Akhisar

Harrowing video footage shows 37-year-old Yılmaz Akman attacking his pregnant ex-wife, 19-year-old Sudenaz A. in front of their 3-year-old son.

A pregnant woman has been assaulted in broad daylight by her former partner in the western province of Manisa, while bystanders stood idly by, sparking nationwide outrage as many condemned the harrowing attack and the passivity of witnesses.

As the climate crisis and unusual weather conditions strike the western province of Manisa's Akhisar, one of Türkiye's major olive producers, farmers are facing a staggering 87 percent decrease in harvest compared to the previous year, indicating an "olive disaster."

After the Turkish State Meteorological Services has warned several provinces with a "yellow code" for adverse weather conditions once again, many properties including a hospital in the western province of Manisa have been damaged due to the flood caused by strong downpours.

A woman lost her life as a garden wall collapsed on her due to severe storms that hit three of Turkey's Aegean and Marmara provinces on June 23, blowing roofs away, toppling trees and threatening the safety of people living in the region.

These powerful storms severely impacted the Marmara province of Balıkesir and the Aegean provinces of Aydın and Manisa.

A sniffer dog named Volta has retired after serving for ten years in the gendarmerie forces in the western province of Manisa.

The Pointer breed dog's carrier in the gendarmerie forces began in 2011.

Volta assisted the local anti-smuggling and organized crime squad in the province of Manisa in 2016.

Five earthquakes took place in just five minutes in the western Turkish district of Manisa today, Turkish NTV reported, quoted by BTA.

Archaeological excavations that have been ongoing in the ancient city of Thyateira in the western province of Manisa have unearthed a temple, which is believed to date back to the Hellenistic and Roman eras. The rectangle-planned temple has the traces of Ionian architecture.

An ancient Roman sarcophagus has been found in Turkey's Aegean region, local officials have said.

The Kilia Idol, a 23-centimeter statuette that has been smuggled from Turkey, was sold at an auction in New York. According to a court order, the idol will not be returned to Turkey since the ministry was too late in taking action

The "Kilia Idol," a 23-centimeter statuette that has been smuggled from Turkey, will be auctioned on April 28 at New York Christies at an estimated price of $3 million.