağ district," reports Agos, an Armenian bilingual weekly newspaper published in Türkiye.

A man from the northern province of Samsun, who is called by his friends "examholic," entered the annual university qualification exams on June 18 and 19, appearing for the 41st time.

"Rather than entering a university, I love sitting in exams," 59-year-old Adem Topçuoğlu said.

A court has handed out long prison sentences to an executive of a company and two engineers over a 2014 mining disaster that killed 301 people in the Soma district of the western province of Manisa.

The Akhisar Heavy Penal Court on June 16 sentenced Can Gürkan, the chairman of the executive board of the mining company Soma Kömürleri, to 20 years in prison.

The story of a unique friendship between a fisherman and a stork is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year.

For the past 10 years, Adem Yılmaz, 68, meets up with a white stork in a village called Eskikaraağaç in Turkey's northwestern province of Bursa's Karacabey district.