Bursa
Environment
Is it a Cloud or a UFO? Video of Surreal Sight Goes Viral
A massive cloud shaped like a UFO hovered over a city in Turkey, changing colors from orange to pink and then to yellow as the sunrise cascaded across it.
Onlookers spotted the “surreal sight” above Bursa on Thursday, January 19th,...
Business
Turkey Presents Its First Domestic Built Electric Car
Turkey will present its first domestic electric car on Saturday as part of the 99th anniversary of the Turkish Republic. The presentation will take place during the opening of a massive manufacturing plant in the Gemlik industrial center southeast...
Life
Drunk Turkish Man Reported Missing Joins Search Party for Himself
A "missing" drunk Turkish man had the shock of his life when he realized he had joined a search party looking for himself on Tuesday. Beyhan Mutlu, 50, was reported missing by his wife after she couldn't get in...
Culture
Turkey Demolishes Greek Orthodox Church Known as “Hagia Sophia of Bursa”
Turkish authorities on Wednesday demolished a historic Greek Orthodox church in the region of Bursa, north-western Turkey, which had been abandoned.
The Georgios Greek Orthodox Church, known as the “Hagia Sophia” of Bursa, was destroyed amid warnings over the safety...
Culture
Istanbul Patriarchate Purchases World’s Third Oldest Church
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Istanbul has purchased what is considered to be the world's third oldest church, the head priest of Halki Seminary, Elpidophoros Lambrianidis, told Anatolia News Agency.
According to Hurriyet Daily News, the Byzantine Basmelekler Church, or...
Ancient Greece
New Ancient Sarcophagi Discovered in Bursa, Turkey Could Mean Area Is Necropolis From Late Antiquity Period
An olive grove in Bursa, Turkey has revealed what experts are hoping is just the beginning to a treasure trove of ancient Greek archaeology.
In an area where previous items have been discovered, experts have now reported that three ancient...
Greece
Google Dedicates Doodle to Karolos Koun
Google honors Karolos Koun, a great Greek theater professor and director, founder of the experimental Art Theater, with the doodle of Sept 13, 150 years after his birthday.
Karolos Koun was born in Bursa, in northwestern Anatolia, on September 13, 1908....