Tehran's problems have become increasingly acute. The city suffers from severe air pollution during winter months, while experts warn of dangerous ground subsidence due to excessive groundwater extraction. The capital's location far from Iran's southern ports also creates logistical inefficiencies for the country's economy.

According to the Kazakh ministry, fractional sampling was conducted for further tests as part of the monitoring and joint work with the scientific organizations such as the Institute of Hydrobiology and Ecology, Center for the Study and Rehabilitation of the Caspian Seal and Research and the Production Center of Microbiology and Virology.

"The Fisheries Committee suggests that natural phenomena, such as the release of natural gases due to underwater earthquakes, could be the cause of the seal deaths," the ministry said.

On 1-3 March, Antalya held its annual Diplomacy Forum, with significant focus placed on peace in the South Caucasus and the normalization of Armenia's relations with Azerbaijan and Türkiye.

The Kazakh village of Ulken is set to host a new nuclear power plant, but while some residents are hopeful of the resulting population boom, others are more worried about the potential environmental impacts.

Following the mudslide in Racha, Georgia, many questions are being asked. What exactly happened, could this tragedy have been prevented, and could it happen again?

What do you think of when you hear “Soviet architecture”? Gray building blocks? Emblems of arms and hammers? Lack of individuality? All are correct. Yet today, we take a look at when Soviet architecture produced something beyond its cliche buildings and explored different shapes, creating the style of Soviet Modernism.

The weather may have been grey and drizzly in Ankara on June 3, but the inauguration ceremony of the newly re-elected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was undoubtedly a noteworthy affair.

As the holy month of Ramadan begins, Edward Rowe looks at four of the Caspian Region’s important, if lesser-known, Islamic gems.

Ani: an Ancient Ghost City with 21st-Century Implications

The terrible quakes in Turkiye and Syria galvanized over 100 nations to send helpers and aid, including all ten countries of the Caspian Region.

Armenia’s foreign minister’s visit to Ankara surprised many observers. Was it just a goodwill gesture or does the trip signal an expedited opening of the Turkiye-Armenia border in the near future?

It’s an understatement to call Armenia-Turkiye relations ‘frosty.’ However, with the dispatch of Armenian aid workers, there are encouraging signs of a reopening of dialogue.

Two earthquakes killed more than 2,600 people across #Turkiye and northwest Syria on Monday, taking down whole apartment blocks and piling devastation on millions.

When is an Ark not a properly loved Ark? When its history doesn’t fit the main official narrative, suggests Vahid Qarabagli.

Fires, quakes and party-crazed fellow tourists can’t spoil a family holiday for Azerbaijani blogger Nailya and her family in southern Turkey.