Central Anatolia Region
Turkish boy amasses massive Lego collection
Efe Bilgili, an 11-year-old boy living in the Central Anatolian province of Eskişehir, has transformed his house into a Lego workshop by combining about 100,000 Lego pieces.
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Transgender sex workers accused of beating, stabbing two men in central Turkey
Two transgender sex workers have been detained in Turkey's Central Anatolian province of Karaman for beating and stabbing two men in a rift.
More than 6,000 electors are over 100 years old: CHP
There are currently 6,389 electors above the age of 100 in Turkey, according an analysis prepared by the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) regarding potential voters for the upcoming polls. The oldest one is the 165-year-old Ayşe Ekici from the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri.
Student killed by stray dogs in Turkey's Kayseri
Stray dogs attacked two high school students, killing one of them in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri on Jan. 4.
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Hot trio of winter break: Cappadocia, Erciyes, Kozaklı
In just one day, tourist hot spot Cappadocia offers its guests a hot-air balloon tour during early morning hours over fairy chimneys, skiing at Mount Erciyes and relaxation at Kozaklı thermal springs.
Eskişehir in central Turkey qualifies for final in global urban transformation prize
Eskişehir, a Central Anatolian city, has beaten Turkey’s and the world’s largest metropolises by qualifying for the finals of the World Resources Institute’s WRI Ross Prize in urban transformation. Click through for the story in Alamy photos...
9 dead, dozens injured in train crash on Ankara-Konya high-speed line
A high-speed train hit a railway engine and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a station in the Turkish capital Ankara on Dec. 13, killing nine people and injuring 47 others, officials and news reports said.
Trustee board appointed to Turkish Red Crescent by court
An Ankara court has appointed a trustee board to the Turkish Red Crescent in order to gather an extraordinary assembly.
Ankara's Atakule tower to light up in orange for women
Ankara's Atakule Tower will light up in the orange color as part of the "Elimination of Violence against Women Week" on Dec. 7.
Vandals destroy history in Phrygian Valley
The Phrygian Valley, located within the borders of the Aegean provinces of Kütahya and Afyonkarahisar and the Central Anatolian province of Eskişehir, has suffered heavy destruction by treasure hunters. Targeting rock tombs, churches and castles in the region, the vandals also destroyed the walls of the rock-hewn Ayazini Church built a millennium ago with dynamite.
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