Erden

As a result of the heavy rains in the North-West, the government is taking additional preventive measures to protect the life and health of the population, reports the press center of the Council of Ministers.

The 60-year-old Nuran Erden, residing in İzmir's Germiyan village, has been drawing pictures on the village walls to spread the message of "nonviolence" throughout the country.

After tourists visiting the village noticed Erden's drawings and took pictures in front of them, the village gained interest as her drawings became famous.

Record-breaking Turkish adventurer Erden Eruç has unveiled his latest ambitious epic journey, an ocean-spanning voyage from New York to western Turkey for next year's 101st anniversary of the Çanakkale Victory and Martyrs' Day.