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Rare rock paintings found in Türkiye’s north
A group of researchers, led by Head of the Department of History at Ondokuz Mayıs University Okay Pekşen, discovered rock paintings of about 3,000 years old during their research in the Northern province of Rize's İkizdere district. The paintings are thought to belong to the Bozkurt tribes.
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Paleolithic discovery made on Lesvos
A collection of Paleolithic tools was recently discovered in the region of Kratigos, approximately 8 kilometers south of the city of Mytilini on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos.
The archaeological enthusiast and researcher Vasillis Koumarelas unearthed the artifacts and delivered them to the Lesvos Antiquities Ephorate a few days ago.
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World-renowned historian Mehmet Genç dies at age 87
World-renowned Ottoman historian Mehmet Genç has passed away at the age of 87.
Genç, a retired professor of Marmara University, was receiving treatment for lung cancer.
Genç graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences in 1958.
Byzantine Dialogues Lecture | January 26
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens has invited historian Koray Durak to deliver the next lecture in its Byzantine Dialogues series, which will be streamed live at 7 p.m. on January 26 Greek time.
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Putin honored by University of the Peloponnese
Russian President Vladimir Putin was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of the Peloponnese in a special ceremony on Friday at the Russian Embassy in Athens, which was attended by Alternate Foreign Minister Giorgos Katrougalos.
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Petition launched for revising trial of Young Bosnia members
ANDRICGRAD - The Department of History of the Andric Institute in Andricgrad has launched a petition for a revision of the trial of members of the Young Bosnia movement, including Gavrilo Princip, who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo on June 28 1914.