73-year-old British explorer lands in Istanbul

A British explorer and creator crossed Istanbul's famous Galata Bridge on Dec. 5 on her 6,000-mile venture from the U.K. to Nepal to fund-raise for penniless individuals in the South Asian nation.

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Rosie Swale Pope, 73, is running solo to help U.K.- based philanthropy PHASE Worldwide, which engages separated networks in Nepal, pulling all that she claims in a red truck behind her.

"I am respected to be in Turkey and have the affection for the Turkish individuals," Pope disclosed to Anadolu Agency during her stop in the city.

"I am ready to do this since I am very youthful," she said in a happy tone. "I am just 73 years of age, however I need to do it while I can."

Sharing a video of her running on the Galata Bridge, which traverses the Golden Horn, an old harbor in the city, she tweeted: "Is it a winged animal? Is it a plane? No! It's me stumbling into Galata Bridge on a 6,000-mile venture over the world from the UK to Nepal, pulling all that I possess in a truck behind me."

The swashbuckler, who is likewise the writer of the book Just A Little Run Around the World: 5 Years, 3 Packs of Wolves and 53 Pairs of Shoes, expressed gratitude toward those joining her on the scaffold.

"It was so great to be met by such a significant number of companions. Your generosity isn't lost on me. I will convey it with me as I proceed with my rush to Kathmandu, Nepal."

"Such a wonderful day. I am appreciative to the point that I can take my home with me to such great spots. #RosieRuns (PW)," she additionally composed on Twitter, sharing a picture of the city's Sultanahmet locale.

"In the same way as other individuals, on the off chance that you are accomplishing something that you put stock in with your entire being, you can do it," she said in the meeting: "And I need to do it while I am alive."

"The thought is that each individual on the planet merits the opportunity to cause the best of the existence they to have, anyway hard it is."

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Backing by Turks


Despite the fact that Pope here and there remains at lodgings, she said she went through the previous evening in a field in her red truck, which she pulls utilizing a unique tackle while running.

She commended Turkey as she had increased more than 2,000 Twitter devotees from the nation since intersection the outskirt from Greece while strolling in November.

"I as of now have in excess of 2,000 new Twitter devotees who are Turkish, so I state Tesekkür ederim [thanks in Turkish]. You are super, Masaallah."

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The swashbuckler intends to visit her old neighborhood for seven days after her short stop in Istanbul.


"At that point I'm hurrying to Ankara, Georgia, Azerbaijan," she said.

For an incredible duration, Pope has been engaged with various long distance races in "a portion of the world's most testing landscapes and has set out upon numerous experiences including trekking crosswise over Chile on horseback and cruising over the globe in a little pontoon," agreeing PHASE Worldwide's site. "For a long time, I have been a benefactor of this [PHASE Worldwide] philanthropy, since it was the point at which my significant other would go to Nepal, and afterward he unfortunately kicked the bucket from a long haul disease," she included.

Some Turkish coffee, associated with 40 years!

Turkish espresso, one of the vital components of Turkish culture, was acknowledged by UNESCO as a social legacy and Dec. 5 was assigned as "World Turkish Coffee Day.


An examination led by Kahve Dünyası, a Turkish espresso organization and café chain, has a Turkish espresso guide of the nation inside the extent of World Turkish Coffee Day exercises.

Turkish Coffee, the first gourmet coffee of the world


As per the examination led by meeting 1,615 individuals all through the nation, the most favored espresso kind of the members was Turkish espresso with 77 percent, while 95 out of each 100 individuals says they like Turkish espresso.

As per the examination, Turkish espresso is favored with a medium measure of sugar, called "orta" in Turkish, with a level of 55 percent.

The most well known flavor with Turkish espresso is chocolate with 42 percent endorsement.

Also, 73 out of each 100 individuals lean toward Turkish espresso "frothy."

Turkish espresso is a way to express cordiality in the Mediterranean and Black Sea districts and to assemble with companions in the Aegean area, as indicated by the exploration.

Turkish espresso, which is favored after dinners for the duration of the day, is generally smashed at night.

Moreover, 60 out of each 100 members who drink Turkish espresso state that they like the flavor of Turkish espresso.

Around 80 percent of the individuals who appreciate the kind of Turkish espresso are individuals in the Marmara locale, while the members in the Central Anatolia Region says they drink Turkish espresso to have a break.

Somewhere in the range of 58 out of each 100 wedded ladies state that they made salted espresso for their man of the hour up-and-comers, while 47 percent of wedded men drink salted espresso during the function.

As indicated by conventional family social occasions before marriage in Turkey, the lady of the hour is required to serve Turkish espresso to her visitors. In any case, it's as simple as that.

For the lucky man's espresso, the lady to-be may utilize salt rather than sugar as a type of character check. On the off chance that the man drinks his espresso without grievance, he is said to be patient and great tempered.

Exhibition halls offer memory of Turkey's Black Sea area

The exhibition halls operating at a profit Sea area, bring the past to people in the future.

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There are in excess of 20 exhibition halls in the upper east areas of Artvin, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Ordu, Rize, Trabzon and Samsun.

Exhibition halls that shed light on the way of life, history, nearby design, convictions and nourishment culture in the area can be visited consistently.

Inside the extent of the Black Sea Culture Inventory Project, did by the Eastern Black Sea Project Regional Development Administration (DOKAP), every one of the exhibition halls have been added to the social stock.

Data on the area, history and substance of every one of the exhibition halls and visuals are accessible on the site at "karadeniz.gov.tr."

Among the historical centers, Baksı in Bayburt, Hagia Sophia Museum in Trabzon and Bandırma Ferry in Samsun stand out for their substance.

DOKAP Chairman Yusuf Mengi said that they concentrated on historical centers under a particular feature in the task.

"Presently, museology is perceived as a science. We have advanced the present condition of both the cutting edge and traditional exhibition halls in the area regarding society. We needed to have a base for the new exhibition halls to be built up," he said.

Yusuf Mengi included that all individuals could arrive at data about the galleries on the site.

Among these historical centers, the Baksı Museum, situated in Bayraktar town, 45 kilometers from Bayburt, was established by Professor Hüsamettin Koçan in 2010. The historical center presents contemporary craftsmanship and customary specialties under a similar rooftop. The gallery is built up on 40,000 square meters with display corridors, distribution center, workshops, gathering lobby, library and visitor house.

The Baksı Museum, in contrast to different galleries, has a character that consolidates conventional and contemporary perspectives on a similar ground and makes monetary focuses with its creation units.

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The name Baksı originates from the old name of Bayraktar town.

Trabzon's Hagia Sophia Museum is both a gallery and a mosque. Worked somewhere in the range of 1240 and 1260, the previous church was changed over into a mosque after the success of Trabzon by Fatih Sultan Mehmet and utilized as a stockroom and military medical clinic during the war years. The structure was remodeled between 1958 and1962 and opened to guests since 1964.

Trabzon additionally has the Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Ottoman Culture House and the Trabzon History Museum just as the Trabzon Museum, Trabzon City Museum and Atatürk House Museum.

The Bandırma Ferry Museum, which took Atatürk and his companions to Samsun on May 19, 1919, is in the National Struggle Park Open Air Museum.

The exhibition hall presents wax statues, a mariner clock from the 1870s, a classical phone, a guide, estimating materials, a fire tube, old fashioned tables and seats. Different territories in the gallery are Atatürk's room, the commander's hotel and the chief's lodge. The presentation segment likewise shows the ship's unique drawings.

ishakoglu wildlife museum

The Alaçam Exchange Museum in Samsun additionally stands apart as a topical gallery of ethnographic antiquities.

In the Gazi Museum, there are photos portraying the provoking stage from May 19 to the announcement of the republic, the weapons and garments utilized by Atatürk and the things that Atatürk utilized when he previously landed in Samsun.

The Dikyamaç Village Lifestyle Museum in Artvin opened in 2012 and grandstands town life around the city. The gallery displays customary painstaking work and conventional instruments and materials utilized by neighborhood individuals in their day by day lives.

Tepeköy Traditional Life Culture Museum and Hopa Culture House and Museum, which is the principal gallery of Şavşat district in Artvin, likewise show Artvin's way of life and history.

The Giresun Museum, which filled in as a congregation and jail previously, has been a historical center for a long time, including antiques from the Hittites to Phrygians and the Ottomans.

Gümüşhane's Ikizevler City Museum, Ordu Paşağlu House and Ethnography Museum, Rize Museum, Atatürk House and Museum and Ishakoğlu Natural Life Museum are among the other social attractions in the area.

Ballet dancer, another lady, killed in Turkey

A 20-year-old college understudy and ballet dancer, Ceren Özdemir, was wounded to death on her way back home from an expressive dance class on Dec. 3 in the Altınordu region of the Black Sea area of Ordu.

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Ceren Özdemir was gone to by paramedics after the homicide, while the aggressor fled the scene.

Özdemir was taken to Ordu University Training and Research Hospital yet kicked the bucket after medical procedure.

Police propelled an examination concerning the homicide and gathered surveillance camera film from encompassing working environments.

Police are attempting to recognize the assailant, as indicated by nearby reports.

Ordu University Rector Ali Akdoğan created an impression to writers in the wake of communicating his sympathies to Özdemir's family.

"She left her school and halted on her way home. At the point when she got back home, she rang the chime and her sister tossed the keys out of the window. At the point when her sister saw she was late [did not open the door], she went down just to see Ceren lying in blood," Akdoğan told nearby journalists.

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"At the point when I went to the window to toss the keys out, I saw that there was an individual in his 40s wearing dark before the structure," Özdemir's sister supposedly told the police.

The police verified that a deliveryman, distinguished uniquely by the initials M.D. what's more, who brought remove nourishment to the place of the two sisters, asked Özdemir out some time prior, and that he had begun to upset Özdemir when she dismissed him.

M.D. was kept at 12 PM.

Following the cross examination, be that as it may, the deliveryman was discharged after police discovered he had no association with the homicide.

In the interim, another suspect have been recognized bu the cops and was kept in a house he was stowing away.

The suspect, supposedly a medication someone who is addicted, cut a cop harshly and was taken to the police base camp for cross examination under broad safety efforts.

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The cop, who was genuinely harmed because of the assault, was taken to emergency clinic.

The homicide turned into the most recent in a string of comparative femicides to start across the nation shock on Turkey's internet based life.

As indicated by figures gave by Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız Platformu (We Will Stop Femicides Platform), which keeps a count of femicides the nation over, somewhere in the range of 390 ladies were murdered by men in Turkey in 2019.

In its most recent count, the stage recorded 39 ladies killed in the long stretch of November.

Women's activist gatherings have since quite a while ago encouraged specialists to make genuine move to keep more ladies from passing on. The pace of femicides are disturbing in a nation previously tormented by murders of ladies on account of oppressive exes, accomplices or male family members.