BODRUM - A group of scientists from Akdeniz University starts research in Nazilli, where the elderly population lives longer than the European average. Twenty-three out of 100 people are above 60 years of age in the western town, which looks to invest in this healthy image
ISTANBUL - Muazzez Çığ became a Sumerologist simply because the university classes in French, her preferred subject, were already full when she applied for them. Now in her 90’s, Muazzez Çığ has hit the headlines with a court case opened against her for inciting religious hatred
The aquittal in a Beyoglu courtroom yesterday of 93 year old Turkish historian Muazzez Ilmiye Cig, who had been brought to trial on the basis of the controversial article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code, on charges of "inciting hatred and provocation in Turkish people," was the cause for applause outside the courtroom by crowds who had come to support her.
International observers of media freedom will be turning their eyes to Turkey on November 1, when reknowned Turkish historian Muazzez Ilmiye Cig, a 92 year old academic specializing in Sumerian culture and history, will be tried on charges that she "has insulted the people and provoked hatred and disrespect among people" through some of her work and statements.