Central Anatolia Region

A man living in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri was arrested on Nov. 21 after he stole a horse because he had been told it would aid in the passing of his kidney stone, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

In his testimony, M.G. reportedly said he stole the horse upon doctor's advice to ride a horse in order to pass his kidney stone. 

Thirty-five pilots were arrested in Turkey on Nov. 9 over links to the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), security sources have said. 

The U.S. Department of State has issued a travel warning over marches on Turkey's Republic Day on Oct. 29.

"The U.S. Embassy Ankara informs U.S. citizens that several political groups have announced that their supporters will march in Ankara from the old Parliament building in Ulus to the Anitkabir mausoleum on Oct. 29, 2016.

A freight train and a shunting train collided in the Divriği district of the Central Anatolian province of Sivas on Oct. 17, injuring four engine drivers, Doğan News agency has reported.

The freight train carrying iron ore collided with the shunting train while en route to the southern port of İskenderun.

If you really want to know Turkey well, you should know something about Yozgat, the Central Anatolian town just east of Ankara. 

A starfish fossil has been found at an altitude of 1,200 meters in the southern Turkish province of Mersin's Bozyazı district, Doğan News Agency has reported. 

The fossil appears to prove that the Taurus Mountains were under the sea millions of years ago.

The starfish fossil was discovered in a rock, with locals saying there are many fossils of barnacles in the vicinity.

Ancient fossils dating back 8.5 million years, currently on display at the Çankırı Culture and Tourism Directorate, are set to be moved to the new Çankırı Museum. 

A second lawsuit has been filed against a teacher in the Ere?li district of the Central Anatolian province of Konya, after he was sentenced on April 20 to 508 years and three months in jail on charges of sexually assaulting 10 school children in the Central Anatolian province of Karaman.

A local court sentenced a teacher to 508 years and three monts in prison on April 20 on charges of sexually assaulting 10 male school children in the Central Anatolian province of Karaman.

The 54-year-old teacher, identified only by the initials M.B., pleaded not guilty in the hearing, which took place amid tight security measures.

A teacher facing up to 600 years in prison on charges of sexually assaulting 10 male school children in the Central Anatolian province of Karaman has denied all accusations in the first hearing of the case.

The 54-year-old teacher, identified only by the initials M.B., pleaded not guilty in the April 20 hearing, which took place amid tight security measures.