state-run Anadolu Agency

The ruins of the ancient city of Kastabala, which dates back to the 5th century B.C. in the southern province of Osmaniye, are being unearthed through archaeological excavations. Many of its structures have survived to the present day and are called "The Ephesus of Çukurova."

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Çatalhöyük, one of the first urbanization models in Anatolia in Konya's Çumra district and Turkey's one of ancient sites in the UNESCO World Heritage List, continues to give new clues about the way of life of people 9,000 years ago.

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Making a warning over increasing water supply and demand, an expert has said that some 3.3 million cubic meters of water was consumed daily on average in August alone.

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"Water-saving must be considered a national policy," Ajlan Sunay, a board member of the Turkish Prevention of Wastage Foundation (TİSVA), told the state-run Anadolu agency on Sept. 1.

The excavations initiated this year in the Çavuştepe Castle, built by the Urartian King Sarduri II, and the necropolis in its northern part, a tomb of a man, believed to have been belonged to an Urartian ruler and buried with his dog, four horses, cattle and sheep, has been found.

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A "revival" project is being carried out on a woman's skull, which was discovered in 1989 during archaeological excavations in the Aşıklı Mound in the Central Anatolian province of Aksaray and is believed to have undergone the first brain surgery in history.

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The ancient city of Sogmatar in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa, known as the "City of Prophets," attracts local and international tourists with its historical wells, rock tombs and reliefs.

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In the excavations carried out in and around the ancient city of Bergama, eight new religious sites and many figurines, which date back 2,200 years and are believed to have been used to worship the Anatolian goddess Cybele, have been unearthed.

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With students returning to the metropolitan city of Istanbul after spending a hefty amount of time in their hometowns due to the pandemic, apartment rental prices in the city are now on the rise.

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A ceramic furnace dating back 3500 years has been unearthed in Tepecik Mound, a trade center in the past in the western province of Aydın's Çine district.

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Excavations in Tepecik Mound, which is located among olive trees and cornfields on the Çine Plain, are being carried out by Sevinç Günel, a professor at Hacettepe University's Archaeology Department.

Turkey has not and will not recognize the illegal occupation of Crimea by Russia and will support Ukraine's territorial integrity, the Turkish foreign minister has said while attending the annual Crimean Platform meeting held by Ukraine in Kyiv.

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