Kars

Ercan Çiftçi, a man who draws pictures of artifacts of the Ani archaeological site on the walls of his house in Kars' village, fascinates people.

A messy mix of snow and rain wreaked havoc in parts of the country, as roads were closed to traffic in the province in the eastern and southeastern Anatolian region due to heavy snowfall and blizzards causing low visibility.

Transportation was severely disrupted in the provinces of Tunceli, Hakkari, Kars and Sivas, with some vehicles stranded on the roads.

Two months ago, the renowned kaz eti (goose meat) of Kars province in Türkiye's Eastern Anatolia region, received official recognition with a geographical indication.

The popular touristic railway, Eastern Express, embarking on approximately a 30-hour journey from the capital Ankara towards the snow-covered eastern regions, will commence its trips on Dec. 11, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu has announced.

A group of people searching for treasures in the eastern province of Kars has looted a 150-year-old church during their excavations, prompting residents to react with demands for the preservation of the historic church.

A tragic accident has unfolded in the northeastern province of Kars' Sarıkamış district when a passenger bus overturned into a stockade on July 30, leaving seven people dead and 22 others injured, as per preliminary reports.

Launched between the two eastern provinces to meet the increasing passenger demand during the semester break, the Kars-Erzurum Touristic Express has made its first trip.

Within the scope of a social responsibility project for animals living in shelters in the country's eastern provinces where the temperature has dropped below zero, volunteers have delivered 40.6 tons of food to animal shelters in Kars, Ardahan, Erzurum and Ağrı.

Thousands of people marched on Jan. 8 in the eastern province of Kars to commemorate the tens of thousands of Ottoman soldiers killed in the Sarıkamış operation during World War I.

The starting point of the march was Kızılçubuk, where the ill-fated operation against the Russian Caucasus Army began.

A team of 50 women including restorers, architects and engineers are involved in the works initiated to restore historical buildings in the eastern province of Kars, with the efforts expected to lure 1 million visitors.

Within the scope of the project, facade improvement is being carried out for 22 registered and 10 unregistered buildings on Haydar Aliyev Street.