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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV (front, L) attends a ceremony marking the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea with leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Church at the archaeological excavation site of the ancient Basilica of Saint Neophytos, in Iznik, Turkey, on Nov. 28, 2025, during his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV (front, C) attends a ceremony marking the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea with leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Church at the archaeological excavation site of the ancient Basilica of Saint Neophytos, in Iznik, Turkey, on Nov. 28, 2025, during his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV (front, C) attends a ceremony marking the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea with leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Church at the archaeological excavation site of the ancient Basilica of Saint Neophytos, in Iznik, Turkey, on Nov. 28, 2025, during his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV (front, C) attends a ceremony marking the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea with leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Church at the archaeological excavation site of the ancient Basilica of Saint Neophytos, in Iznik, Turkey, on Nov. 28, 2025, during his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV in Nicaea - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV during a private meeting with the bishops of Turkey, in Iznik (Nicaea), Turkey, on November 28, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 2

Pope Leo XIV and Patriarch Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople pray with leaders of various Christian Churches at the site of ancient Nicaea, modern-day Iznik, Turkey on November 28, 2025 to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in the Church’s history. The Council of Nicaea was held in 325. Pope Leo XIV called for Church leaders to celebrate this important anniversary together on the second day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 2

Pope Leo XIV and Patriarch Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople pray with leaders of various Christian Churches at the site of ancient Nicaea, modern-day Iznik, Turkey on November 28, 2025 to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in the Church’s history. The Council of Nicaea was held in 325. Pope Leo XIV called for Church leaders to celebrate this important anniversary together on the second day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 2

Pope Leo XIV and Patriarch Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (left) pray with leaders of various Christian Churches at the site of ancient Nicaea, modern-day Iznik, Turkey on November 28, 2025 to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in the Church’s history. The Council of Nicaea was held in 325. Pope Leo XIV called for Church leaders to celebrate this important anniversary together on the second day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 2

Pope Leo XIV and Patriarch Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople pray with leaders of various Christian Churches at the site of ancient Nicaea, modern-day Iznik, Turkey on November 28, 2025 to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in the Church’s history. The Council of Nicaea was held in 325. Pope Leo XIV called for Church leaders to celebrate this important anniversary together on the second day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 2

Pope Leo XIV prays with leaders of various Christian Churches at the site of ancient Nicaea, modern-day Iznik, Turkey on November 28, 2025 to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in the Church’s history. The Council of Nicaea was held in 325. Pope Leo XIV called for Church leaders to celebrate this important anniversary together on the second day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 2

Pope Leo XIV prays with leaders of various Christian Churches at the site of ancient Nicaea, modern-day Iznik, Turkey on November 28, 2025 to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in the Church’s history. The Council of Nicaea was held in 325. Pope Leo XIV called for Church leaders to celebrate this important anniversary together on the second day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 2

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Nicaea aboard a plane to pray with leaders of various Christian Churches at the site of ancient Nicaea, modern-day Iznik, Turkey on November 28, 2025 to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in the Church’s history. The Council of Nicaea was held in 325. Pope Leo XIV called for Church leaders to celebrate this important anniversary together on the second day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 2

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Nicaea aboard a plane to pray with leaders of various Christian Churches at the site of ancient Nicaea, modern-day Iznik, Turkey on November 28, 2025 to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in the Church’s history. The Council of Nicaea was held in 325. Pope Leo XIV called for Church leaders to celebrate this important anniversary together on the second day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 2

Pope Leo XIV prays with leaders of various Christian Churches at the site of ancient Nicaea, modern-day Iznik, Turkey on November 28, 2025 to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in the Church’s history. The Council of Nicaea was held in 325. Pope Leo XIV called for Church leaders to celebrate this important anniversary together on the second day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 2

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Nicaea to pray with leaders of various Christian Churches at the site of ancient Nicaea, modern-day Iznik, Turkey on November 28, 2025 to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in the Church’s history. The Council of Nicaea was held in 325. Pope Leo XIV called for Church leaders to celebrate this important anniversary together on the second day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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3 treasure hunters killed in illegal excavation in NW Türkiye

STORY: 3 treasure hunters killed in illegal excavation in NW Türkiye SHOOTING TIME: April 18, 2024 DATELINE: April 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. shots of search and rescue teams moving towards the scene to rescue people trapped under the earth in the collapsed cave in Bursa, Türkiye 2. shots of rescuers carrying the lifeless body of a man killed in a cave-in in Bursa, Türkiye 3. shots of the cave where three people lost their lives in Bursa, Türkiye STORYLINE: A cave collapse in Türkiye's northwestern province of Bursa during an illegal treasure hunt killed three individuals on Thursday, as reported by local media. The incident occurred in the Iznik district, where the three individuals were conducting an unauthorized excavation inside a cave for ancient artifacts. The cave-in trapped them as rocks fell upon them, according to the Ihlas news agency. Following the report of the collapse, gendarmerie forces and emergency teams were dispatched to

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Türkiye to open 2,000-year-old Roman theater for tourism

STORY: Türkiye to open 2,000-year-old Roman theater for tourism DATELINE: July 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ancient theater STORYLINE: A 2,000-year-old ancient theater in northwestern Türkiye is scheduled to open for tourism by the end of 2023, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported Thursday. The theater, which has a capacity of 10,000 people, was built in the second century during the reign of Roman Emperor Trajan in modern-day Iznik district of Bursa Province for gladiatorial fights and religious purposes. The theater was damaged in several earthquakes in the past. Archaeological excavations at the theater have been sponsored by the Bursa municipality since 2015, Anadolu said. Aygun Ekin Meric, an assistant professor of archaeology at Izmir's Dokuz Eylul University, said the ancient theater was one of the rare structures built on a flat area and raised with vaults, without revealing the size of an area the theater covers.

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4th World Nomad Games concludes in Türkiye

STORY: 4th World Nomad Games concludes in Türkiye DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony (Ihlas news agency) 2. various of the 4th World Nomad Games 3. hundreds of people who come to watch nomad games (Ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: The 4th World Nomad Games where international teams competed in traditional nomadic sports under the motto "We are One: From Tradition to Future!" concluded in Türkiye on Sunday. According to the state-run Anadolu agency, over 3,000 athletes from more than 100 countries and regions competed in 13 ethnic sports native to Central Asia in the fourth edition of the bi-yearly festival. Initially organized in 2014 by Kyrgyzstan, the event kicked off in the lake-side town of Iznik in the northwestern province of Bursa on Sept. 29. The athletes participated in a series of different types of hunting sports, traditional archery, horse games and races, wrestling, and martial arts. Apa

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(SP)TÜRKIYE-IZNIK-WORLD NOMAD GAMES

(221001) -- IZNIK, Oct. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wrestlers compete during the 4th World Nomad Games in Iznik, Türkiye, Sept. 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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(SP)TÜRKIYE-IZNIK-WORLD NOMAD GAMES

(221001) -- IZNIK, Oct. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wrestlers compete during the 4th World Nomad Games in Iznik, Türkiye, Sept. 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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(SP)TÜRKIYE-IZNIK-WORLD NOMAD GAMES

(221001) -- IZNIK, Oct. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A contestant shows his horseback archery skills during the 4th World Nomad Games in Iznik, Türkiye, Sept. 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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(SP)TÜRKIYE-IZNIK-WORLD NOMAD GAMES

(221001) -- IZNIK, Oct. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A contestant shows her horseback archery skills during the 4th World Nomad Games in Iznik, Türkiye, Sept. 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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(SP)TÜRKIYE-IZNIK-WORLD NOMAD GAMES

(221001) -- IZNIK, Oct. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wrestlers compete during the 4th World Nomad Games in Iznik, Türkiye, Sept. 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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(SP)TÜRKIYE-IZNIK-WORLD NOMAD GAMES

(220930) -- IZNIK, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Horsemen compete in the traditional sport of goat dragging at the 4th World Nomad Games in Iznik, Türkiye, Sept. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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(SP)TÜRKIYE-IZNIK-WORLD NOMAD GAMES

(220930) -- IZNIK, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A contestant of the traditional archery event is seen during the 4th World Nomad Games in Iznik, Türkiye, Sept. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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(SP)TÜRKIYE-IZNIK-WORLD NOMAD GAMES

(220930) -- IZNIK, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A horseman competes in the traditional sport of goat dragging of the 4th World Nomad Games in Iznik, Türkiye, Sept. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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(SP)TÜRKIYE-IZNIK-WORLD NOMAD GAMES

(220930) -- IZNIK, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A contestant competes in the archery skill race of the 4th World Nomad Games in Iznik, Türkiye, Sept. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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(SP)TÜRKIYE-IZNIK-WORLD NOMAD GAMES

(220930) -- IZNIK, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Horsemen compete in the traditional sport of goat dragging at the 4th World Nomad Games in Iznik, Türkiye, Sept. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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(SP)TÜRKIYE-IZNIK-WORLD NOMAD GAMES

(220930) -- IZNIK, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 4th World Nomad Games in Iznik, Türkiye, Sept. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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(SP)TÜRKIYE-IZNIK-WORLD NOMAD GAMES

(220930) -- IZNIK, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Contestants compete in the traditional archery event of the 4th World Nomad Games in Iznik, Türkiye, Sept. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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(SP)TÜRKIYE-IZNIK-WORLD NOMAD GAMES

(220930) -- IZNIK, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A horseman falls off the horse in the traditional sport of goat dragging of the 4th World Nomad Games in Iznik, Türkiye, Sept. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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(SP)TÜRKIYE-IZNIK-WORLD NOMAD GAMES

(220930) -- IZNIK, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 4th World Nomad Games in Iznik, Türkiye, Sept. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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(SP)TÜRKIYE-IZNIK-WORLD NOMAD GAMES

(220930) -- IZNIK, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 4th World Nomad Games in Iznik, Türkiye, Sept. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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(SP)TÜRKIYE-IZNIK-WORLD NOMAD GAMES

(220930) -- IZNIK, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A contestant competes in the archery skill race of the 4th World Nomad Games in Iznik, Türkiye, Sept. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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(SP)TÜRKIYE-IZNIK-WORLD NOMAD GAMES

(220930) -- IZNIK, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Horsemen compete in the traditional sport of goat dragging at the 4th World Nomad Games in Iznik, Türkiye, Sept. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)