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A curfew declared early Aug. 16 in the eastern province of Mu?'s Varto district was lifted around 24 hours later, the governor's office has announced.

Two people, including a soldier, were kidnapped in southeast Turkey on May 18 by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

A trade seal dating back to the Urartian era has been unearthed during archaeological excavations at the Tepeköy mound in the eastern province of Mu?'s Varto district.

Ahlat Museum Director Ziya K?l?nç said 18 artifacts had been unearthed in the excavations that ended on Dec. 29, 2014.

A Turkish court has withdrawn an order to conduct an on-site investigation into a 1993 incident in which nine family members were allegedly burned to death by the military, announcing that it wanted to finish the case "inexpensively" and "as soon as possible."