Anatolia
Ancient sculpture pieces put together
Thousands of pieces that have been unearthed during the Myra and Andriake excavations in the southern province of Antalya's Demre district are being put together.
"This work we are doing is like digging in an office. Thousands of pieces are being completed like a big ancient puzzle," said the head of excavations Professor Nevzat Çevik.
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Aegean region ranks as happiest place in Türkiye
The Aegean region has been ranked as the happiest place in Türkiye, with the Southeastern Anatolia region ranking as the most unhappy place, as per a survey conducted across the country.
The survey, in which nearly 1,150 people participated to rate how happy they were on a scale of one to 10, revealed that the happiness rate of the Turkish people was 4.96.
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How the size of Europe’s Dogs changed in history
Some 8,000 years ago, Neolithic farmers from Anatolia and the Middle East brought dogs weighing about 33 pounds with them to central and southeastern Europe
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Anatolian Pars’ taped after decade
An Anatolian Pars, an endangered leopard subspecies of Iranian Pars, has been spotted for the first time in a decade, the provincial directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks in the eastern province of Van has announced.
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Istanbul Bilgi University to host archaeology professor
CAMMA "Thursday Talks," organized by Istanbul Bilgi University Cultural Management Master Program (CAMMA) and Cultural Policy and Management Research Center (KPY), will host Professor Ian Hodder, the former director of the Çatalhöyük Research Project and a pioneer of post-processualism theory in archaeology, on June 2.
Russian musician turns to east after war broke out
Russian songs resonate throughout the streets in the Central Anatolian province of Eskişehir as 24-year-old Ivan Reznichenko plays his guitar to earn his daily bread.
He was paying a visit to a friend in Turkey's southwestern resort town of Bodrum when Russian troops entered into Ukrainian territories on Feb. 24.
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Zambian promoting Aegean province with YouTube videos
A Zambian student has won hearts in the Aegean province of Afyonkarahisar as she is promoting the city with YouTube videos she makes to earn a living.
"My real name is Chimwemwe Chita, but everybody in the town calls me 'Çita.' Many tourists come to visit Afyonkarahisar after watching my videos," the 22-year-old woman told daily Hürriyet.
Istanbul to witness snowfall again this week
Temperatures will start dropping significantly across the country as of today, and Turkey's most populous province, Istanbul, will witness snowfall once again in early March, a prominent Turkish meteorologist has said.
"A wave of rainy weather will have an impact in the western parts of the country, starting from the late hours of Feb. 28," Orhan Şen announced on his Twitter account.
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Saz: Ancient Instrument’s Epic Journey From Central Asia to the Balkans
Nachtmanova may have met relatively late with Saz in the Berlin suburbs populated by many Turks and Kurds from Turkey, but in a short time has become popular for her enthusiasm for Turkish bardic culture and Saz - and of course for her crystalline voice.
Turkey witnessed least precipitation of two decades last year
An annual report released by the State Meteorological Service has showed that the volume of the precipitation across the country between Oct. 1, 2020 and Sept. 30, 2021, has been the least of the last two decades.
"The precipitation decreased by 16 percent compared to rainfalls that occurred a year ago and some 19 percent down from the average of several years," the report said.