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Turkey's 12,000-year-old town about to be engulfed

Turkey's 12,000-year-old town about to be engulfed [Courtesy]

From the ancient citadel overlooking the valley, Ridvan Ayhan looks at the Tigris with a furrowed brow. The river that supported his family's town for generations will soon destroy it.

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