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Autumn migration brings rich bird diversity to Bursa's Kocacay Delta
As the autumn migration season gets underway, the Kocacay Delta in Bursa, Türkiye, is seeing a marked rise in biodiversity. The wetland, one of the country's key ecosystems, serves as a vital stopover for numerous migratory bird species, offering abundant food sources and shelter. Little stints were observed at the delta on July 16, 2026.
14 September 2026
Meet Leo: Bursa’s furry rafting mascot
Meet Leo, a German Shephered that practices rafting alongside his owner Hasan Kilik, who teaches in the Kocasu Creek’s parkour in Türkiye’s western Bursa province. Leo has become the mascot of the rafters who come to visit Kocasu Creek which was modeled by the Turkish Rafting Federation to practice rafting.
27 June 2022
Bears prepare for hibernation with 400 kg of food every day in Turkey
Bears are pictured at a special bear shelter at the Ovakorusu Celal Acar Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in the Karacabey district of Bursa, Turkey, on October 12, 2021. Special care programs are implemented at the center as the bears prepare for hibernation in their living area, chowing down on foods high in protein, as well as fruits, bread, chicken and fish.
13 October 2021
Mehter team formed with 33 students from 25 different countries
Composite image shows the members of Turkish band Mehter (Ottoman Janissary Band) team formed with 33 students from 25 different countries at International Murad Hudavendigar Anatolian Imam Hatip High School in Bursa, Turkey on April 14, 2021.
16 April 2021
Turkish adventurer lives on mountain for 7 years without technology in Bursa
35-year-old Ilhan Budak, who has been living on the mountainside of Uludag for 7 years with no access to technology, exercises with DIY weights made of recycled yoghurt containers outside his small shelter in Bursa, Turkey. Budak made the decision to move far away from the city center and immerse himself in nature sans technological devices due to his great interest in sports, and he boasts myriad medals which he won after participating in nationwide marathons. Budak also makes his own vinegar from organic fruits and has been earning his living by working in rural areas.
24 November 2020
Baby brown bears under protection in Turkey's Bursa
A view from Ovakorusu Celal Acar Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Bursa, Turkey. Baby brown bears, who got separated from their mother and unable to live in nature, became the mascot of the rehabilitation center where they are taken under protection in the Karacabey district of Bursa. The general caring of the baby bears, which are 8 months old on average, is carried out by specialist veterinarians at the center in the area created especially for them. Bears are being fed pears, carrots, apples, fresh fruit and bread as well as special high-protein foods.
18 November 2020
Two-wheeled vehicle named 'Haciyatmaz' takes people's attention in Turkey's Bursa
People drive two-wheeled electric vehicles in Bursa, Turkey on July 01, 2020. Hasan Duman, produced a two-wheeled electric vehicle with his relatives, and they gave name "Haciyatmaz" in Turkish which means bobo-doll in English.
01 July 2020
Brothers with rare eye color draw attention in Turkey
Two brothers in Turkey's western Bursa province draw people's attention with their rare eye color. The couple, Suat and Esra Selman were in for a surprise when they had their first child 11 years ago. Mehmet Selman was born with one blue and one brown eye, a condition called heterochromia.
27 September 2019
Penguins' feeding pleasure in Turkey's Bursa Zoo
An underwater photo shows African penguins swimming after being fed by officials in Bursa Zoo on September 04, 2019 in Bursa province of Turkey. Contrary to its other species, African penguins living in South Africa and threatened with extinction and feeding of them attracts visitors' attention. African penguins consume a half kilo of fish three times a day and then swim.
04 September 2019
Turkish man takes care of injured flamingo, baby owl in his house
Turkish nature photographer Alper Tüydeş adopted an injured flamingo and a baby bowl that he rescued and treated in Turkey's Bursa.
15 January 2019
Bursa Zoo's forty-seven newborn iguanas
A pair of iguanas in the Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Zoo have brought forty-seven hatchlings into the world. They are being protected inside a special glass box, fed with carrots and lettuce by their caretakers in Bursa, Turkey.
08 November 2018
Turkish silk scarf designer attracts UK customers
Kasım Uzunöz is a silk scarf designer in Turkey's Bursa who has been striving for the weaving tradition to be carried on to next generations. The Biritsh have shown a great interest in his work and are making large purchases.
12 July 2018
Convertible dome of Safa Mosque in Turkey's Bursa
Safa Mosque has a different dome system being convertible, attract more people's attention especially in hot Ramadan tarawih prayer times. It has many examples of Middle Eastern and contemporary architecture and the 120 square meters dome used with remote control system.
07 June 2018
Turkish police detain 38 Daesh suspects in Bursa
Turkish police carried out simultaneous raids on homes in several districts of Bursa, detaining 38 Daesh suspects. The Bursa Security Directorate's Counterterrorism Branch squads carried out operations in Osmangazi, Yıldırım and İnegöl districts of Bursa.
28 December 2017
1,200 police launch operation in Bursa to ensure order
Dozens of people detained in operation in Turkish city located in northwestern Anatolia
05 December 2015
Turkey: Blast in factory kills one
One worker was killed and another injured in explosion in nitrogen factory near Bursa
19 July 2015
Social Security office raided over alleged wiretapping
Police raided Turkey’s Social Security Institution's office in Bursa, acting on a tip-off for illegal wiretapping operation
06 November 2014
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