Szigetvár

The Turkish-Hungarian friendship monument has been inaugurated in the northern province of Trabzon with a colorful ceremony in a bid to strengthen the historical and cultural friendship between the two countries.

The recent discovery of the tomb of Suleiman the Magnificent, considered the greatest Ottoman ruler, has raised hopes of a tourism boom in one of Hungary's most impoverished areas.

Historians have discovered what they believe to be the shrine and mosque where the internal remains of Süleyman the Magnificent were interred in 1566.

A joint Turkish-Hungarian team uncovered structures in southern Hungary where Süleyman's organs were buried following his death during a Balkan campaign.

The location where the internal organs of 16th century Ottoman Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent were buried has been discovered in southern Hungary, daily Hürriyet has reported.

The sultan died in 1566 during the siege of the Szigetvar Fortress.