Ahlat

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan marked the 953rd anniversary of the Battle of Manzikert on Aug. 26 during a ceremony honoring the pivotal victory for the Turks in Anatolia.

The next cabinet meeting scheduled for Aug. 25 will be held in the eastern city of Bitlis' Ahlat district, rather than in the capital Ankara, to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Manzikert.

The battle fought in 1071 between the Byzantine and Seljuk empires was a pivotal event that led to the Turkification of Anatolia.

A group of divers have uncovered areas that bear traces of both a cemetery and a village at the bottom of Lake Van.

New ruins have been discovered at the bottom of the 3,712 square kilometer Lake Van, the country's largest saline soda lake.

Lake Nemrut, Türkiye's largest and the world's second-largest crater lake, has become one of the best locations in the country for autumn photography, luring nature lovers with its riot of colors.

The lake, located in the eastern province of Bitlis's Tatvan district, is a "heaven for shutterbugs."

The local municipality in the district of Ahlat, in the eastern province of Bitlis, is offering a prize of 60,000 Turkish Liras (around $35,000) for a lost book, which sheds light on the town's history.

Ahlat is known as the place where the conquest of Anatolia began from and is home to very distinctive tombstones and other historical structures.

The unfinished restoration process of a UNESCO-listed mosque complex located in the Central Anatolian province of Sivas will continue after four years of a break.

The restoration of the 800-year-old Divriği Great Mosque and Şifaiye Madrasah was started in 2017, however, it was stopped after two years for financial reasons.

The world's second and Turkey's largest crater, Lake Nemrut, attracts onlookers with its enchanting winter beauty. (İHA Photo)

The world's second, and Turkey's largest crater lake Nemrut, with a height of 2,250 meters, astonish visitors and onlookers with its shining colors in autumn. (AA Photo)

Efforts are underway to introduce the Nemrut Caldera, which is located at an altitude of 2,250 meters and welcomes thousands of local and foreign tourists every year in the eastern province of Bitlis' Tatvan district, to the world by including it in UNESCO's Global Geopark Network.

Towering Seljuk tombstones in eastern Turkey are getting prepared to be introduced to the world as part of a project.