Yeni Şafak - Kars

Türkiye's 'Cradle of Civilizations' sees tourist boom at ancient Ani

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:29:19 GMT+3

The UNESCO-listed archaeological site in Kars attracts history lovers with its unique blend of Armenian, Georgian, Byzantine and Seljuk architecture.

Car crash in eastern Turkey

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:37:00 GMT+3

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.

Ancient cheese comes back to life in NE Turkey

Mon, 24 Dec 2018 14:28:00 GMT+3

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.

Frozen Lake Çıldır in Turkey's Kars

Tue, 23 Jan 2018 13:21:00 GMT+3

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.

Turkey's Eastern Express takes travelers on magical journey from Ankara to Kars

Fri, 19 Jan 2018 16:35:00 GMT+3

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.

Turkey’s Kars hosts mounted javelin-throwing event in snow

Mon, 15 Jan 2018 15:33:00 GMT+3

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.

Turkey commemorates fallen WWI soldiers

Sun, 07 Jan 2018 14:27:00 GMT+3

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.

Snow statues of Sarıkamış martyrs in Kars

Fri, 05 Jan 2018 11:06:00 GMT+3

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.

Sleigh season kicks off in Turkey’s Kars

Tue, 02 Jan 2018 14:32:00 GMT+3

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.

Mine blast in eastern Turkey kills one soldier

Sat, 01 Aug 2015 16:38:49 GMT+3

One Turkish soldier was killed after a land mine exploded during a military operation in the eastern province of Kars on Saturday.

According to Kars Governor Günay Özdemir, the blast occurred while the security forces were sweeping mines suspected to have been planted by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, terrorists.

The governor said the security forces were conducting the mine sweeping operation in Kağızman area where around 25 suspected PKK terrorists set ablaze around 20 vehicles earlier in the day.

Turkish security forces have repeatedly been bombing the PKK targets in Iraq in the past week, that killed more than 260 militants and injured around 400, including the elder brother of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party, or HDP, co-leader Selahattin Demirtaş.

The Turkish government stated that the recent terror attacks by the PKK towards its security officials, killing dozens, forced Turkish Armed Forces to take a hard line against the terror groups.