Anthropology

These legendary horsewomen-archers are oftenly described as fearsome, war-loving lesbians, who killed baby boys and cut off their own breasts to better fire a bow and arrow.

But is that true? Stanford University historian Adrienne Mayor reveals in her book: “The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World.” the truth behind the myth.

If you think your own face has changed through the years, look at this mind-numbing 90-second time lapse video that shows millions of years worth of evolution. Watch paleoartist John Gurche’s vision of his own direct ancestry in under 2 minutes. Learn how he draws on fossil discoveries and forensic techniques to create transfixing reconstructions of long-lost human ancestors.

The Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project (Black Sea M.A.P), one of the largest international maritime archaeological projects ever attempted, has completed its first field season.

The field season lasted between 13 September and 16 October 2015 and was conducted within a designated area according to a permit issued by the Bulgarian government.

One third of marriages in Turkey involve underage girls, according to a women's rights lawyer speaking at a conference that was called to tackle the problem.

"There are 181,036 child brides in our country, unfortunately," ?zmir Bar Association Central Executive Board Member and women's rights advocate Nuriye Kadan said during the conference in ?zmir on Dec. 6.

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is hoping to stem Turkey's rising tide of divorces, as the new government's first action since retaining its parliamentary majority in the Nov. 1 general election.

If marriage is on its own a complex process where the couple is invited to join two different worlds, then a second marriage and the creation of a second family is yet another difficult process where members of that family are invited to deal with multiple family systems with different habits, ideas, values and behavior.

An international summit on migration will take place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in the Maltese capital of Valletta on Wednesday and Thursday.

Back in April, the European Council called for the holding of an international summit to discuss migration issues with African and other key countries concerned.

A terminally ill cancer patient reportedly married a sex doll because he wanted to experience the joy of a wedding but didn’t want to leave behind a heartbroken widow.

The photographer who took wedding pictures defended the man by stating that everyone has the right to express themselves the way they feel.

Here are photos from their big day.

Daily Hürriyet has expressed its serious concerns regarding freedom of the press, as well as the right to property and free enterprise, in an editorial Oct. 28 following a move to seize control of Koza ?pek Holding, which has interests in the media and other sectors.

Writing in an editorial that was published on Oct. 28, daily Hürriyet said:

The exhibition "Varna - The Oldest Gold Treasure", which shows golden objects discovered in Bulgaria, was unveiled in the building of the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday.

The treasure, which was unearthed at the Varna Necropolis in 1972, is often considered the oldest golden treasure in the world as it is dated back to 4600-4200 BC.