Bornova

A 5,000-year-old marble idol has come to light during works carried out in the Yeşilova and Yassıtepe mounds in the Aegean province of İzmir's Bornova district.

Turkey has finished the construction of a "container city," temporary housing units resembling shipping containers, for earthquake-hit people in the western province of İzmir in 20 days.

The first six families already started accommodating in the city on Nov. 22.

As Turkish citizens have locked themselves in their homes to avoid getting infected with the novel coronavirus, marching bands of some local authorities have started giving street concerts in order to boost their morale.