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  • Turkey relocates medieval tomb over flooding risk

    TURKEY, 2017/09/03 Turkish authorities on Friday conducted a hugely ambitious and controversial operation to move a centuries-old tomb to new location to stave off the risk of flooding from a dam project. The tomb of Zeynel Bey is a 15th century memorial to one of the key figures in the Ak Koyunlu tribe who controlled much of eastern Anatolia and the Caucasus and vied for supremacy with the emerging Ottomans. The exquisite building, known for its dome and intricate coloured stonework, lies in the old town of Hasankeyf in the southeastern Batman province. Much of the town will be under water or risk damage in the next years because of the development of the Ilisu Dam project which aims to drastically improve energy supplies for the Kurdish-dominated southeast. Turkish authorities conduct controversial operation to move centuries-old tomb out of area at risk of flooding from local building projects.

  • Editoria Mare fest celebrates mapmaker Piri Reis

    TURKEY, 2013/04/27 Ongoing in the coastal Italian city of Gaeta, the 2nd International Sea Publishing Festival celebrates the 500th anniversary of great Turkish mapmaker Piri Reis' atlas, a UNESCO-designated World Heritage work. Muhiddin Piri Ibn Mehmet (who took the name Piri Reis upon becoming admiral of the Ottoman fleet) created the world map in 1513. It is housed in the Topkapi Palace library in Istanbul. In its honor, Turkish and Italian experts will gather at a festival conference on Saturday April 27.

  • 'Turkish Look' all the rage among Arab women

    TURKEY, 2013/04/27  As Turkey's enormously successful soap operas sweep the ratings throughout the Arab world, additional and additional wealthy men and women are turning to their plastic surgeons, demanding the so-called Turkish Look in emulation of their stars, local media reported.
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