Halide Edip Adivar, Yunus Nadi Abalioglu conceived idea for Turkish news agency Merve Berker | 05.04.2021
ANKARA
Exactly 101 years ago, a discussion between two Turkish intellectuals Halide Edip Adivar and Yunus Nadi Abalioglu at a train station conceived the idea of the Turkish global wire Anadolu Agency.
On the orders of the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the agency began its operation on April 6, 1920, to communicate the voice of Anatolia to the world.
Since its foundation, Anadolu Agency has worked to disseminate factual news across the globe with confidence, impartiality, professionalism and speed.
It currently operates in 13 languages and provides news to more than 6,000 subscribers from over 100 countries.
Gate to Byzantine City, Ottoman Baths Discovered under Mytilene Castle
March 2, 2021
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A new gate to an ancient city was recently unearthed at Mytilene’s iconic castle on the Greek island of Lesvos. Credit: Lesvos Ephorate of Antiquities
Recent excavations undertaken by the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Greek island of Lesvos have revealed new Byzantine structures and even baths dating back to the Ottoman era in Mytilene.
Going back as far as the 6th to the 7th century AD, the findings shed new light on life on the island of Lesvos, especially regarding the defense of the island in those times.