High-altitude views reveal winter majesty of eastern Türkiye

VAN, TÜRKİYE - JAN. 7, 2026 - KARS, TÜRKİYE - JAN. 8, 2026 : From an altitude of nearly 10,000 meters (33,000 feet), the rugged terrain of eastern Türkiye has been transformed into a seamless landscape of white, as captured in striking aerial footage that reveals the region's silent winter grandeur.In the eastern Agri province the bird’s-eye perspective offers a rare look at the country’s most formidable peaks. Mount Agri (Ararat in English), Türkiye’s highest point at 5,137 meters (16,854 feet), stands as a solitary sentinel draped in snow.To its south, the snow-cladded slopes of Mount Suphan, the nation’s third-highest peak, located west of Lake Van.The journey across the sky further reveals the Nemrut Crater Lake in Türkiye’s Bitlis province.Usually a vibrant blue, the caldera now appears as a dramatic, frozen panorama cradled within the mountain’s rim.In the northeastern province of Kars, the landscape softens into the rolling plains of the Selim district. Here, winding streams—essential for the local agriculture and livestock farming that sustain the region.(Footage by Özkan Bilgin, Cüneyt Çelik /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)