Yunus Sezer

Over 4 million expats entered and exited Türkiye via the border gates in the northwestern Edirne province between June 22 and Aug. 31, indicating a 4 percent increase from the same period last year, the governor has announced.

As schools began their summer break in June, expatriates increasingly opted to use the border crossings in Edirne for their travels to and from Türkiye.

The historical Kaleiçi district, an old residential area in the northwestern province of Edirne and home to old mansions and grid-type streets, will be opened to tourism within the scope of a project initiated by the Governor's Office.

Authorities in Istanbul, a bustling metropolis home to 16 million, are implementing safety measures to enhance traffic flow and prevent accidents as citizens return home following the nine-day Eid holiday.

Istanbul Police Headquarters announced a series of traffic measures to be implemented between April 5 and 15, the period of the holiday and the second-semester break.

The historic Bayezid II and Yalnızgöz bridges in the northwestern province of Edirne are now illuminated by a newly installed solar energy system, paving the way for a broader initiative that will see 12 other historic bridges over Tunca and Meriç rivers in the city similarly adorned.

Edirne Central Military Hospital, which was used especially for the treatment of wounded soldiers during the Balkan Wars and currently has just one wall standing, will be restored by the Presidency of National Palaces.

Famed actress Tamer Karadağlı assumes the role of general manager at the Turkish State Theaters (DT), while Okay Memiş, the governor of Erzurum, steps into the chairmanship of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), according to the announcement in the Official Gazette.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has made new governor appointments in 57 of all 81 provinces early on Aug. 10 with a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette.

At least 50,096 people died in the devastating Feb. 6 earthquakes that ripped through Türkiye's 11 southern provinces, the Emergency and Disaster Management Presidency (AFAD) has announced.

In the aftermath of the deadly Feb. 6 quakes, the problem of shelters continues to persist, as the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has announced that citizens or companies who are willing can donate containers to the quake zone, in a bid to provide adequate accommodation to quake survivors.

The Turkish government is dispatching two ministers to Pakistan for an on-site inspection to further coordinate Türkiye's humanitarian assistance to the flood-hit country that claimed the lives of hundreds of people.