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The 'Mostar Bridge' of Tokat bears traces of history

The Stork Bridge, also known as the "Mostar of Tokat," attracts attention with its architectural structure. The bridge, with a single-arch and semicircular design, spans the Çanakçı Stream in the district of Niksar in Tokat province, bearing the traces of history. Although the exact construction date of the bridge is unknown, it is estimated to have been built during the Roman or Byzantine period. Used during the Byzantine, Seljuk, and Ottoman periods, the bridge continues to welcome visitors. Referred to locally as "Arasta," "Stork," and "Snake," the bridge is likened by visitors to the Mostar Bridge in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Standing over the Çanakçı Stream, the bridge with four remaining arches, the largest of which has a significant span, is among Turkey's top 100 bridges. Its architectural integrity preserved in cut stone, the round, single-eyed bridge continues to attract the attention of both domestic and foreign tourists visiting the district. The bridge derives its name from a cut stone located in the center of its arch, featuring figures of a snake and a stork. "It challenges history and earthquakes." Sedat Urkaya, a 60-year-old resident of the district, says, "There is a Mostar Bridge in Europe. This is also Tokat's Mostar Bridge. It challenges history and earthquakes. I believe it represents Tokat and Niksar very well. We have a country that will develop with tourism. Those who do not see this bridge will regret it. I would like everyone to come and see it. Niksar has its bridge and mosque. Niksar Castle is famous for having the second-largest walls in Europe. Diyarbakır is the first, and we have the second with Niksar Castle. Those who come to see it and do not cross this bridge and take a photo should consider themselves not having lived. This used to be a plain and a place dependent on agriculture. It is known that storks used to eat the snakes they collected from Çanakcı Stream here. There is very good agriculture here, so there is also a Mediterranean climate. It's the migration route of storks. It has become a symbol of storks. They drew the figure of the stork with a snake in its mouth and transferred it here to history. Well done to them." Kadir Tuğzemin says, "This bridge is famous. They call it the Stork Bridge with a snake in its mouth. Many people come here to watch it. They mostly come from outside. Since we are traders, they ask us where the Stork Bridge is."

Kırklareli Museum unveils historical agricultural objects

Kırklareli Museum attracts visitors with its nature corner with embalming, its sections reflecting folkloric elements, artifacts from the ice age to Rome, from the Thracians to the late Ottoman period. More than half of the objects exhibited in the museum are the artifacts found in the Aşağıpınar mound, whose excavations began in 1993 and lasted for 18 years. The artifacts, which shed light on how agriculture was done 8,200 years ago, are among the sections most viewed by visitors. "The first village based on agriculture" İlknur Yaz, a museum researcher at the Kırklareli Museum, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that there are approximately 7,500 artifacts in the museum. Stating that 60 percent of the collection consists of the artifacts found in Aşağıpınar, Yaz said that the objects found in the excavation attracted the attention of local and foreign visitors. Indicating that Aşağıpınar is a place where the first village life based on agriculture started and animals were domesticated, Yaz gave the following information: "The artifacts obtained as a result of excavations here are also exhibited in our museum. Actually, we can call Aşağıpınar the 'Göbeklitepe of Eastern Thrace'. There are hand axes, bone tools, clay bracelets, bone spoons, utensils that represent that period and that people used in their daily lives at that time. Apart from this, there are ceremonial vessels, figures and mother goddess figurines that they use in ceremonies. Mother goddess figurine is among the prominent works Yaz emphasized that the mother goddess figurine found in 2011 and used as the logo of the Congress of the European Union of Archaeologists stands out as the most striking artifact among the exhibits. Explaining that the visitors showed great interest in the statuette, Yaz continued: "Now, our visitors who come and visit our museum consciously feel and see a difference when they compare the mother goddess figurines they see in Anatolia with the mother goddess statuettes here. They wonder why. Because the period is the Neolithic period in Anatolia and Thrace. But there is a stylistic feature. In fact, the most important and most distinctive feature of our mother goddess is this stylistic difference, which distinguishes her from other mother goddesses. The most distinctive feature of our mother goddess figurine is that it bears the characteristics of both Anatolian and Balkan cultures. Neolithic culture, which started in Mesopotamia, spread to Europe from eastern Thrace.

Hittite tablets are read by artificial intelligence method

With the project, which was implemented as a first in the world, 1,954 Hittite tablets are read using artificial intelligence. The data obtained from the nail tablets will be put into service with the Hitit Digital Library to be established. The first phase of the project, which was initiated to read, scan and digitize the Hittite cuneiform tablets in the inventory of Ankara Anatolian Civilizations Museum, Istanbul Archeology Museums and Çorum Museum, has been completed. Within the framework of the project carried out in cooperation with Ankara University and the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, this exemplary project on Hittite tablets will facilitate the analysis of historical documents of thousands of years, and thus, tablet readings and publications will accelerate. The process of reading 500 tablets with artificial intelligence has been completed The first phase of the teaching process to artificial intelligence has ended by photographing it in high resolution and scanning it in 3D in Hattusa, the capital of the Hittites. While working on 1,954 cuneiform tablets with high-resolution photographs using artificial intelligence, the learning process of 500 Hittite tablets with cuneiform writing was completed in the first place. In the artificial intelligence study, 75.66 percent success was achieved. The data obtained from the readings will be shared with the scientific world by Hittitologists. In addition, when the artificial intelligence studies are completed, the information obtained from the tablets will be created and a digital library will be made available to Hititologists and history buffs. “This project is a first in the world” Ankara University Faculty Member Assoc. Dr. Emphasizing that the project is a first in the world, Özlem Sir Gavaz said, “The discovery of the Boğazkale tablets from Çorum has a great meaning. We started a project for the first time in the world to read Hittite tablets by artificial intelligence. Were there any examples? there was. There were examples of this in Chicago, Toronto, Tel Aviv University. Those directly related to artificial intelligence were on the Babylonian, Akkadian tablets. There was no project to digitize Hittite tablets directly like us and then integrate it with artificial intelligence. Therefore, we are very happy,” he said. Assoc. Dr. Gavaz, Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Nadir Alpaslan for his support to the project, Ankara University Rector Prof. Dr. He thanked Necdet Ünüvar and General Manager of Cultural Heritage and Museums Gökhan Yazgı.

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The 'Mostar Bridge' of Tokat bears traces of history

Kırklareli Museum unveils historical agricultural objects

Hittite tablets are read by artificial intelligence method