Sarıçam

The 114th edition of one of Türkiye's oldest fairs has kicked off in the northwestern province of Kırklareli's Pehlivanköy district.

Originally established as an animal marketplace during the Ottoman era, Pavli Fair evolved into a festival-like event in subsequent years, hosting entertainment and providing for the basic necessities of the local populace.

A total of 3,821 buildings have been found to be heavily and moderately damaged in the quake-hit southern province of Adana, and a decision has been taken to demolish these structures.

In the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes on Feb. 6, 13 buildings collapsed in Adana, where 418 people lost their lives.

An entire neighborhood and tens of streets and avenues have been flooded during the unremitting rainfall which started in the southern province of Adana in the evening on Dec. 23.

A bus carrying a group heading to attend a rally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has toppled in the southern province of Adana. Three people were killed in the accident, while 30 others were wounded. 

A court in the southern province of Adana has given jail sentences of between two and 33 years to 19 convicts for "establishing a criminal organization," "membership of a criminal organization," and "vulgarity and prostitution" Doğan News Agency has reported.  

Ten of the 29 suspects tried in the case were acquitted in the hearing on Feb. 27.

A new container city will be installed in the southern province of Adana for refugees who have fled from war-torn Syria, where civil has been continuing since 2011, Adana Governor Mahmut Demirtaş announced on Feb. 8, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

The container city, which will be located in Adana's Sarıçam district, will host at least 25,000 refugees in 5,000 containers.

Police teams in the southern province of Adana have tracked down the alleged killer of a 27-year-old woman whose dismembered remains were found on Dec. 7.