Geography of Turkey

Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) head Metin Feyzio?lu has condemned the physical assault on Hürriyet columnist Ahmet Hakan, describing the attack as ?fascism.?

?If we ignore this attack and keep quiet, even our houses will turn into dark prisons,? Feyzio?lu said in a written statement on Oct. 1.

Three soldiers were killed on Oct. 1 in separate attacks by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attacks in southeastern Turkey. 

Two specialized sergeants were killed on Oct. 1 in a PKK attack in the Silvan district of the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r, while another soldier was killed in a roadside bomb in ??rnak's Beytü??ebap district.

Two specialized sergeants were killed on Oct. 1 in an outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) attack in the Silvan district of the southeastern Diyarbak?r province.

A 3,000-year-old underground city that was discovered in 1988 in the northern province of Bayburt needs attention to attract more tourists A trip to Cappadocia is rarely complete without a descent into the underground city of Derinkuyu.

The history of the ancient city of Ephesus was believed to have stretched back 8,000 years ago, but the discovery of an amulet shows that it is at least one millennium older An amulet figure that has been unearthed during excavations at the Çukuriçi mound in Ephesus has revealed that the ancient city is actually nine millennia old. 

Russia has informed Turkey about the airstrike launched in Syria on Sept. 30, a Russian Embassy official has stated.

"Today we informed the Turkish authorities about the military operation," Russian Embassy spokesperson Igor Mityakov told the Hürriyet Daily News, adding that notification was made through the embassy in Ankara.

Some 24 Syrian migrants including children and women have been found by police in a two-room slum in Turkey's northwestern province of Edirne bordering Bulgaria and Greece, living in harsh conditions in a basement flat.

Syrian migrants bidding to cross to Europe have been camping and waiting for 10 days in Edirne, but have been told by the authorities to leave the city.

A man who was allowed to stay at a hospital in Turkey's western province of Bursa for 47 years "because he got along well with hospital personnel" has died at the age of 70 at the same hospital.

Abdullah Kozan, 70, died in Muradiye State Hospital on Sept. 25 in his room, where he had stayed for the previous 47 years.  

Two police officers who were killed on Sept. 28 in a gun attack in the Seyhan district of the southern Adana province were laid to rest on Sept. 29, with their relatives criticizing the government?s shifted stance on the Kurdish peace process.

Two police officers were killed on Sept. 28 in a gun attack in the Seyhan district of the southern Adana province, marking the second attack targeting police officers in the province in two months.