Ağrı Province

Türkiye's overall population is expected to grow by 2.8 million by 2030, although five of the country's 81 provinces will experience a population decline, according to a study conducted by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK).

The capital Ankara stands out as the province where those aged 25 and over spent the longest time in school in 2023, with the nationwide proportion of higher education graduates among the same age group reaching approximately 25 percent, says official data.

Shopping center investments in Türkiye have lost momentum with only seven applications filed with authorities to build new malls in the past three years.

The Culture and Tourism Ministry has launched an investigation into a controversial music video by Hikmet Eraslan, a businessman turned DJ with the pseudonym Mr. Dosso Dossi, filmed at the İshak Pasha Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the eastern province of Ağrı.

History Channel, a world-famous television network of the United States, is shooting a documentary about the area believed to be home to the remains of Noah's Ark in Doğubayazıt district of the eastern province of Ağrı.

An Italian archaeologist, who spent 35 years searching for Noah's Ark in the eastern province of Ağrı, has been laid to rest in a cemetery viewing Mount Ağrı (Mount Ararat) as per his will.

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Angelo Palego, who had a heart attack in Ağrı at the beginning of August, was taken to the state hospital in Erzurum, a neighboring province.

The glaciers on Mt. Ağrı , Turkey's highest point with an altitude of 5,137 meters (over 16,853 feet), are melting due to the climate change.

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With temperatures dropping below minus 19 degrees Celsius in the ongoing winter season, Turkey's eastern province of Ağrı has become the coldest city in the country. (DHA Photo)

Turkey's eastern Ağrı province attracts migratory birds even in winter. (Source: AA)

Some 5-meter long icicles hanging from rocks are seen during the winter season in eastern Ağrı province. (AA Photo)