Kelkit

World archaeologists visit Satala

Following the 26th International Archaeological Congress in Batumi, where works from the Roman period were examined, a group of 69 archaeologists from England, Germany, Hungary, France, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Poland, and the U.S. recently toured and examined the ancient city of Satala as part of their program.

Efforts to restore Gümüşhane lake wiped off map fail

Efforts to restore a 12,000-year-old lake in Turkey's northeastern Gümüşhane province, which was wiped off the map by an excavation triggered by an urban myth last year, have failed.
The lake, whose water was drained after the Gümüşhane Governor's Office allowed a treasure hunt, failed to hold the desired level of water.

2 mine workers die after carbon monoxide poisoning in Turkey's Gümüşhane

Two workers have died and four others have been taken to hospital due to carbon monoxide poisoning in a mine in the Black Sea province of Gümüşhane, state-run Anadolu Agency reported early on July 16.  

Gümüşhane Governor Okay Memiş told reporters that the four workers were provided with outpatient treatment at a state hospital in the district of Kelkit.