Ortahisar

The İYİ (Good) Party has found itself grappling with escalating internal strife as resignations continue to mount following its recent decision to field its own candidates in all constituencies for next March's mayoral election and subsequent disputes.

An archaeological excavation that will last for five years has been initiated in the northern province of Trabzon. The aim of the work is to unearth the structures and finds belonging to the Roman, Byzantine, Komnenos and Ottoman Empires that ruled in the region throughout history.

The private Silk Road Museum in Turkey's Black Sea province Trabzon draws attention, with over 500 unique pieces from different eras and civilizations.

The museum was opened in 2014 by Trabzon Chamber Commerce of Industry (TTSO) in Ortahisar district.

Two spearheads believed to be around 6,000 years old have been handed to the İpekyolu Museum in the Black Sea province of Trabzon, the city's chamber of commerce and industry announced in a statement on Dec. 30.

According to the statement, one of the spearheads was found in a tunnel construction site in the Ortahisar district and the other in a second-hand shop in the city center.

An uncompleted mosque in the northeastern province of Trabzon's Ortahisar district has been put up for sale by local authorities for 15 million Turkish Liras (around $3 million) due to financial difficulties.

Each school in the Black Sea province of Trabzon's Ortahisar district will receive a stray dog along with a kennel as part of a project attempting to teach children compassion from an early age. Both school personnel and children will be responsible for taking care of the dogs, Demirören News Agency reported on June 27.