Aksaray

Located within the Central Anatolian provinces of Konya, Aksaray and the capital Ankara, Salt Lake has turned pink due to the bacteria and algae proliferation resulting from high temperatures.

The first flamingo chicks of the year have hatched in Salt Lake, the country's second-largest lake and self-proclaimed "flamingo paradise," while teams are patrolling the lake to keep an eye on the birds.

The U.S. television channel FX has produced a TV series for the first time in Türkiye, starring Golden Globe-winning U.S. actress Elisabeth Moss as veteran Turkish actor Haluk Bilginer will also be seen in the series.

The hot air balloon trips in the Ihlara Valley in the Central Anatolian province of Aksaray, which is the starting point of the iconic touristic attraction Cappadocia, have resumed after they had to be halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 14-kilometer-long valley lures visitors, who can go all the way down the valley with 394 step stairs, with its ancient churches and landscape.

Malaysia's queen has fallen in love with the historical Cappadocia region on her visit to the site in the Central Anatolia region, and said she is seeking a house to buy and live.

The Central Anatolian province of Çankırı will open its fairy chimneys that look similar to the ones in the world-renowned Cappadocia region to tourism.

The 150 fairy chimneys are located in the Orta district, some 80 kilometers from Çankırı and some 120 kilometers from the capital Ankara.

Aşıklı Mound has turned into a dialogue between art and archeology through the works of 13 Turkish and international artists. The exhibition "Lines of Site," which opened on Feb. 4 at the Historical Hüsrev Kethüda Bath, can be visited until Feb. 25.

The first excavations have been initiated in the ancient city of Mokissos, also known as "Nora," which could become the "Ephesus of the Cappadocia region," with its history dating back to the Hellenistic period.

A "revival" project is being carried out on a woman's skull, which was discovered in 1989 during archaeological excavations in the Aşıklı Mound in the Central Anatolian province of Aksaray and is believed to have undergone the first brain surgery in history.

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The underground city of Saint Mercurius, located in the Saratlı village of the Central Anatolian province of Aksaray, is famous for its 40 living spaces such as its church, mass graves, water wells, floor furnaces, pigeon houses, cellars and warehouse roofs.