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The oldest carpet in the world, which was removed from a grave at the foot of the Altai Mountains in 1949, belongs to Turkish tribes, a study on the motifs and engravings on it has found.

İbrahim Tellioğlu, a historian from Ondokuz Mayıs University, said that the visuals, figures and motifs used on the carpet are a product of Turkish culture.

The Turkish authorities have announced that electric cars would soon replace the horse-drawn carriages on Istanbul’s Princes’ Islands amid public outrage over the cruel treatment the animals have endured for decades. Click through for the story in photos by Hürriyet reporter Murat Şaka...