Sakarya

Two beaches in Karasu district of northwestern Turkish province of Sakarya, have been awarded the blue flag tag -- an international label, denoting high standards of cleanliness, pristine waters and other parameters.

Members of the Automotive Journalists' Association (OGD) have selected Toyota Corolla Sedan, which is produced at the carmaker's plant in the western province of Sakarya, as the "car of the year."

Turkish Petroleum, Chemical and Rubber Industry Workers' Union (Lastik-İş) President Abdullah Karacan was shot dead in the northwestern province of Sakarya, local media reported on Nov. 13.

Police in the western province of Sakarya seized 2 million Turkish Liras ($362,000) worth of the synthetic drug methamphetamine in a car.

A 6.5-meter sculpture of a puppy killed in June in the northwestern province of Sakarya after all its legs and tail were cut off has been erected in Istanbul's Kilyos beach as part of the 5th Kilyos Sand Art Festival. The horrible murder of the dog had caused public outrage in the country.

Local authorities in the Karasu district of the western province of Sakarya are working to determine the source of an epidemic that is believed to have been caused by norovirus.

A man in the western Turkish province of Sakarya has died horrifically after falling down into hot asphalt in liquid form, Demirören News Agency reported. 

The World Change Academy opened its 100th center on Aug. 5 in the Sapanca district of the western province of Sakarya.

The gigantic steel roof of a chicken farm in the western Turkish province of Sakarya has been stolen by thieves whose “hard work” was almost appreciated by the owner of the property. Click through for the story in photos...

One of the leading jihadist figures in Turkey, Halis Bayancuk, was convicted of establishing an armed organization and making terrorist propaganda by a court in the northwestern province of Sakarya on June 27.