8+ hour, 33+ min ago  (313+ words) Local authorities in the Black Sea province of Rize have unearthed a nearly 200-year-old stone arch bridge that had been buried beneath road infrastructure for decades. The bridge, a local landmark, resurfaced during ongoing municipal roadworks. Having been partially obscured…...

8+ hour, 31+ min ago  (454+ words) The historic fortification walls of the ancient city of Sillyon, known for having withstood Alexander the Great, have been restored in the Serik district of Antalya. With a history of uninterrupted settlement spanning 7, 000 years and home to numerous civilizations, Sillyon…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (290+ words) H'rriyet Daily News Exhibition marks 120 years of Hattu'a excavations in "orum Speaking at the opening ceremony, Professor Zekeriya I'k, dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hitit University, said that "orum is a city with thousands of…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (537+ words) A living piece of Turkish history has taken root at modern T'rkiye founder Mustafa Kemal Atat'rk's mausoleum in Ankara, after students from the northwestern province of Yalova planted a clone of the very tree that famously led the leader to…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (356+ words) A 150-year-old mansion in the northern province of Bolu hosts students in the shadow of history, serving as a boutique library where visitors can read and study within a centuries-old atmosphere. Located in the town of G'yn'k, the mansion was…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (347+ words) The 16th-century mosque, described by master architect Mimar Sinan as his "masterpiece," underwent'a comprehensive four-and-a-half-year restoration'and'reopened at full capacity on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Engineers reinforced the mosque's central dome, while similar upgrades were…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (769+ words) Iraq is home to ruins from some of the world's earliest civilizations, but teams led by international archaeologists have been forced by drone and rocket attacks in the Middle East war to cut short their expeditions. Archaeologists told AFP that…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (352+ words) T'rkiye officially returned the "Angel statue" to the Fener Greek Patriarchate, marking a significant step in the country's ongoing efforts to protect its cultural heritage and combat the illicit trafficking of historical artifacts. Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (475+ words) A wooden prop used in a Turkish children's television series has been officially registered as a "historical artifact" and transferred to a major museum in Istanbul, in a case that has raised questions over cultural heritage oversight. The object in…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (469+ words) T'rkiye has assigned unique, invisible "digital identities" to more than 600, 000 artifacts held in state collections in a major step in protecting its cultural heritage, the Culture and Tourism Ministry has announced. The system relies on a specialized chemical marking method…...