Carnival

The sudden stint of bad weather did not dampen the spirits of the carnival goers throughout Greece, as the festivities and celebrations of the Greek version of Halloween’ called ‘Apokries’ continued unabated. Apokries is actually rooted in ancient Dionysian practices amalgamated with the marking of the start of Lent in the Greek orthodox Christian Church.

Even though these images show that the Carnival of the 1950s cannot match modern celebrations for scale, they reveal that the party atmosphere has always existed and people were having a lot of fun.

The images show bare-chested men dressed in a variety of costumes and uniforms and women dressed up in cat outfits, feather headdresses and masks, as posted in Daily Mail.

Turkey has welcomed an agreement between major powers to cease hostilities in Syria to provide humanitarian aid as "an important step" toward resolving the crisis, calling for the opportunity to be seized to pave the way for a political solution to the conflict.

A key event in hip hop culture, the Red Bull BC One, has entered its 13th year with big changes. In order to open up the event year-round to a wider community, there will be Red Bull BC One camps all over the world instead of six regional finals. 

Swissotel The Bosphorus tonight continues its "Ambassadors of Jazz Music are in Town" concert series, presented every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night at the hotel's Les Ambassadeurs Bar. 

On Feb. 18, the ?enay Lambao?lu Quartet will perform live on the stage, followed by the A?k?n Arsunan Quartet on Feb. 19 and the Jef Giansily & Sibel Köse Trio on Feb. 20. 

The body of an unidentified woman was found in a suitcase in Istanbul on Feb. 9.

Refugee children from Syria and other conflict-torn countries will be treated to a place in Rio de Janeiro's exuberant carnival parade on Feb. 9, UN officials said.

Four people were killed when two trains collided head-on in the southern German state of Bavaria on Feb. 9, a police spokesman said, adding about 150 people were injured, including 10 very seriously.

The collision took place on a single track, he said. 

Turkish police seized 2.3 tons of red meat illegally brought to the country from Greece in a lorry stopped at the northwestern province of Edirne. 

Turkish gendarmerie forces stopped two trucks in Edirne on Feb. 8, a Turkish city bordering Greece.
 Gendarmerie forces found 2,370 kilograms of meat on the back of two trucks.

One of the leading names of electronic dance music in the world, Steve Aoki, will perform at Istanbul's Volkswagen Arena on Feb. 13. 

Known for his crazy shows and surprises on stage, the American showman entered the world's best DJs' list, "DJ Mag's Top 100," for the first time in 2011. Now he has had a spot on the top 10 since 2013.