Cumhuriyet University

A study has shown that 28 percent of children suffer from "hikikomori" syndrome, a Japanese term meaning "pulling inward or being confined" and characterized by severe social withdrawal, especially with the use of digital devices.

The restoration of the Sivas Castle in Turkey's Central Anatolia region has received a shot in the arm thanks to the initiation of a work to unearth the inner castle defense walls.

Officials started inserting chips into Kangals, world-renowned shepherd dogs, to monitor and protect the gene structure of the animals who are native to the Central Anatolian province of Sivas.

The chipping process is being held in a hub named "Kangal Training, Protection and Reproduction" recently opened at Meraküm Hill, a region 10 kilometers away from the city center.

Examinations have started after amateur fishermen caught piranhas in the Kızılırmak River for the third time in the last 20 days.

Three separate amateur fishermen caught piranhas, which are indigenous to the Amazon basin, in Kızılırmak, running through the city center of the Central Anatolian province of Sivas.

The Sivas Massacre, an arson attack staged by radical Islamists on mostly Alevi intellectuals inside the Madımak Hotel that killed 33 intellectuals and two hotel personnel, was commemorated on its 24th anniversary on July 2 in the Central Anatolian province of Sivas.

Police have reportedly asked Cumhuriyet University, in the Central Anatolian province of Sivas, for a list of "students who might have been pregnant" as part of an investigation into a dead baby found in a dustbin. 

A large number of historical artifacts, including the head of a 2,000-year-old Hermes statue, have been seized during an operation by the Sivas Police Department Directorate of Anti-smuggling and Organized Crime Branch.