Amasya

A commemoration ceremony has been held for victims of the 1993 Solingen arson attack that claimed the lives of five Turks in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia State.

On May 29, 1993, in the city of Solingen, the house of the Genç family was set on fire by far-right extremists, and five people, three of them children, were killed in the attack.

In Ankara, it is the building of the first parliament in which the Grand National Assembly of Turkey was founded on April 23, 1920. Today, it serves as the War of Independence Museum. A visit to Anitkabir, where the Ataturk mausoleum is located, is a must when visiting the Turkish capital.

Ancient motifs like bullheads considered the symbol of power in ancient times, have been found on the walls of Sinop Castle.

Within the framework of the City Square Project, initiated to bring the historical beauties of the northern province of Sinop to light, the historical richness of the city started unfolding after the buildings in front of the castle walls were removed.

During excavations carried out this year in the ancient city of Hierapolis in Pamukkale, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, the remains of two houses, which are said to date back to the founding years of the city, have been unearthed.

'Reimagining a Lost Armenian Home: The Dildilian Photography Collection' by Armen T. Marsoobian (IB Tauris, 224 pages, $30)

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım vowed on March 1 support for the shift to an executive presidency, saying the current system "pits father against son."

A retired worker man has been scrupulously looking after a pigeon that was born blind in the Black Sea province of Amasya. 

Halil Kuru, who lives in Amasya's Taşova district, carries the blind pigeon named "Pamuk" (Cotton) everywhere he goes. He expressed his affection for pigeons and said that he loved keeping pigeons from a young age.   

A Samsun court has granted a stay of execution for a gas station project which was slated to be built in a green area in the Black Sea province of Amasya following locals’ demonstrations.

The court issued the decision regarding a revision of the development plan in 2006, the organization of the parcel in 2008 and the construction permit given in 2014.