Lycaonia
Turkish woman sleeping in closed store gets trapped with thieves overnight
A woman who was sleeping in a closed store got trapped with thieves in the middle of the night in the Central Anatolian province of Konya early on Aug. 11.
Habibe Tok, 25, heard sounds from inside the store in Konya's Meram district when she was sleeping in a room on the store's third floor at around 4 a.m.
Turkey-NATO in talks over German lawmakers' visit to Konya base
Turkey and NATO are in talks regarding a possible visit of German lawmakers to an air base in the Central Anatolian province of Konya within the framework of NATO, a diplomat familiar with the discussion told the Hürriyet Daily News on Aug. 8.
Turkey refuses German lawmarkers' permission to visit NATO base in Konya: Report
Turkey on July 14 refused a visit by German lawmakers at a NATO base in the Central Anatolian province of Konya, a party defense spokesman said, marking a new escalation in tensions between the two NATO allies.
Visually impaired girl ranks first in five sections of Turkey's national university entrance exam
A visually impaired high school senior in the Central Anatolian province of Konya ranked in first place in five scores of Turkey's undergraduate placement examination.
Fulya Akkaya received the highest score in the TM (Turkish-Math)-1, TM-2, TM-3, TS (Turkish-Social Sciences)-1 and TS-2 categories on the exam, for which the second and last round results were revealed on July 12.
Turkish police kill five in raid on ISIL cell house
Police killed five Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants in a raid on a house in the Central Anatolian province of Konya early on July 12.
Four police officers were wounded in clashes that erupted during the raid.
Sultans' bath a surprising find atop Takkeli Mountain
A bath used by the Seljuk sultans has been uncovered in a castle on Takkeli Mountain in the Central Anatolian province of Konya, which was once the capital of the Anatolian Seljuk state and is home to 5,000-year-old walls and cisterns.
Turkish education ministry launches investigation into principal over segregation of male, female students
The Turkish Education Ministry on June 13 launched an investigation into the principal of a high school in the Central Anatolian province of Konya, two days after he announced on the school's website that classes would be gender-segregated starting from the 2017-2018 education year, Doğan News Agency has reported
Medic postings of bankrupted private hospital put up for sale in Turkey's Konya
A debt collection office in the Central Anatolian province of Konya has put licenses and medic contingents for sale after a private hospital in the province went bankrupt.
The 8th Directorate of Debt Collection Office in Konya put up the licenses and the postings for sale at a total of 5.6 million Turkish Liras.
Medic postings of bankrupted private hospitals put up for sale in Turkey's Konya
A debt collection office in the Central Anatolian province of Konya has put licenses and medic contingents for sale after a private hospital in the province went bankrupt.
The 8th Directorate of Debt Collection Office in Konya put up the licenses and the postings for sale at a total of 5.6 million Turkish Liras.
Construction of annex in 'rose garden' of Rumi Museum stirs debate
Plans to construct an additional building on the premises of the royal "Rose Garden" ("Gülbahçesi" in Turkish) has stirred debate in the Central Anatolian province of Konya, following the discovery of ancient tombs and bones during excavation works, Doğan News Agency reported on May 21.