Turkish man converts farm vehicle into camper due to lack of rental housing

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.

A Bulgarian camper van rented through Camperino went missing on April 29, 2026 near Çanakkale. The driver's phone was off. The vehicle was later found in Turkey with the assistance of the Ministry of Interior.

On the evening of April 29, a parked caravan caught fire on the grounds of a hotel in the İzmit district of Kocaeli. The flames quickly engulfed the vehicle; firefighters extinguished the blaze, but the caravan was completely destroyed. No injuries were reported. The cause 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.

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.