Ali Atakan

Antalya local eats 2.2-kilograms of honey in three minutes, breaks festival record 

A man in the southern Turkish province of Antalya ate 2.2 kilograms of honey in just three minutes during a competition as part of a honey festival organized on Aug. 21.

Out of 15 competitors in the Second Honey Festival in Antalya's Finike district, 49-year-old Ayhan Azak broke last year's record.

Last year's record for the honey-eating competition was 15 minutes.

250-room residence to be built for Turkish president next to 1,000-room palace: Chamber of Architects

Construction at the controversial new presidential complex in Ankara has still yet to be completed, as a new residence for the president with an estimated 250 rooms will also be built in addition to the 1,000-room palace, the Ankara branch of the Chamber of Architects has stated.