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As the nation gears up to kick off the new academic year for higher education institutions, many universities across the country have greeted their students in unique and engaging ways, featuring vibrant festivities and orientation programs.

Authorities have detained 336 suspects in a sweeping operation targeting drug manufacturers across Türkiye, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Aug. 27.

The coordinated raids, which took place across 49 provinces, resulted in the seizure of 2.42 tons of drugs and around 890,000 pills.

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.

Turkish authorities have apprehended 40 migrant smuggling organizers in coordinated operations across 14 provinces, resulting in 37 arrests, according to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya.

Turkish security forces have annihilated 82 caves, shelters and hideouts belonging to the PKK in operations conducted across eight provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya revealed in a social media post on April 22.

Following its notable gains in the recent mayoral elections, the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is reportedly poised to initiate a series of innovative practices aimed at enhancing local governance.

Local media indicates a comprehensive restructuring effort, including regular reporting mechanisms to municipalities under the party's administration.

A new high-speed train service has been launched between the capital Ankara and the Central Anatolian province of Sivas.

The train will depart from Ankara's high-speed train station and pass through the nearby provinces of Kırıkkale and Yozgat before it reaches Sivas, Transport Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu informed at the new line's inauguration ceremony.

The coronavirus pandemic hit the entertainers the most, one of them being a female percussion artist who had to resign from her orchestra, but little did she know that her videos of playing the goblet drum would make her a social media sensation.

"People getting astonished while seeing me play goblet drum gives me a kick," Ceren Özdemir said.

Solaklar Rock Houses, built by Phrygians 3,200 years ago in the northwestern province of Bolu's Seben district and survived to this day, offer visitors a journey to the past away from the crowd during the COVID-19 pandemic period.

Located in the extensions of the Historical Phrygian Valley in İhsaniye district of Afyonkarahisar, the "Ancient Road" attracts the attention of geologists, archaeologists and art historians from all over the world with its geological structure and mysterious wheel traces that are two meters deep.