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					<title>The Latest Turkey Archaeology News from Nirvana International</title>
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				<title>Turkey to create national parks</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[The Turkish government is planning to give <a href="http://www.nirvanainternational.com/why_choose_turkey/" target="_self">Turkey</a>'s natural geological areas official protection, according to local <a href="http://www.nirvanainternational.com/news/" target="_self">news</a> agencies.  In an effort to protect <a href="http://www.nirvanainternational.com/why_choose_turkey/" target="_self">Turkey</a>'s natural heritage, the country's natural geological areas including its many karst structures, caves and canyons will be turned into so-called 'geo-parks' under the government plans.  This will...]]></description>
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				<title>Archaeological find in Turkey</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[A significant archaeological discovery has been made in <a href="http://www.nirvanainternational.com/why_choose_turkey/" target="_self">Turkey</a>'s ancient city Laodiceia, near the coastal city of Denizli. Following five years of excavations at the site, associate professor Celal Simsek has announced that his team have found a statue head of the ancient Greek god of the underworld, Hades. Recent digs have also turned up a large number of marble sculptures - including ones of Aphrodite and Eros - as well as various historical artefacts such as terracotta cups, bottles and coins. &quot;We also...]]></description>
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				<title>Ancient city turned into archaeological park</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[The ancient Anatolian city of Tilmen Tumulus has been turned into a tourist attraction under the stewardship of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Tourists are now free to take tours around the site, with guide information on wall displays written in both Turkish and English, reports the Anatolia News Agency. The ministry was helped by scientists from Bologna University in Italy and members of both institutions attended the opening ceremony on Wednesday (October 24th). &quot;The park will also have some tools measuring humidity and warmth in the air and the data will be monitored through...]]></description>
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				<title>Manuscripts go live</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Nirvana International - Your reference point for Property in Turkey Original Ottoman Turkish manuscripts which hold a wealth of revelations about Turkish history and culture will be available for people to view world-wide for the first time. Some 170,000 handwritten manuscripts have been digitalised by the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry and will be available for viewing on the internet in the future. The ministry holds some 192,000 documents, but until now they could only be viewed by visiting the National Library.  Now historians or curious students can search for manuscripts using...]]></description>
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				<title>Ancient Italians were actually from Turkey</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[New reports suggest that the ancient Italians may actually have originated from Turkey, with genetic studies revealing that the 'native' Etruscans migrated from Turkey. Scientists have discovered that the Etruscans, who came about in roughly 1200 BC and came to dominance in Italy and surrounding regions in the 6th century BC, were originally from the area that is now known as Turkey. Research from geneticist Alberto Piazza of the University of Turin asserts this fact, linking the much lauded Etruscans to Lydia, the area presently known as Turkey. This theory is in keeping with the speculation...]]></description>
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				<title>Archaeological museum reveals old treasures</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Some of the world's most impressive archaeological relics are on show again for the first time in 25 years at Istanbul's Archaeological Museum, the Turkish Daily News reports. Artefacts including Sidemara, the biggest sarcophagus in Turkey, have been kept in storage for a quarter of a century, but now they are on show for visitors once again in the northern wing. The historical items were revealed during an opening ceremony attended by culture and tourism minister Atilla Koc.  In his speech, Mr Koc said Turkey needed a new policy towards managing its museums and favoured a system of...]]></description>
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				<title>Gladiator found in Ephesus</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[A relief of an ancient gladiator has been found in the Turkish city of Ephesus.  Austrian archaeologists working at the city's Marble Hall of the Hillside Houses II found the reliefs on marble columns in the ancient Turkish property. Lead archaeologist Professor Fritz Krinzinger from the Austrian Archaeology Institute told the Turkish Daily News: &quot;We unearthed two marble columns with two gladiators relief, which we believe were used in the barriers of a structure in the area.  &quot;The findings will be handed over to Ephesus Museum according to Turkish law,&quot; he added, meaning that...]]></description>
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				<title>Gaziantep museum to introduce new Zeugma mosaics</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[The Gaziantep Archaeology Museum is to undergo expansions that will allow it to display up to 900 square metres of Zeugma mosaics that have never before been exhibited. It currently houses approximately 550 square metres of mosaics excavated from the ruins of the ancient Commagene city of Zeugma, which is situated in the Gaziantep province of Turkey. The museum is one of the richest resources on the history of the ancient kingdom of Commagene and displays more artefacts from Zeugma than any other museum in Turkey. Orhan Duzgun, general director of cultural assets and museums for the ministry...]]></description>
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				<title>Turkish archaeologists to excavate ancient city</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Turkish archaeologists from the University of Ankara are to excavate the ancient city of Zeugma and renovate Classical temples. Associate Professor Kutalmis Gorkay will lead the excavations that will take place between July 15th and October 20th this year and involve 60 members, including four foreigners. Located in the ancient kingdom of Commagene, the south-eastern city of Zeugma was unearthed in the modern metropolis of Gaziantep. Founded around 300 BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, it gained its name from the Greek word to join, after the bridge of boats it...]]></description>
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				<title>Turkey treasures go online</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Turkey's archaeological treasures are to go online to encourage more people to discover the fascinating heritage of Anatolia. The culture and tourism ministry has created a virtual museum link on its website at www.kultur.gov.tr, so that visitors can get a taster of what they will see on their visit to Anatolia. It will also benefit anyone with property in Turkey as they may not realise just what treasures Turkey, the site of Troy, Cappadocia, Hattusha, 'Noah's Ark', ancient Constantinople and many more, has to offer. Available in English and Turkish, sites available to tour virtually include...]]></description>
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