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A trial into a teacher who is facing 600 years in prison on accusations of sexually assaulting 10 male school children in the Central Anatolian province of Karaman has begun amid tight security measures.

The Karaman Governor's Office has banned reporters from attending the trial, while also prohibiting all press briefings, gatherings or rallies in the province.

Turkey's first aviation-themed park called "Turkish Stars Park" has opened in the Central Anatolian province of Konya. Turkish Air Force's "Türk Y?ld?zlar?" (Turkish Stars) air acrobatics team performed a show with seven jets in the opening ceremony on April 16.

A 14-page indictment of a teacher, who faces 600 years of prison for sexually assaulting ten male school children in the central Anatolian province of Karaman revealed shocking details of the offense that caused huge stir throughout Turkey.  

A public prosecutor demanded 600 years in prison for a teacher who is suspected of sexually assaulting ten male students in a foundation house in the central Anatolian province of Karaman. 

The German military is preparing to send more troops who will operate early-warning defense planes to support NATO ally Turkey in order to contribute to the protection of the country's airspace from possible threats from neighboring Syria. 

Thirteenth-century mystic Mevlana Jalaladdin Rumi was celebrated on the 742nd anniversary of his death in the Central Anatolian province of Konya

Continuing excavations in an extinct volcano in the Central Anatolian province of Karaman have unearthed a unique pyramidal mausoleum and a temple. 

Karaman Museum Director Abdülbari Y?ld?z said excavation and cleaning works had been continuing at the De?le and Maden?ehri villages in the skirts of Karada? Mountain since 2014. 

A secret tunnel has been discovered in Konya's Gevale Castle.

Newly-married couple Y?lmaz Elmascan and Gülhan Karl? Elmascan died together along with their friends from the United Trade Union of Transportation Workers in Ankara. They were married only one year ago. 

Thanks to a Turkish PhD student's attention, two stolen manuscripts have been returned to Turkey Two manuscripts, stolen from the Yusuf A?a Manuscript Library in the central Anatolian province of Konya, were found in a private collection of a university in the U.S. Thanks to one Turkish student's unrelenting research, the artifacts were returned to Turkey.