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A second-century A.D. female statue and two frieze fragments with various depictions have come to light during the ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Olba, which is located in the Silifke district of the southern province of Mersin and once served as the center of the Olba Kingdom in the Hellenistic period.

Turkish art historian Semavi Eyice has died of multiple organ failure at the Maltepe University Training and Research Hospital. He was 96.