Saturday, July 23, 2005

Turkish Daily News - Achilles bust to be part of Troy hero collection

"Achilles bust to be part of Troy hero collection
Saturday, July 23, 2005
ANKARA – Turkish Daily News

Canakkale's 18 Mart University department of fine arts Professor Mehmet Uyanık is making a bust of Achilles, one of the heroes of the historic Trojan War.

Speaking to an Anatolia news agency reporter, Professor Uyanık noted that Canakkale played a very important role in mythology. The ceramics professor previously created a bust of famous Turkish sailor Piri Reis and donated the piece to the university's Piri Reis Sea Museum."

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