Duvar English Turkey's own independent gazette
PodcastPodcast
Women Economy Human Rights Politics Education Columns Galleries Videos
Duvar English

Thousands gather to watch Perseid meteor shower across Turkey

Thousands gathered across Turkey over the weekend to watch the Perseid meteor shower, one of the most impressive natural phenomena of the year.

Thousands of people gathered across Turkey on the weekend of Aug. 12-13 to watch the Perseid meteor shower, which peaks around mid-August and can be seen with the naked eye.

Many gathered and set up tents in the Floodplain Forests in Karacabey district of north-western Bursa province.

1 12

The sky was adorned with a breathtaking show of up to 100 shooting stars per hour at the meteor shower's highest point, gracing the world with over one every minute.

Monastery Valley in the central Anatolia's Aksaray's Güzelyurt district

2 12

The natural phenomenon occurs every year at the same time when the Earth passes through the orbit of comet Swift-Tuttle and crashes into the debris left behind.

Çatalgöl district of northern Giresun province

3 12

Meteor shower was observed in the ancient city of Hattusa, the capital of the Hittites in Boğazkale district of northern Çorum province. The Sphinx Gate in the ancient city created spectacular images for photographers.

4 12
Duvar English
© 2020 And News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved.
Gazete Duvar
About Us Contact Privacy Policy
Coronavirus Environment Health Life Style Media Politics Women
Diplomacy Domestic Economy Education Opinion Science & Tech Urban Beat
Books Culture Human Rights Society Sport World

This website uses cookies to improve your user experience, as per the Law on the Protection of Personal Data (LPPD). Please click on this link to get more detailed information with regards to this issue. By using our website, you accept that we use cookies.

  • Duvar English

  • Homepage
  • Columns
  • Categories
  • Books
  • Coronavirus
  • Culture
  • Diplomacy
  • Domestic
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Human rights
  • Life style
  • Media
  • Opinion
  • Podcast
  • Politics
  • Science & tech
  • Society
  • Sport
  • Urban beat
  • Women
  • World
  • Pages
  • About us
  • Contact
  • Privacy policy
  • © 2020 And News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved.