Central Anatolia Region
Europeans’ origins trace back to Anatolia, DNA research suggests
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.
13 dogs die after being deliberately poisoned in Ankara
Some 13 dogs have died from suspected poisoning in a park in the Batıkent neighborhood of Ankara's Yenimahalle district.
Mom throws her son from window to rescue him from fire
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.
Flamingos flock to Seyfe Lake
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.
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Millenia-old rare manuscripts in digital format
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.
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Solar-powered gravestone recites prayer
A man in the Central Anatolian province of Konya has invented a solar-powered gravestone that recites prayers and provides an audio epitaph of the deceased person, as he was questing to build a one-of-a-kind tombstone for his late sister.
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Forged license plate spotted when two trucks parked side by side
A Turkish man was detained on March 14 for putting a forged number plate on his truck in Turkey's Central Anatolian province of Konya.
Refugee women celebrate Women’s Day in Turkey’s Cappadocia
Some 2,000 asylum-seeker and refugee women met in Turkey's Central Anatolian province of Nevşehir on March 9 to mark the International Women's Day.
Demolition of 15 more structures in Cappadocia starts
Authorities on Feb. 16 began demolishing illegal structures in the famous Cappadocia region in the Central Anatolian province of Nevşehir.
The move came after Nevşehir Governor İlhami Aktaş said the demolition of 15 structures that "were already built or were being built" adjacent to the world-famous "fair chimneys" would start on Feb. 16.
Demolition of hotel in Cappadocia’s ‘fairy chimneys’ area started
The demolition of a hotel being constructed adjacent to the world-famous “fairy chimneys” area illegally in Cappadocia has started.