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The archaeological excavations carried out in the ancient city of Tripolis in the western province of Denizli's Buldan district have unearthed a 2,000-year-old Roman-era sewer system, which is 160 centimeters in height and 70 centimeters in width.

Selahattin Duman, a prominent journalist and a well-known figure in the Turkish press, has passed away at the age of 71.

Having been treated in intensive care unit for 19 days as a result of a traffic accident he had last year, Duman had been struggling with health problems since then.

With preparation ongoing to commission the first reactor for the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in southern Mersin province in 2023, Turkish engineers, who received their training in Russia for more than six years, have started to work at the power plant.

While 35 graduates out of 50 Turkish engineers started their duties, 43 more graduates are expected to be employed this year.

A fire broke out in a village in the northeastern province of Artvin, damaging at least 60 houses and killing 35 livestock, the local governor's office said on March 17.

In a statement, the Artvin Governor's Office said the fire erupted in the Dereiçi village of Yusufeli district.

A muhtar (village head) in the eastern province of Van has been suspended from post after authorities figured out that he hid the identities of people who might have contracted the deadly coronavirus.

Archaeological excavations in the western province of Denizli's Buldan district have unearthed many finds related to "ludus duodecim scriptorum," a Roman-era version of the popular game backgammon.

Ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Tripoli in the western province of Denizli's Buldan district have unearthed a 2,000-year-old market place, indicating that the city was a significant center of trade in the past. 

An Istanbul prosecutor's office has ruled for nonsuit in a defamation case against a person who had attempted to make the "Hajj pilgrimage" at the replica Mecca in Istanbul's Üsküdar district this past April.