Central Anatolia Region

The ancient city of Kilistra, located on the historic King Road in the central Anatolian province of Konya, is drawing attention for its conical rock formations which resemble "fairy chimneys" found in Cappadocia.

Turkish parliament ratified a bill on May 23 that aims to protect Cappadocia, a touristic hub in central Turkey.         

The chairperson of a prominent business group and his wife were robbed by three masked attackers in their house in the Central Anatolian province of Eskişehir, according to a statement by the group on May 20.

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has submitted a law proposal for the establishment of a commission that will deal with the protection of the famous Cappadocia region in the Central Anatolian province of Nevşehir in parliament.

The Hittite city of Sarissa is waiting to serve tourism. Located in the central Anatolian province of Sivas' Altınyayla district, the city dates back to 3,500-years.

A DNA research carried out in the wake of findings excavated in Çatalhöyük, a Neolithic settlement located in the Central Anatolian province of Konya, has revealed a genetic affinity between the people of Anatolia and Europe.

Some 13 dogs have died from suspected poisoning in a park in the Batıkent neighborhood of Ankara's Yenimahalle district.

A woman in the Central Anatolian province of Sivas threw her two-year-old son down from the first floor of a building during a fire late on April 2, where a local man succeeded to catch him.

Seyfe Lake Bird Sanctuary in the Central Anatolian province of Kırşehir, under protection within the scope of the Ramsar Convention, is welcoming the highest number of flamingos of recent years.

One of Turkey's most important libraries in terms of its written documents and publications, the Konya Manuscripts Library in the Central Anatolian province of Konya has finished transferring 140,000 documents, including 30,000 manuscripts most from the Seljuk era, to digital format.