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Çarpanak, one of Lake Van\'s four large islands, attracts visitors with its pristine natural beauty and history.\r\n\r\nThe island of Çarpanak is located in Van\'s Çitören Village, in the northeastern section of Lake Van.

The first gold medalist winner of Turkey at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Mete Gazoz is a national archer of Turkey. He brought tears into the eyes of Turkish people with his achievement. All the people around the country sent support messages to the 22-year-old archer. He is known as one of the most humble and successful sportsmen of Turkey today.

The Phrygian Valley, which spans four provinces, is the historic homeland of the Phrygian people, who left their mark on history and stone. Today, you can read about them in the works of Homer and Herodotus, the literary and historical fathers, or visit the ruins of their great cities, temples, and monumental tombs carved into the soft volcanic rock of Western Turkey.

Between 2004 and 2013, one of the world\'s largest archaeological excavations took place at the Yenikap site, located in the same-named neighborhood in Istanbul. Hundreds of laborers and archaeologists from the Istanbul Archaeological Museums exposed remains of over 8,000 years of the city\'s history, ranging from Neolithic dwelling foundations and burials to Ottoman cisterns and workshops during the construction of a new underground rail line linking Europe and Asia.

Among the Eastern Anatolian volcanoes, the major volcanic centers are Ararat, Tendürek, Suphan, and Nemrut. Ararat (Ağrı Dağı) is the largest volcanic center, comprising of two stratovolcanoes, Greater Ararat and Lesser Ararat. The former is Anatolia\'s highest point, reaching a height of almost 5000 meters. Tendürek is a shield volcano with two peaks that ejected a large volume of basalt lava in the form of pahoehoe and aa flows.