Düzce

Excavations in the ancient city of Prusias Ad Hypium, located in the Konuralp region of the northwestern province of Düzce, have uncovered three artifacts believed to date back to the Roman era.

Following the recent Alexander the Great statue that was found in September in the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium in the Konuralp district of Düzce, where excavations have been ongoing for four years, a lion mosaic was unearthed in a room discovered during the excavations.

As thunderstorms and rain continue to batter the country's northwest, the Turkish State Meteorological Service has issued a "yellow alert" for eight provinces, warning people of possible traffic disruptions amid the Eid al-Adha holiday.

Thunderstorms accompanied by heavy rains will continue to lash Türkiye's western provinces in the days ahead, the Turkish State Meteorological Service has warned, issuing a "yellow alert," which means potential weather danger, for 12 of all 81 provinces in the country.

The Turkish State Meteorological Services has declared a "yellow alert" for 22 western provinces in the country as heavy thunderstorms and temperature drops are expected once again.

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the southern province of Bolu, while the tremor was also felt in Istanbul, the capital Ankara and the neighboring province of Düzce, the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has announced.

The quake occurred at 1:55 p.m. in the province of Bolu, and its depth was determined as 8.18 kilometers, AFAD said in a statement.

Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, who visited Bartın, the northern province which was hit by floods the most among six Black Sea cities, to make inspections, has accepted the flood victim children's insistent demands to fly in a police helicopter.

A magnitude-5.0 earthquake struck Turkey's northwestern province of Düzce, the country's disaster authority announced on Nov. 17.

The quake shook the central district of the province at 3:40 p.m. local time, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).

It occurred at a depth of 18.02 kilometers below the surface, it added.

Located along the borders of Bolu and Düzce provinces, the Pürenli Plateau welcomes visitors with a riot of fall colors. (AA Photo)

Known as the "city of waterfalls and lakes", Turkey's northwestern Düzce province became a popular destination for nature-lovers with the start of the normalization process amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Düzce, which is easy to access from metropolitan cities such as Istanbul and Ankara, attracts a large number of visitors daily after authorities eased the COVID-19 restrictions.