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The awe-inspiring discovery of a Byzantine basilica in İznik and a massive underground city near Cappadocia bookended 2014, but the year also brought with it times of triumph in the cultural sphere, as well as farewells to doyens of archaeology.

Doyenne of Turkish archaeology dies aged 98
Jan 12, 2014

Excavations in the ancient city of Misis (Mopsuestia), located in the southern province of Adana, have revealed a human skeleton, which is estimated to date back to 3,000 years ago.

Known as the "immortal city," the ancient city has been excavated under the scope of a project initiated by the Yüreğir Municipality.

As of five years ago, every year Mersin provides an entertaining festival, the ‘Citrus Festival’ which brings different people from all over the world together in a celebration loaded with fruit Sometimes I watch video clips on YouTube where people do stupid things. They jump on a chair or table and fall down. It’s all very hilarious, but you should be careful with what you laugh at.

Archaeological excavations in the ancient city Anavarza in the southern province of Adana’s Kozan district are continuing on a 30-35 meter-wide cobblestone road.

 The scientific consultant of the excavations, Çukurova University Archaeology Department’s Assistant Professor Fatih Gülşen said excavations had started last year and continued with some 40 people.

Known as the immortal city, 7,000-year-old Misis in the southern province of Adana is coming to light with archaeological work that is revealing the ancient city’s rich history Misis (Mopsouestia) might be outshone by Rome, but the ancient city on the banks of the Ceyhan River in southern Turkey is just as old as the old imperial capital, while arguably trumping Rome’s moniker of “the et

Yaşar Kemal, one of Turkey’s most famous writers, depicts the Çukurova prairies near the southern city of Adana in most of his novels. Çukurova is one of the symbols of Adana.

A local association in Turkey’s southern province of Adana has urged the local authorities to cancel an ongoing tango festival, describing the saucy Argentinian dance as “adultery on foot and with music.”

The number of real estate sales to foreign buyers increased 81 percent in September from the same period of the previous year, the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK) revealed on Oct. 24.

The 21st Golden Boll Film Festival, organized by Adana Municipality, ended Sept. 20 with a big victory for Nesimi Yetik’s “Toz Ruhu” (Spirit of Dust), which won the best film award.

The star of classic U.S. drama The O.C., Mischa Barton, came to Turkey’s southern province of Adana for the 21st Golden Boll Film Festival, where she was given a golden bracelet unique to Adana.