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The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has submitted a law proposal for the establishment of a commission that will deal with the protection of the famous Cappadocia region in the Central Anatolian province of Nevşehir in parliament.

Authorities on Feb. 16 began demolishing illegal structures in the famous Cappadocia region in the Central Anatolian province of Nevşehir.

The move came after Nevşehir Governor İlhami Aktaş said the demolition of 15 structures that "were already built or were being built" adjacent to the world-famous "fair chimneys" would start on Feb. 16.

The French diplomatic mission in Turkey is mourning the death of Deputy Consul Vincent Caumontat, who was killed in a hot air balloon accident in the touristic area of Cappadocia in Central Anatolia on April 9.

"This tragic loss has shaken us," said Bertrand Buchwalter, the French consul general to Istanbul, after a ceremony at the consulate building on April 10. 

Some 49 tourists were injured on March 14 after the hot air balloons they were in made a hard landing due to strong winds in the Cappadocia region of Turkey's central province of Nevşehir, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

A geo-park is set to be built in Cappadocia to display fossils that were unearthed during construction by the Housing Development Administration (TOK?) last year in the Central Anatolian province of Nev?ehir's Gül?ehir and Ürgüp districts. 

A UNESCO representative has examined the central Anatolian province of Nev?ehir, which is home to the world?s largest underground city. Cappadocia, the region in which the province is located, is already on the UNESCO world heritage list.