Central Anatolia Region

A UNESCO representative has examined the central Anatolian province of Nev?ehir, which is home to the world?s largest underground city. Cappadocia, the region in which the province is located, is already on the UNESCO world heritage list. 

The Blue Tunnel Project began transferring water to the Konya Plain in Central Anatolia on May 21, an official from the State Water Works Department has confirmed. 

Sept. 12, 1980, coup leader Kenan Evren died last week on May 9, 2015. So much was written after his death that I thought there was probably nothing else left uncovered about him and the era he symbolizes.  
The only thing I can write about is my personal evolution, being from the generation that experienced that era. 

In our country, talking about the deceased in a good way and not saying anything bad is customary. I was raised that way and now, because I have to write about Kenan Evren's death, I am having a hard time; I wanted you to know?

Kenan Evren is no doubt an important figure in our country's history. 

The Turkish Environment and Urbanization Ministry has prepared a special environment protection plan for the Ihlara Valley in Turkey?s central Anatolian province of Aksaray, where the construction of daily facilities such as buffets and tea gardens will be permitted.

Pumping pressurized air into a friend's backside is apparently a prank not as rare as many people may think, particularly in Turkey, as seen by the latest potentially fatal incident.

Cannonballs from the 15th century period of Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II have been unearthed during recent archaeological excavations in a castle on the Takkeli Mount of the Central Anatolian province of Konya, which was once the capital of the Anatolian Seljuk state.

The name of Ankara?s Tando?an Square has been changed to Anadolu Square following a decision by the municipal city council. 

The name Tando?an comes from former Ankara Gov. Nevzat Tando?an, who was appointed in 1929. 

The world's first and only underground ceramic museum was opened last year in Turkey's Cappadocia region by a family engaged in the ceramic business for five generations The Cappadocia Underground Ceramic Museum (Güray Museum) is considered the world's first rock-carved underground ceramic museum and is a highly popular spot in the Avanos district in the central Anatolian province of Nev

Mosaics from the late Roman era have been unearthed by an illegal excavation carried out in a wheat field in the central Anatolian province of Yozgat's Sorgun district.

The treasure hunters, whose identities are not yet known, excavated two spots in the wheat field, which is located five kilometers away from the ruins of Kerkenes.