OtherA Beautiful Bird “Black-Necked Swan” While the black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) is the largest waterfowl in southern South America, it is also the second smallest swan (the smallest being the Coscoroba Swan).…
OtherWorld Savings Day World Savings Day, also called the World Thrift Day, was established on October 30, 1924, during the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of…
ArchitectureA Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Grand Mosque of Bursa, Turkey) The Grand Mosque of Bursa (Turkish: Bursa Ulu Camii) one of the city’s oldest mosques, is situated near the markets in the heart of the…
GeographyAl Jazirah Al Hamra: The Ghost Town Al Jazirah Al Hamra (Arabic: الجزيرة الحمراء, English: The Red Island) is a surviving emblem of the once-thriving pearl fishing village, whose name in Arabic…
OtherA Beautiful Bird “Mute Swan” The mute swan (Cygnus olor) is the elegant bird of Russian ballets and European fairy tales. The long neck of this swan is curved into…
ArchitectureA Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Yavuz Selim Mosque, Istanbul) The Yavuz Selim Mosque, also known as the Selim I Mosque and the Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque (Turkish: Yavuz Selim Camii), is an Ottoman imperial…
OtherWorld Red Cross And Red Crescent Day The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement provide a wide range of programs to the world’s most vulnerable people in a variety of ways,…
OtherWorld Cancer Day World Cancer Day is an annual event organized by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and held on February each year to mobilize the…
ArchitectureA Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Eyüp Sultan Mosque, Turkey) The Eyüp Sultan Mosque (Turkish: Eyüp Sultan Camii) is a very unique and holy mosque for the Islamic world; it is located in the district…
ArchitectureA Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Kalenderhane Mosque, Turkey) Kalenderhane Mosque (Turkish: Kalenderhane Camii), like Hagia Sophia, Zeyrek Mosque (Pantokrator Monastery), and Fethiye Mosque, is a Byzantine church in Istanbul, Turkey, that was converted…
OtherCelebrating Father’s Day Father’s Day is a day devoted to celebrating fatherhood and parental relations, and it is observed around the world to celebrate the sacrifices that fathers…
OtherA Beautiful Bird “Trumpeter Swan” The trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) is a black-billed swan with a low-pitched call that flies fast. It is found in North America. With a wingspan…