Selimiye Mosque stands as Ottoman masterpiece in Edirne

A view of the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, Türkiye, captured on June 23, 2026. Commissioned by Sultan Selim II and built by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan between 1568 and 1575, the mosque remains one of the finest examples of Ottoman architecture.

Enviable 37-year friendship between Turkish postman and swan

Recep Mirzan, a retired postman, goes for an evening walk with his best friend, a white swan called "Garip," which means strange in Turkish, in the western province of Edirne. Mirzan rescued and healed the injured Garip during a delivery to a village while he was working as a postman in 1984. The duo have been friends for 37 years.