İzmir's Dokuz Eylül University

Survivors, city officials and citizens gathered in the western city of İzmir on Oct. 30 to commemorate the victims of the 2020 earthquake that struck off the coast and killed 117 people.

Multiple ceremonies organized by the governor's office in İzmir and the municipality were held to honor the lives lost, particularly in Bayraklı, the district hardest hit by the earthquake.

Archaeologists have unearthed the Koressos gate, one of the three main entrances to the ancient city of Ephesus, once a bustling trade and tourism site.

The find marks a major milestone in the excavation efforts within the ancient site, which lies within the borders of the western city of İzmir.

A Turkish scientist has been honored with the "International Scientist Award" by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), one of the prestigious professional organizations in the U.S.

Mummified skeletons have been unearthed from recently discovered sarcophaguses (stone coffins) in Hisardere necropolis (cemetery), Iznik district of Turkey's Bursa province.

Excavation is being carried out by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism under the supervision of Aygün Ekin Meriç, an academic at the Archeology Department of İzmir's Dokuz Eylül University.

A Palestinian doctor is practicing medicine in Turkey after completing his studies on a scholarship.

Mohammed Abusharekh, 33, fled Israeli aggression while studying medicine at Jerusalem University in 2007.

Abusharekh was forced to drop out of university as it was on the Israeli side.