2 soldiers killed in plane crash during military training in Türkiye -- ministry

STORY: 2 soldiers killed in plane crash during military training in Türkiye -- ministry SHOOTING TIME: June 4, 2024 DATELINE: June 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: KAYSERI, Türkiye CATEGORY: ACCIDENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescue efforts (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Two soldiers were killed in a plane crash during military training in the central Turkish province of Kayseri on Tuesday, said the Turkish Defense Ministry. "An SF-260D type training aircraft of our Air Force Command, which took off from the 12th Air Transportation Main Base Command in Kayseri for training/testing, was involved in a crash due to an unknown reason," the ministry said in a statement. The plane crashed in the Hasan Arpa neighborhood of Kocasinan district in Kayseri province, according to the local governorate. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kayseri, Türkiye. (XHTV)

Cat town built for stray cats in central Türkiye

STORY: Cat town built for stray cats in central Türkiye DATELINE: July 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Cat Town in Türkiye's central province of Kayseri (courtesy of the Kocasinan Municipality in Kayseri province) STORYLINE: Cat Town, a sanctuary for stray cats in central Türkiye, provides a comfortable living space for these furry animals. Renowned for its stray cats that appear almost everywhere on the streets, Türkiye traditionally has a lot of cat lovers looking after them by providing shelter and food. Wandering the streets of a Turkish city, it is common to see small containers by the sides of buildings made as shelters for the stray cats, and pet food doled out by the city's inhabitants for them. The Kocasinan Municipality in the central province of Kayseri has gone further and established five months ago a 600-square-meter Cat Town to provide a sanctuary for these animals. The felines have all they need in the sanctuary: playgrounds, bung