Abdurrahman Akyüz

Bible to undergo carbon test

A carbon test will be applied to a gilded Bible that was seized last week in Turkey's northern province of Tokat. 

The bible, thought to date back around 1,000 years, was found in a police operation targeting a group in Tokat that was illegally selling historical artifacts.

Hidden tunnel partially opened in northern Turkey

The first 30 meters of a hidden tunnel, known as Ceylanyolu, which was discovered during restoration work on Tokat Castle in the northern Anatolian province of Tokat, has been opened. The tunnel is estimated to be 350 meters long. 

Provincial Culture and Tourism Director Abdurrahman Akyüz said they were excited to find the end of the hidden tunnel. 

Turkish district set to be moved for ancient city

The ancient city of Sebastapolis will have a chance to come to light after local authorities ordered the transfer of the entire district of Sulusary, which was built on top of the site The northern province of Tokat's Sulusaray district, a settlement of 3,500 people located on top of the ancient city of Sebastapolis, is set to be moved to another location so that the site can come to lig

Visitors flock to Ball?ca cave

Tokat?s Ball?ca Cave, described as a wonder of nature, is a popular place among patients of asthma thanks to its oxygen level and healing atmosphere Famous for its stalactites, rare geological formations and cures for asthma, Ball?ca Cave in the northern Anatolian province of Tokat is continuing to draw large numbers of visitors, with 70,125 people going spelunking last year.