Izmir

Survivors, city officials and citizens gathered in the western city of İzmir on Oct. 30 to commemorate the victims of the 2020 earthquake that struck off the coast and killed 117 people.

Multiple ceremonies organized by the governor's office in İzmir and the municipality were held to honor the lives lost, particularly in Bayraklı, the district hardest hit by the earthquake.

Scientists and local authorities will tackle the issue of pollution and mass fish deaths plaguing the Gulf of İzmir recently in a meeting on Nov. 27, İzmir Mayor has announced.

The body of a Turkish-American activist was received with a solemn ceremony at the airport in Istanbul on Friday, arriving a week after she was shot in the head by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has asserted Türkiye's progress despite escalating regional tensions.

"Türkiye is the only country that maintains its unity and solidarity and is leaping forward in the problematic picture around us," Erdoğan said during a speech delivered at an event organized by his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Ankara on Sept. 10.

Constantinople was the capital of the eastern Christian world since Emperor Constantine in 330 A.D.

The U.S. Embassy in Türkiye expressed gratitude to Ankara for its swift action in detaining individuals who assaulted two American service members in the Western province of Izmir on Monday.

"We can confirm reports that U.S. service members embarked aboard the USS Wasp were the victims of an assault in Izmir today and are now safe."

In recent hours, a video has gone viral on the internet, showing an attack carried out by a group of young Turks on US soldiers.

As seen in the video, the Turks are covering the head of an American with a bag and shouting “yankee go home.”

AK Party Women's branch leader Ayşe Keşir (right) embraces citizens whose houses were destroyed in the fire that started in Yamanlar Neighborhood on Aug. 15 and spread to a large area and was brought under control on Aug. 18

Firefighting teams managed to extinguish two more wildfires in western Türkiye on Aug. 19, bringing the most severe blazes under control, with over 30 suspects detained in connection with the disasters.

The country witnessed its most severe fires of the season over the weekend, notably in the western province of İzmir, with the majority being subdued by Aug. 18.

Türkiye's Agriculture and Forestry Minister, Ibrahim Yumaklı, announced on Sunday that several ongoing forest fires have been brought under control, including those in Izmir's Yamanlar and Urla districts.

At a press conference in Izmir's Karşıyaka district, Yumaklı reported that efforts continue to combat eight active fires from the past day.