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Türkiye's 'Cradle of Civilizations' sees tourist boom at ancient Ani
The UNESCO-listed archaeological site in Kars attracts history lovers with its unique blend of Armenian, Georgian, Byzantine and Seljuk architecture.
19 March 2026
Car crash in eastern Turkey
Rescue mission is carried out after a truck and a midibus crashed on Kars-Erzurum road in Keklikdere near Kars, Turkey on February 11, 2019.
11 February 2019
Ancient cheese comes back to life in NE Turkey
The Molokans (milk-drinker), a Russian sectarian group that was settled in Turkey's northeastern province of Kars about 141 years ago by Alexander II of Russia, are in efforts to revive their traditional cheese famous for being extra soft.
24 December 2018
Frozen Lake Çıldır in Turkey's Kars
People walk on frozen Lake Çıldır in Kars, Turkey on January 23, 2018. With the start of winter season, trekking groups, photograph artists, mountain climbing groups and university students prefer the Eastern Express that travels from Ankara to Kars.
23 January 2018
Turkey's Eastern Express takes travelers on magical journey from Ankara to Kars
From photo artists to mountain climbers, people rush to the Eastern Express to travel from Turkey's capital Ankara to the north eastern province of Kars, which is completed in 24 hours.
19 January 2018
Turkey’s Kars hosts mounted javelin-throwing event in snow
A centuries-old traditional sport, mounted javelin-throwing, indigenous to Central Asian and Anatolian Turkic communities, is a popular attraction for tourists in Turkey's north-eastern province of Kars nowadays. Youngsters from the Kekeç village of Kars's Selim district both enjoy mounted javelin-throwing, which they inherited from their ancestors, and perform a unique show for the tourists who enjoy the show on snow-blanketed fields.
15 January 2018
Turkey commemorates fallen WWI soldiers
Event marks 103rd anniversary of Sarıkamış operation which saw 90,000 Turkish soldiers freeze to death Thousands of people marched on the streets in many cities of Turkey to commemorate the martyrs of Sarıkamış operation.
07 January 2018
Snow statues of Sarıkamış martyrs in Kars
A group of sculpturers work on snow statues of soldiers, which will be used during the 103rd anniversary of Sarıkamış Operation, build to commemorate the Sarıkamış martyrs in Kars, Turkey on January 04, 2018.
05 January 2018
Sleigh season kicks off in Turkey’s Kars
Cıbıltepe Ski Resort is one of Turkey's important winter tourism destinations. Local and foreign tourists enjoy skiing, exploring the forest and going for magical rides on horse sleighs.
02 January 2018
Mine blast in eastern Turkey kills one soldier
A Turkish soldier died stepping on a land mine believed to have been planted by the outlawed PKK militants in the eastern city of Kars, local officials say
01 August 2015
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