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Smiling Medusa Found in Queen Amastris’s City: A Rare Discovery in Northern Türkiye

A Rare Smiling Medusa Emerges in Ancient AmastrisArchaeologists excavating the ancient city of Amastris located in today’s town of Amasra in Türkiye’s Bartın province have uncovered an extraordinary carving of Medusa unlike anything seen before. The figure, discovered in a monumental Roman stoa, shows Medusa with a soft, almost childlike smile. Experts describe her as “Eros-like,” a dramatic departure from the usual fearsome portrayals meant to …Archaeology · Amasra Read Article

Rare Smiling Medusa Unearthed in Ancient Hellenistic City of Amastris in Turkey

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Ancient Greek Medusa, National Museum, Athens. Credit: Ross Berteig / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 Archaeologists in the ancient Hellenistic city of Amastris (Greek: Ἄμαστρις) have uncovered a rare carving of Medusa with a soft, almost childlike smile. The city, located in modern-day Amasra in Turkey’s Bartın province, has produced notable finds in recent years, but researchers say this depiction stands out for its unusually gentle expression. The carving…Archaeology · Amasra See the Story

Amasra Cruise Arrivals Surpass 111,000 as Black Sea Tourism Booms and Second Ship Planned for 2026

Amasra, a coastal district of Bartin province on the Black Sea in Türkiye, has drawn sustained cruise traffic since service began in August 2022. Over 38 months, combined passenger and crew arrivals surpassed 111,000, a figure far exceeding the town center’s population. What the numbers show, at glance The Astoria Grande cruise ship, which sails between Russia and Türkiye, completed its 28th call of the year at noon with 1,075 passengers and 440…Amasra · Amasra Read Article

Chp Bartın Deputy Aysu Bankoğlu Wrote: We Have Never Been Able to Avoid a Disaster.

Unless they're in a war or facing a terminal illness, no one thinks they'll die that day. Just like 27-year-old Şaban Yıldırım left home on October 14, 2022, saying his final goodbyes to his wife, Sena Sıla, before seeing their twins, who were due to be born. That evening, news of the disaster that claimed 43 lives in the Amasra mine reached Sena Sıla and dozens of homes. We couldn't even come back from the brink of disaster.Amasra · Amasra Read Article

Amasra Mining Disaster Case: Public Officials on Trial Did Not Appear in Court

The first hearing of the case against high-ranking public officials responsible for the October 14, 2022, firedamp explosion in Bartın's Amasra district, which claimed the lives of 43 workers, was held today.Amasra · Amasra Read Article

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Smiling Medusa Found in Queen Amastris’s City: A Rare Discovery in Northern Türkiye

Rare Smiling Medusa Unearthed in Ancient Hellenistic City of Amastris in Turkey

Amasra Cruise Arrivals Surpass 111,000 as Black Sea Tourism Booms and Second Ship Planned for 2026

Chp Bartın Deputy Aysu Bankoğlu Wrote: We Have Never Been Able to Avoid a Disaster.

Amasra Mining Disaster Case: Public Officials on Trial Did Not Appear in Court

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Smiling Medusa Found in Queen Amastris’s City: A Rare Discovery in Northern Türkiye

Rare Smiling Medusa Unearthed in Ancient Hellenistic City of Amastris in Turkey

Amasra Cruise Arrivals Surpass 111,000 as Black Sea Tourism Booms and Second Ship Planned for 2026

Chp Bartın Deputy Aysu Bankoğlu Wrote: We Have Never Been Able to Avoid a Disaster.

Amasra Mining Disaster Case: Public Officials on Trial Did Not Appear in Court

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