Şanlıurfa

ILO calls for employment of Syrian refugees to be turned into opportunity

Sevil Erku?sevil.erkus@hurriyet.com.trThere is a need for comprehensive measures to regulate the employment of Syrian refugees in Turkey, in order to minimize the negative impact on the local labor market and to turn the issue into an opportunity rather than a threat, according to a new report by the International Labor Organi

T-shaped stones tell story of Göbeklitepe

As part of a Turkish-UNDP joint project, sculptors have engraved the findings of Göbeklitepe on T-shaped stones to show both the way to the site and the first steps of human civilization A path to Göbeklitepe, a 12,000-year-old site in the southeastern province of ?anl?urfa often referred as the "point zero of history," has been decorated with large stone plaques that tell about the ongoing exc

Historical Turkish bath becomes venue

The Vezir Bath in ?anl?urfa is now serving as a venue for traditional events organized in the city, with its 1,200 square-meters filled with oriental furnitureA historical Turkish bath, which was functional for more than three centuries in the southeastern province of ?anl?urfa, is now serving modern-day tourists.

Good transportation to Turkey's eastern regions drops sharply amid security concerns

Around 5,000 trucks could not find a job due to the escalating violence in Turkey?s east due to clashes between the outlawed PKK and Turkish security forces, with the growing possibility of furloughing drivers, according to Turkish Transporters? Association (TND) head Erol Özçelik, as reported by Turkish daily Dünya. 

Traces of centuries-old bath found in Harran

The discovery of a bath and toilets in ?anl?urfa's ancient city of Harran make the city unique as the facilities were devoted to personal use Excavations have unearthed a 1,250-year-old bath, toilet and large sewer system at the ancient site of Harran, considered one of the world's oldest settlements, in the southeastern province of ?anl?urfa. 

'Parallel state' incites violence in Turkey's southeast, chief police officer says

A chief police officer has said that a purported terrorist organization, which President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government have long called ?Pro-Fetullah Terror Organization,? commits violent acts in Turkey?s east and southeast, with its members working as insiders in the police and other state organizations.

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