Kars District

The highly anticipated new season of the Touristic Eastern Express is set to roll out on Dec. 23, with the iconic train expected to welcome around 10,500 travel enthusiasts on its scenic journey, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu has announced.

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.