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Centuries old pill bottle unearthed in SE Turkey
An earthen pill bottle, embossed with two snakes raddled each other, called Caduceus, used as a symbol of medicine, is being displayed after it was unearthed at The Harran archaeological excavation site, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Tentative Lists, in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa, Turkey. According to the chair of The Archeology Department of Harran University Mehmet Onal, the pill bottle belongs in the Middle Ages, 9 centuries old. The snake figure symbolizes immortality in archeology also symbolizes health and medicine in ancient Egypt and Greek arts.
14 February 2019
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Zero Point in Time: Göbeklitepe artifacts at Şanlurfa museum
The famed ancient temple of stunning Göbeklitepe, which was added last year to UNESCO's World Heritage List, is a common stop for both local and international tourists, offering them a chance to witness ancient monuments dating back some 12,000 years. Turkey has declared 2019 the Year of Göbeklitepe.
19 January 2019
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People mobilize to rescue sheep stuck in mud in SE Turkey
Turkish gendarmerie forces, firefighters and local people mobilized to rescue at total of 67 sheep and a donkey that were stuck in the mud in southeastern Şanlıurfa province.
10 January 2019
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Turkey's Harran eyes UNESCO heritage list
After 18 years in the waiting room, Turkey's southeastern archaeological site Harran is expected to soon be added to UNESCO's World Heritage list, according to local scholars. Harran has been on UNESCO's tentative list since 2000.
24 July 2018
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Summer bath for sheep in Turkey's Şanlıurfa
Images show a herd of sheep gathering at a pasture after the shearing process and being washed to keep them cool and for their growing in Turkey's Şanliurfa province.
26 April 2018
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Turkey’s natural beauty: Şanlıurfa
Beautiful scenery and images can be seen of the Euphrates River in Turkey's Şanlıurfa. Şanlıurfa is a city of ancient traditions, old friendships and mystical associations as well as a pilgrimage town and spiritual center imbued with a compelling atmosphere redolent of the Middle East.
05 April 2018
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Aviculture in Turkey's Şanlıurfa
A 73-year-old bird lover Mahmut Çelik who breeds birds for 65 years poses for a photo with a dove at a pigeon market in Turkey's southern Sanliurfa province on February 26, 2018. Bird lovers gather at Şanlıurfa's pigeon markets on weekends that consist of many different types of birds like; tumblr, spinner and homing pigeons.
27 February 2018
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War torn Syrian children take shelter at camp in SE Turkey
Far from their homeland and unaware of the ugly sides of the war in their country, Syrian children play together in a refugee camp in Turkey's southeastern Şanlıurfa province.
17 January 2018
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Turkey deploys armored vehicles to Syrian border
Turkish armoured vehicles are deployed to Gaziantep to reinforce border units in Şanlıurfa, Turkey on January 16, 2018.
16 January 2018
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Turkish troops on full alert on Syrian border
Armed forces keeping a sharp look-out for any ISIL hostility on the Syrian border
12 November 2015
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Over 20 detained after two Syrian journalists slain in Turkey
Investigation intensifies to solve mystery of horrific murder; police trace Syrian on the run
31 October 2015
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Two Syrian journalists slain in Turkey
Two journalists known for their anti-ISIL reporting found beheaded in city near the Turkish-Syrian border
30 October 2015
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Turkey calls for solidarity after deadly bomb attack
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu says it is day to 'raise your voice against terror'
21 July 2015
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World condemns bomb attack in Turkey's south
UN, NATO, US, Germany, France, Pakistan among those voicing solidarity with Turkey after attack in Suruç
21 July 2015
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Turkish Red Crescent provides $344.5 mln aid to Syrians
The Turkish aid organization meets all kinds of needs made by the 250,000 Syrians accommodated in 23 separate camps
14 March 2015
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Turkey to launch agricultural project for Syrian refugees
The new project will provide thousands of Syrian refugees with land cultivation work inside Turkey as well as meeting their own needs
02 March 2015
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Bomb attack hits Turkish checkpoint near Syrian border
Two injuries, including a Turkish police officer, and no casualties occurred in a bomb attack meant for the Şanliurfa Turkish-Syrian border post
13 February 2015
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Japanese reporter covering Turkey dies in car accident
The reporter, expecting to cover the hostage release of Japan's veteran war reporter, died in a rear-end car collision near the Turkey's border with Syria,
30 January 2015
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Turkey sets humanitarian bridge for Kobani: Sanliurfa governor
Turkey extended its helping hand for every injured refugee coming from Kobani without making any discrimination, says Şanlıurfa governor
21 October 2014
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