A Turkish military plane carrying medical aid took off from the capital Ankara Tuesday and headed to Beirut following the deadly blast last week that killed at least 171 people and injured thousands.

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake rocked eastern Turkey early Wednesday, according to the country's disaster agency. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said the quake struck Igdir province at 02.29 a.m. local time (1129GMT). (Courtesy: DHA)

Various shots from Cappadoccia touristic site on August 11, 2020 which attracts more than 420 thousand visitors in first seven months of the years.

Turkish Diyanet Foundation distributes meat to 295,000 Senegalese people in 14 different regions of the country during Eid Al-Adha, sacrificing festive of Muslims, the statement reads on August 11, 2020.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu meets his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov to hold bilateral talks in Ankara on August 11, 2020.

Turkey and Azerbaijan continued on Tuesday their joint military drills with the participation of their ground forces. Soldiers carried out different tasks in difficult terrain conditions and repulsed the simulated enemy attack by using modern weapons, as reported by Azerbaijan Defense Ministry.

US President Donald Trump was abruptly whisked away from an evening news conference Monday after the Secret Service opened fire on an individual outside the White House.

A compassionate heart is all you need to be a mother, a Kangal momma dog is living proof of that as she conquered everyone's hearts by nursing this poor calf whose mother had died in eastern Turkey.

Turkish research ship Oruc Reis embarked on its way to carry out a seismic research activity in the eastern Mediterranean, despite the so-called agreement signed between Greece and Egypt. The giant ship will conduct research in the region between 10-23 August.

Russian tourists arrives at Dalaman Airport after the resuming of flights that were suspended as part of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic measures, on August 10, 2020 in Mugla, Turkey. Russia had suspended all international air traffic on March 27 in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19 and is now implementing normalization efforts to ease precautions. Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency on Sunday announced flights from the country to Turkey's coastal resort destinations of Antaly...

Turkey “neutralized' six PKK terrorists as part of an anti-terror operation in northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry said Sunday.

Clashes erupt as thousands of people protest against Lebanon government after Tuesday's massive explosion that devastated the city in Beirut on Sunday (August 9), 2020.

At least five people died and 25 others got injured in a bus accident in Istanbul on August 09, 2020. A passenger bus crashed into a wall of an overpass at the Istanbul Northern Marmara Motorway. The health condition of 10 among the injured, including three children, is serious, according to local authorities. Police have initiated an investigation, and further details are awaited.

The Mersin International Port of Turkey is at the service of Lebanon to help the country recover from last week's massive blast at the port of Beirut, said a senior deputy from the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party.

Clashes erupt as hundreds of people protest against Lebanon government after Tuesday's massive explosion that devastated the city in Beirut on Saturday (August 8), 2020. A policeman was killed during the clashes between police and protesters, Lebanese Internal Security Forces said on Twitter.

Yet another hair raising footage emerged from Lebanon showing newlyweds posing for wedding photos right before the shockwave from the Beirut blast hit on Tuesday.

Japan remembers the victims of atomic bombing on August 06, 2020 in Hiroshima on the 75th anniversary with ceremonies downsized due to the coronavirus. The memorial service took place at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park to mourn the city's destruction by the American military during World War II as well to honor hundreds of thousands who lost their lives and were impacted by the US bombing on Aug. 6, 1945.

Residents of Beirut have been mobilized to clear rubble and glass from streets after devastating ammonium nitrate explosion which damaged half the city on Tuesday (August 4). Hundreds of young people took the streets of the Lebanese capital on Thursday (August 6) to clear away debris, picking up brooms and buckets in the absence of state-sponsored clear-up works.

A new 25-kilometer (16-mile) bicycle track in southern Turkey is poised to attract national and international events and to boost nature and sea tourism in the region. The bike path, which links Samandag and Arsuz, two districts of Turkey's southernmost Hatay province, was opened last month, and is already attracting interest for its natural setting as it is situated along the Mediterranean coast.

A massive clean-up operation was underway on Thursday (Aug. 6) in the Lebanese capital after Tuesday's deadly blast which killed at least 137 people and injured 5000 others. The fire at a warehouse containing explosives at the Port of Beirut led to a massive blast, causing massive material damage in several neighborhoods of the capital.