Sacred bull

An outdoor bull ride in the town of Padua, Spain, had a dramatic ending when a bull broke through a makeshift barricade and struck spectators with its horns, killing one and injuring three.

According to Spanish media, the dead man is an 80-year-old man while the injured include a girl of just three years old who was found at the bullring with her grandparents.

 A dig in northern Iraq has unearthed a 2,700-year-old alabaster sculpture of the winged Assyrian deity Lamassu, which was found largely intact despite its large dimensions.

Amid ongoing efforts to rescue and treat animals injured in the recent wildfires in the northwestern province of Çanakkale, a severely hurt bull has been placed in a "retired animal farm" and receiving treatment by members of an animal group in Bursa.

As its name suggests, the Brazen Bull was a bronze object in the shape of a bull

The Turkish owner of a bull has pardoned the animal after it escaped religious sacrifice by jumping into Black Sea and swimming 23 kilometers.

Departing from the Derridean concept of "hauntology," Red Bull Art Around Arnavutköy this year is bringing the works of 14 artists together around the theme of "Ghosts." 

Traditional bullfighting, which has been ongoing for 200 years in the eastern Black Sea province of Artvin, will be held for the first time nationally under name "Turkey's Bullfighting Championship" on Aug. 13.

Famous American actor Morgan Freeman has been spotted in the Central Anatolian province of Konya while shooting part of a documentary titled "The Story of God." 

The documentary, which features religious experiences and rituals from around the world, is being filmed for the National Geographic channel. 

A bull, which had been bought in Turkey's western province of Kocaeli to be sacrificed as part of an Islamic ritual for the Feast of Sacrifice starting on Sept. 24, escaped and ran for its life toward Istanbul on a main highway for two hours while blocking traffic early Sept. 23.

Crete is the largest island in Greece and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the birthplace of Europe, where myth has it Zeus abducted a Phoenician princess named ‘Europe’ after he transformed into a stunning white bull. Here is a beautiful video of Crete from the air, shot with a drone and lots of love, as George Bougiakas, the videographer writes during his holiday there.