Mudanya

Bursa's black figs, which received geographical recognition from the European Union in September, are readied for export to Europe following their harvest in early to mid-August, depending on the seasonal temperatures every year.

Türkiye's olive producers, who faced significant challenges last year with low yield and olive oil prices surpassing 300 Turkish Liras ($9), are optimistic about the upcoming season.

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) forecasts a remarkable 90.8 percent increase in olive production.

Following the magnitude 5.1 earthquake on Dec. 4 that shuddered Türkiye's northwestern provinces, such as Istanbul and Bursa, an expert has warned that the country has far more fault lines in the region than detected.

Storms that hit areas in western Thessaloniki as well as the city center on Saturday caused power cuts and flooding of houses, Central Macedonia Region director of civil protection Charalambos Stergiadis told state-run news agency AMNA.

Two men were arrested for impersonating Public Power Corporation workers to enter the home of a woman in Nea Moudania, northern Greece and stole jewelry and money worth a total 10,000 euros.

Over the past 11 days, Turkish sea cleaning teams have collected a total of 4,202 cubic meters (148, 392 cubic feet) of mucilage from the Marmara Sea, said the country's environment and urbanization minister on June 19.

Updating the state of the works to clear out mucilage, also known as sea knot, Murat Kurum said on Twitter that the operations were conducted in 255 locations.

Turkish cleanup teams have collected a total of 3,288 cubic meters (116,114 cubic feet) of mucilage from the Marmara Sea in the last eight days, the country's environment and urbanization minister said on June 16.

Turkish teams collected over 1,197 cubic meters (42,271 cubic feet) of mucilage from the Sea of Marmara over the past four days, said the environment and urbanization minister on June 12.

In a statement, Murat Kurum said operations to clear the sea of the substance, also known as "sea snot," are ongoing at 77 locations, adding that the collected mucilage had been sent for disposal.

The news reports describe how the human remains originated from the port of Mudania on the Sea of Marmara in Turkey

Turkish gendarmerie teams detained two suspects in northwestern Turkey who were caught trying to sell a Roman-era bronze statue, a security source said early on March 31. 

Acting on a tip, gendarmerie teams in Bursa province nabbed the suspects in Mudanya district, said the source on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.