Water levels at a dam in Kars province, eastern Turkey, have dropped far enough to uncover an old village that had been under water, according to reports from Turkish outlets including Gezelim, Hürriyet, A Haber and İhlas Haber Ajansı.
The receding water exposed a mosque, a church and houses belonging to the village, the reports say. The remains became visible again after the reservoir's level fell, a development covered by several Turkish news organizations.
Gezelim reported the story under the headline that the waters had withdrawn and the mosque, church and village had come to the surface. Hürriyet described the same scene, noting that the mosque, houses and church reappeared once the water pulled back. A Haber framed it as history that had been hidden for years emerging again, while saraymedya.com identified the location as the Karakurt Dam and said the old village resurfaced there as the water level declined.
The reports do not specify exactly when the structures were submerged or how long they had been underwater, and no further details about the buildings' condition or age were provided in the material available.
Coverage of the site is likely to continue as the water level at the Karakurt Dam is monitored, with further reporting expected on what the exposed structures reveal about the area's past.
