Nevşehir

Massive Ancient Underground City Once Housed 20,000 People

Many of us have fantasized about having a door in our home that leads us to a hidden world, but can you imagine a buried city laying just behind the walls of your house? In 1963, a Turkish man knocked down a wall in his basement, only to discover the ancient 18-story underground city of Derinkuyu, reports My Modern Met. 

Illegal structures in Cappadocia region 'to be demolished'

Illegal structures built in the famous Cappadocia region in the Central Anatolian province of Nevşehir will be demolished, according to Turkey's culture and urbanization ministers, after daily Hürriyet reported illegal construction has increased in numbers following the introduction of the "zoning amnesty."

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