Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks following the mass opening ceremonies in northeastern Black Sea province of Artvin, Turkey on August 24, 2019.

An Israeli was killed and another two were injured on August 23, 2019 after an explosive device detonated near a Jewish settlement in the west of Ramallah, an occupied West Bank city, according Israeli media reports

Adorable footage shows a group of Turkish taxi drivers who run a cab service in Istanbul's Üsküdar who befriended a crow that regularly visits their station, as they pet and feed the cute bird.

Turkish woman Emine Bulut was stabbed to death by her ex-husband in front of their 10-year-old daughter in southern Turkey. Horrifying footage of the attack show shocking moment the woman cried as she repeatedly told her daughter 'I don't want to die' as the latter held her hed and begged her 'mother please don't die.' After stabbing Bulut, the ex-husband got on a taxi and fled the scene. Emergency crews took the woman and her daughter to hospital but the mother reportedly lost her life shortly ...

Various shots from giant tortoises at Changuu Island (also known as Prison Island) in Zanzibar, Tanzania on August 14, 2018.

Scientists in Florida have artificially induced reproductive spawning of an endangered Atlantic coral species for the first time in an aquarium setting, a breakthrough they say holds great promise in efforts to restore depleted reefs in the wild.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu meets with Lebanese President Michel Aoun in Beirut on August 23, 2019.

A total of 135 irregular migrants who were trying to reach Greece, were held by gendarmerie forces on August 23, 2019 in Ayvacık district of Turkey's western Çanakkale province.

Turkey's Emin Alper won the Heart of Sarajevo award Thursday for best director at the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Footage shows the touching moment Mustafa Rabboh, who is of Palestinian origin, was sworn in on the Quran as New Jersey's second Muslim police chief for Bergenfield in front of his family and workmates. This marks the second time the Garden state appoints a Muslim police chief after Ahmed Naga who serves in Bergen County.

Turkish police seized some 340 kilograms (750 pounds) of heroin on Friday in eastern Turkey. Anti-drug police launched an operation against illegal drug trafficking in Van province, the local police department said in a statement.

Adorable footage shows the colorful moment Malian Ambassador to Ankara Mohamed Ali Ibrahim's four-year-old son kissed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the cheek as the president held the cute toddler during the ceremony for receiving the letter of credence from the ambassador at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on August 22, 2019.

Turkish police on August 23, 2019 arrested 14 suspects for their suspected links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup attempt, security sources said.

A Turkish swimmer completed Japan's Tsugaru Strait route, one of the world's most challenging open water swimming tracks. Having previously lifted the several titles in national competitions in Turkey, Emre Erdogan crossed the Tsugaru Strait on Aug. 20.

Israeli warplanes carried out an airstrike in the Gaza Strip early Thursday in response to a rocket attack from Palestinian territory, according to military sources.

Turkish Sinasi Yelkenci, who works as a packaging worker in an international pharmaceutical company, turns sea trash into art to draw attention to environmental pollution in Istanbul, Turkey. Yelkenci, who describes himself as sea cleaner, says he's been collecting trash from beaches for 20 years and transforming them into art pieces for 6 years. .

Identical twin sisters Ipek and Dilek Kucuk (18) marry identical twin brothers Mehmet Ali and Aziz Ramazan (25) on August 21, 2019 in Turkey's southern Hatay province.

Skydiver crashes to earth, escaping with cuts and grazes in Eastbourne, England on August, 16, 2019.

Various shots from Botan Valley which has become Turkey's 45th national park in Siirt southeastern province of Turkey on August 22, 2019. The Botan Valley in eastern Turkey has been attracting thousands of tourists annually due to its unique rock formations and canyon-like topography.

On 23 August 1989, almost one million people joined hands to form an over 600 kilometre-long human chain across the three Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This peaceful demonstration known as the Baltic Way demanded recognition of the secret clauses in the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and the re-establishment of the independence of the Baltic states.