Missing Bulgarian camper van found in Turkey with police assistance

In Mut, Turkey, master instructor Serpil Çolak converted a trailer into a mobile workshop to promote traditional rug weaving and natural dyeing. The 'Mut Rug Culture Caravan' project aims to preserve and pass on craft traditions. The caravan features a small weaving area where visitors learn about rug making with natural dyes. The initiative focuses on engaging youth and children.

On the evening of April 29, 2026, a parked caravan caught fire on the premises of a hotel in Izmit, Kocaeli province. The flames quickly engulfed the vehicle, and firefighters extinguished the blaze, but the caravan was completely destroyed. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

A new caravan parking area in Bursa has drawn complaints from local residents. According to columnist Ahmet Emin Yılmaz, caravans occupy parking spaces, obstruct traffic, and inconvenience visitors to Mihraplı Park. Authorities have not yet proposed a solution.

Sürmene Mayor Hüseyin Azizoğlu announced a caravan park with 25 pitches on the south side of a TV series filming location. The project includes 16 car parking spaces and 2,317 sq m of landscaping. The tender is scheduled for 2025.

Murat Yıldız, 47, from Akçadağ district in Malatya, couldn't rent an apartment and converted his agricultural vehicle into a caravan. He has been living in it for three weeks, earning a living through day labor.

A fire broke out in a parked caravan in the Fatih neighborhood of Mezitli. The cause of the blaze, which occurred on the afternoon of April 20, 2026, is under investigation. Firefighters prevented the fire from spreading to an adjacent house, but the caravan was completely destroyed.