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Goddess Kybele discovered in Turkey's Black Sea
A 2,100-year-old marble mother goddess sculpture of Kybele has been unearthed during excavations in the Black Sea province of Ordu's Kurul Castle, one of the first archaeological digs in the region.
The 110-centimeter sculpture was found during excavations carried out by 25 archaeologists under the direction of Gazi University Archaeology Department Professor Süleyman Yücel.
2,100-year-old goddess Kybele sculpture unearthed in Turkey's Black Sea
A 2,100-year-old marble mother goddess sculpture of Kybele has been unearthed during excavations in the Black Sea province of Ordu's Kurul Castle, one of the first archaeological digs in the region.
The 110-centimeter sculpture was found during excavations carried out by 25 archaeologists under the direction of Gazi University Archaeology Department Professor Süleyman Yücel.
Turkish economic growth slows in second quarter amid fall in investments, foreign demand
Turkish gross domestic product grew by 3.1 percent in the second quarter of 2016, lower than forecasts of around 3.4 percent, amid a decline in industrial investments and foreign demand, data from the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK) showed on Sept. 9.
Turkey's GDP growth was 3.9 percent in the first half of the year.