A “gate to hell” has emerged from ruins in southwestern Turkey, Italian archaeologists have announced. Known as Pluto’s Gate — Ploutonion in Greek, Plutonium in Latin — the cave was celebrated as the portal to the underworld in Greco-Roman mythology and tradition. Historic sources located the site in the ancient Phrygian city of Hierapolis, now called Pamukkale, and described the ... Read More »
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Christmas Turkey to cost higher this year
An overwhelming demand of dairy products all over the world with more people increasing their standard of life, has caused the rise in price for the festive turkey this Christmas all across Europe. Seems like Christmas is going to be hard this year! The prices of turkey which has already been double folded this year by an increase in 20 ... Read More »
7.3 Magnitude Earthquake strikes Turkey
An Earthquake measuring 7.3 in magnitude has strike Turkey leaving it in a devastating state. The hard hit region was Van,a highly populated Turkish City and Ercis. The quake’s epicenter was in the village of Tabanli, 10 miles (17 kilometers) from Van. It struck at 10:41 a.m. local time, at a depth of 12.4 miles (20 kilometers), according to the ... Read More »