August 2011
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Turkish doctors call the tune with traditional musical cures Istanbul hospital revives complementary therapy for a range of illnesses by playing ancient Arabesque scales and patterns Anaesthetist Dr Erol Can (left), playing a yayli tanbur, an Ottoman violin with Professor Bingur Sönmez holding a flute. Doctors in the Istanbul hospital are reviving ancient musical therapy for a variety of...
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Italian traveler’s goat stolen Monday, August 1, 2011 KIRKLARELİ Italian traveler Roland Verdon, 51, who has been trekking and camping on the Silk Road with his animals for 30 years, recently had his goat stolen in the northwestern Turkish province of Kırklareli. Italian traveler Roland Verdon, 51, who has been trekking and camping on the Silk Road with his animals for 30 years, recently had...
Aug 3rd
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Boğazköy Sphinx finally returns to Turkey after decades in Germany - Hurriyet Daily News After long-running talks with Germany, Turkey has finally succeeded in reacquiring the Boğazköy Sphinx, which had been on display at the Berlin Pergamon Museum Culture and Tourism Minister Ertuğrul Günay (3rd L) and other officials pose in front of the copy of the Boğazköy Sphinx. AA photo Turkish...
Aug 1st
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