Elazığ

Archaeological excavations in the Harput Castle in the eastern province of Elazığ have unearthed an Urartian seal. 

Restaurants in the Karakoçan district of the eastern province of Elazığ have been offering free food to those in need for the past 70 years as part of a practice adopted years ago. 

Restaurant owners in Karakoçan adopted the decision to implement the "Table for the Impoverished" 70 years ago and have been serving free food to those in need at tables reserved for them ever since. 

A chief physician of the Fırat University Hospital in the eastern province of Elazığ was killed in an armed attack on May 24, Doğan News Agency has reported.

Professor Muhammed Said Berilgen was assaulted by the owner of a medical firm, identified as Sercan Gök, while he was in his office at 11.45 p.m.

A chief physician of the Fırat University Hospital in the eastern province of Elazığ was wounded in an armed attack on May 24, Doğan News Agency has reported.

Professor Muhammed Said Berilgen was assaulted by the owner of a medical firm, identified as Sercan Gök, while he was in his office at 11.45 p.m. and he was heavily wounded.

Examinations on a relief that was discovered by chance in the eastern province of Elazığ's Harput district have revealed that the artwork dates back 4,000 years ago - indicating that the region's history dates back a full 1,000 years more than originally believed.

The ousted mayor of the southeastern province of Mardin, Ahmet Türk, who was released from prison on Feb. 3, has said he was treated well by the soldiers escorting him to a hospital in the eastern province of Elazığ. 

Excavation works being conducted on the Kızıl Church, also known as the Virgin Mary Church, have unearthed a 165-year-old inscription. 

According to information released by Elazığ Municipality, continuing surveying and resto-ration project works on the 19th-century Kızıl Church have unearthed an Armenian inscrip-tion dating back to 1851 that measures 80 by 53 centimeters.

A bustard, the world's heaviest bird species that can fly, which is rarely seen in Turkey, has been found wounded in the eastern province of Tunceli. The bird had a broken leg and was taken into treatment at the Elazığ Veterinary Faculty.

The angle of an 11th century mosque minaret near the eastern Turkish province of Elazığ has drawn comparisons to Pisa's famous leaning tower.      

An indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle crashed in the eastern province of Elazığ on Oct. 9 after experiencing problems during an emergency landing, Doğan News Agency has reported.