Aras

Türkiye reported on Thursday that its diplomatic mission in Zurich is actively monitoring the condition of a Turkish child who was injured in a kindergarten attack in Switzerland.

"Our Consulate General in Zurich is in contact with the family and is closely monitoring the situation," stated the Turkish Foreign Ministry on X.

Black-headed penduline tit, a rare bird species, has been spotted for the first time in Turkey in the eastern province of Iğdır.

The bird, known as Remiz macronyx, was found during work officials conducted in the Iğdır Aras River Bird Sanctuary as part of the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry's Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks' National Ringing Program.

Within the scope of a balance training, workers and electrical technicians of an electricity distribution company in the eastern province of Erzurum are playing volleyball on top of 12-meter-high poles.

"Playing volleyball on top of the poles is difficult but enjoyable," a worker told Demirören News Agency on Sept. 7.

Located at the junction of the routes of birds migrating from Asia, Europe and Africa, a bird research center in eastern Turkey registered and ringed around 5,000 birds from 97 species between March and June.

Bodrum is highly popular among Turkish holiday-goers as many locals from Turkey's biggest two cities have their summer houses in this town.

However, the holiday resorts on the Aegean coast, recently saw an influx of people, running away from larger cities in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Turkish province of Iğdır bordering Armenia, Iran and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic hosts some 330 bird species during the spring season.

The Aras Mountains, extending up to 3,000 meters in the eastern Turkish provinces of Iğdır, Ağrı and Kars, have become an off-road hub for adrenaline junkies.

‘Infidel Quarter’ by Mıgırdiç Margosyan, translated by Matthew Chovanec (Aras, 112 pages, 35 TL)

An Armenian-origin footballer who plays for Beşiktaş has taken umbrage with a question from Armenian broadcaster Armnews about the twin bombings in Istanbul, noting that the attacks could have occurred anywhere.

Spor Toto Super League title contender Be?ikta? has been very active in the winter transfer window as the club travels to Trabzonspor this weekend.