Aziziye

Museum to display ancient stone artifacts

Works are underway to present visitors with a new museum that will showcase 500 stone artifacts from the ancient period in the eastern province of Erzurum, which has hosted many civilizations in Anatolia for centuries.

When the idea of creating a museum consisting of stone artifacts emerged in 2016, efforts began to collect artifacts in the region.

Six family members die in tragic crash

At least six members of the same family have been killed after their car plunged into a roadside river in Turkey's eastern Erzurum province.

According to the Turkish gendarmerie, the accident took place when the driver, identified as Muhammer Acabay, lost control of the vehicle late July 15 near the Beyp?nar neighborhood of the Aziziye district in Erzurum.