Karatepe

Forced to marry at the tender age of 14 and continued her life as a single mother of two at the age of 16, a Turkish woman has initiated an effort to bring about a revolutionary change in the maritime profession she started, paving the way to redefine the term "seaman" (gemi adamı in Turkish) as "sea person."

The Karatepe Aslantaş Archaeological Area, which was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List last week, is set to become the new promotional face of the southern province of Osmaniye and Turkey.

Ankara's historic Beypazarı district on April 18 entered the tentative list of UNESCO with its thousands of years old history.

Beypazarı has been a settlement since ancient times and holds symbols of ancient traditions with rich historical and natural resources, according to UNESCO.

The Yesemek sculpture workshop on the hills of Gaziantep’s Karatepe is home to around 300 sculptures weighing between 500 kg and 15 tons, which lay scattered on its landscape.

The doyenne of archaeology in Turkey, Halet Çambel, is among the prominent female figures depicted in a doodle prepared by Google for International Women's Day on March 8.

The slideshow doodle showcased 13 female pioneers from around the world including Americanjournalist Ida Wells, Egypt's first female pilot Lotfia El Nadi, and Mexian painter Frida Kahlo.

At least 14 people, including six children, were killed on June 5 when a school bus plunged off a road and into a canal in the southern province of Osmaniye. 

A recent close-up by London and Athens-based photographer Georgios Makkas shows that expensive smart phones, particularly ones with waterproof gadgets, mean a lot more than keeping in contact for Aegean refugees who have been risking their lives for a better future away from the risks of war and deadly poverty.

The doyen of Turkish archaeology, Professor Halet Çambel, who died on Jan. 12 last year aged 98, was honored by Google with a doodle for her birthday on Aug. 27. 

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