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World’s oldest mosaic unearthed in central Turkey

YOZGAT, Turkey: Excavators have discovered a 3,500-year-old mosaic, the world’s oldest, in central Turkey. According to Anadolu Agency (AA), the mosaic consisting of 3,147 stones with a size of 3×7 metres was found in Usakli Hoyuk located in Yozgat’s Sorgun district, where surface surveys have begun in 2008 and excavations have begun in 2012. The […]

Turkey further relaxing Covid-19 restrictions from July 1

ANKARA: Turkey on Sunday announced further easing of Covid-19 restrictions from July 1 as part of a gradual normalisation from the outbreak. According to a circular issued by the Interior Ministry, curfews will be fully scrapped and intercity travel restrictions will end as of Thursday, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported. All workplaces and cinemas, which have […]

Three-year-old girl rescued 65 hours after quake

IZMIR, Turkey: A wounded three-year-old girl has been rescued Monday, days after a powerful magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit Turkey’s Aegean coast, Anadolu Agency reported. Elif Perincek was pulled from debris nearly 65 hours after the quake in the Bayrakli district of western Izmir province. Elif was the 106th person to be rescued from the rubble […]

Malaysia and Turkey can work hand-in-hand

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Turkey can work hand-in-hand in the tourism sector as the coronavirus pandemic forced the sector to renew its rules and services, bringing health and safety issues on the frontline, said Charge d’Affaires of the Malaysian Embassy in Turkey, Arhan Syafrisyah Shah Anuar. Speaking to Anadolu Agency in Ankara, Arhan Syafrisyah has […]

Turkey restrains older citizens from going out

ANKARA: Turkish citizens who are older than 65 and suffering from chronic illnesses will be restricted from leaving their homes amid coronavirus measures, Anadolu Agency quoted the Interior Ministry as saying on Saturday. “As of midnight today, the citizens aged 65 and above and also people who suffer from chronic illnesses are restricted to go out of […]