Anatolia

Turkish directors Kazım Öz and Semir Aslanyürek's film "Elif Ana" (Mother Elif) has become the winner of the special jury prize and the special organizing committee award at the 32nd International Golden Knight Film Festival in Grozny, Russia.

On behalf of the German Archaeology Institute, Professor Aa has been carrying out the archaeological excavations in the Boğazkale district of Çorum, which was home to the Hittite capital Hattusa.

Schachner has been following the traces of civilizations in Anatolia for more than a quarter of a century.

During a period when tension between the army and terrorist groups has been escalating on a daily basis with incidents especially in east and southeast Anatolia, the leader of Turkey?s Kurdish-problem focused party has renewed his call for peace to both sides, underlining an appeal for peace is never late.