Gaziantep
Women’s position in state administration investigated in Carchemish
It has been determined that most of the 100 seal impressions, which were unearthed during the excavations carried out in the ancient city of Carchemish (Karkamış), belonged to a woman named Matiya.
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Turkish film wins best picture at prominent festival in US
"Flaşbellek" (Flash Drive), a film directed and written by Turkish Cypriot filmmaker Derviş Zaim, has won the best picture award at the New York Independent Cinema Awards in the United States.
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Well-known actors of Arab cinema, such as Salah Bakri, Ali Suleiman, Sara El Debuch and Husam Chadat, took part in the production, which tells about the Syrian war.
'Little Amal' completes its tour in Turkey
The journey in Turkey of the 3.5-meter-tall puppet "Little Amal," which was designed to highlight the difficulties of Syrian refugee children to the world, ended on Aug. 9.
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'Little Amal' completes Turkey tour
The journey in Turkey of the 3.5-meter-tall puppet "Little Amal," which was designed to highlight the difficulties of Syrian refugee children to the world, ended on Aug. 9.
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Museum offers tour of Anatolian chronology
The Gaziantep Archaeology Museum, where the Roman-era clay seal impressions, which is the world's largest collection of clay seal impressions from the ancient city of Zeugma, and the skeletal remains of the extinct Maraş Elephant, are on display, offers the opportunity to examine the history of Anatolia in chronological order.
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Turkey's defense chief inspects military post along Syrian border
Turkey's national defense minister on July 26 carried out inspections at a military post where Turkish troops in northern Syria are dispatched.
Rock chambers unearthed in Zeugma
Within the scope of ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Zeugma, located in the southeastern province of Gaziantep's Belkıs district, two rock chambers have been unearthed in the area previously discovered and called the "House of Muses" due to the mosaics on its floor.
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'Little Amal' puppet to walk for displaced refugee children
The journey of a 3.5-meter-tall puppet en route to the U.K., prepared as part of a project titled "The Walk" that is sharing the life story of Little Amal, a 9-year-old Syrian refugee, will begin in the southeastern province of Gaziantep.
Mosaics in house move to Zeugma Museum
Byzantine-era mosaics found on the floor of a house during illegal excavations in the southeastern province of Gaziantep have been divided into 98 pieces after two years of work and started being moved to the Zeugma Mosaic Museum.
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Turkey inks deal to enhance childcare for working women
The Union of Municipalities of Turkey (TBB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the International Labor Organization (ILO) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday to promote more accessible childcare to encourage women's participation in the labor force.