Badem
PTT enters in Europa stamp competition with monk seal stamp
Turkey's postal service PTT has entered the Best Europa Stamp competition with a stamp with a drawing of a famous Mediterranean monk seal named Badem (Almond).
The theme of this year's competition is "Endangered Wildlife and Biodiversity."
Istanbul makes audacious bid to be named European Green Capital 2017
Boastful of its environmental policy despite activistsâ outcry over gargantuan projects that will lead to massive deforestation around the city, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has announced plans to enter a competition to be chosen as European Green Capital of 2017.