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Residents of big cities are unaware of the coming of a new season, though the colors of fall can be seen all over Anatolia. The Abant woods are even more beautiful with its magnificent trees draped in yellow during the fall...
Yesterday, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, was marked with protests, press meetings and statements from women’s groups and general rights groups across the country. Politicians also released...
Two night watchmen who lit a fire to keep themselves warm in a neighborhood bazaar in the Central Anatolian province of Konya died of smoke inhalation after the fire burned out of control in the early hours of Monday.
Childs chose the Central Anatolian town of Sivas to pay off Achmet, the loyal araba driver who had guided him from the Black Sea port of Samsun. During the first day’s journey from Sivas, Childs claimed to have been attacked by...
Konya is expecting an influx of more than 50,000 local and foreign visitors to the city to help celebrate the 736th anniversary of the death of Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi. Though these ceremonies previously took place on Dec....
There is no such thing as a season of major discounts in Turkey, and supposed sales are nearly always cleverly devised tactics to draw in more customers, Consumers Union Konya Branch President Mustafa Dinç has warned.
The Turkish Journalists Association announced that after the murder of Hasan Fehmi Bey in 1909, 61 journalists have been killed until today. The association organizes a memorial celebration, also inviting relatives of murdered...
Suicide by ligature strangulation, which gives the initial impression of a homicide, is very rare. In this article, 3 suicidal death cases caused by ligature strangulation in Konya between 2001 and 2006 are presented. The first...
The folkdance group at Konya’s Selçuk University is preparing to enter the Guinness World Records book as the largest dance team in the world, with roughly 4,000 dancers. Noting that they are determined to enter the Guinness...
This newspaper’s “Today’s Learning” page (p. 18), which includes language exercises for students learning English at various levels, has been lauded by Konya students and teachers as a valuable learning tool.
