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Brutal reality of Gallipoli Campaign revealed in doctor’s report from lone truce Image

Brutal reality of Gallipoli Campaign revealed in doctor’s report from lone truce

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Rare wartime report uncovers the unbearable conditions faced by Ottoman troops during the 1915 Gallipoli offensive and the only cease-fire of the campaign

First ancient Egyptian genome sheds light on life in Old Kingdom

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Researchers have sequenced the genome of a 4,800-year-old Egyptian buried in a sealed jar tomb, revealing North African and Mesopotamian ancestry

First ancient Egyptian genome sheds light on life in Old Kingdom Image

Restoration underway at historic mosque where first Friday prayer held in Anatolia

Turkish Islamic heritage

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Ani’s Fethiye Mosque, site of Anatolia’s first Friday prayer after the 1064 Seljuk conquest, is undergoing staged restoration for public reopening

Restoration underway at historic mosque where first Friday prayer held in Anatolia Image

Gobeklitepe attracts global attention as cornerstone of tourism in southeastern Türkiye

archaeological sites in Türkiye

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Gobeklitepe in Türkiye attracts global interest as the world’s oldest known cult center, with over 3.6 million visitors since its opening in 2019

Gobeklitepe attracts global attention as cornerstone of tourism in southeastern Türkiye Image

Rare artifacts linked to Rumi undergo restoration in Türkiye Image

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Rare artifacts linked to Rumi undergo restoration in Türkiye

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Topkapi Palace opens its gates to nighttime visitors through summer Image

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Topkapi Palace opens its gates to nighttime visitors through summer

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Whirling dervishes set to perform at Rome’s Colosseum for first time Image

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Whirling dervishes set to perform at Rome’s Colosseum for first time

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Balikesir’s half-century fair draws 40,000 visitors with food, festivity, local charm Image

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Balikesir’s half-century fair draws 40,000 visitors with food, festivity, local charm

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European massacres of Jews and Ottoman Empire's role in their survival Image

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European massacres of Jews and Ottoman Empire's role in their survival

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Live-action remakes: A necessary evolution or creative redundancy? Image

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Live-action remakes: A necessary evolution or creative redundancy?

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Istanbul Coffee Festival to return to Kadikoy Sept. 11–14 with tastings, workshops, and music Image

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Istanbul Coffee Festival to return to Kadikoy Sept. 11–14 with tastings, workshops, and music

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AI unveils Bible's hidden authors Image

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AI unveils Bible's hidden authors

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Ancient mosaics uncovered in Türkiye’s Olympos shed new light on early Christian history Image

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Ancient mosaics uncovered in Türkiye’s Olympos shed new light on early Christian history

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Language of dead: Cultural symbols on Turkish gravestones Image

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Language of dead: Cultural symbols on Turkish gravestones

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Medieval glazed ceramics unearthed in Ani go on display in Kars Museum Image

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Medieval glazed ceramics unearthed in Ani go on display in Kars Museum

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Spanish whistling language experts visit Kuskoy, bird language village of Giresun Image

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Spanish whistling language experts visit Kuskoy, bird language village of Giresun

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'Memory of the Mediterranean' exhibition opens in Tirana with rare Ottoman works Image

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'Memory of the Mediterranean' exhibition opens in Tirana with rare Ottoman works

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Ancient Anatolian textiles reveal earliest indigo-dyed yarn, nalbinding technique Image

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Ancient Anatolian textiles reveal earliest indigo-dyed yarn, nalbinding technique

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Hagia Sophia faces restoration push amid Istanbul’s earthquake risk Image

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Hagia Sophia faces restoration push amid Istanbul’s earthquake risk

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Türkiye's Olympos opens ancient Roman rock tombs to visitors for first time Image

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Türkiye's Olympos opens ancient Roman rock tombs to visitors for first time

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Ferzan Ozpetek’s latest film 'Diamanti' wins prestigious Nastri d’Argento award in Italy Image

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Ferzan Ozpetek’s latest film 'Diamanti' wins prestigious Nastri d’Argento award in Italy

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What Turks ate and drank 150 years ago Image

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What Turks ate and drank 150 years ago

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What do 4,000-year-old ritual pits in Türkiye reveal about Bronze Age beliefs? Image

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What do 4,000-year-old ritual pits in Türkiye reveal about Bronze Age beliefs?

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Why women are key to preserving Turkish hamam traditions Image

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Why women are key to preserving Turkish hamam traditions

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Narin Castle: Ottoman garrison overlooking Caspian in Dagestan Image

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Narin Castle: Ottoman garrison overlooking Caspian in Dagestan

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1,600-year-old Mor Kiryakus Monastery reopens to visitors in Türkiye's Batman Image

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1,600-year-old Mor Kiryakus Monastery reopens to visitors in Türkiye's Batman

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Hidden in a cane: How Türkiye’s rose legacy took root Image

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Hidden in a cane: How Türkiye’s rose legacy took root

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'How to Train Your Dragon': Live-action adaptation film review Image

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'How to Train Your Dragon': Live-action adaptation film review

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Ancient Roman pool sees first excavation in 79 years: Tyana's hydraulic legacy unearthed Image

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Ancient Roman pool sees first excavation in 79 years: Tyana's hydraulic legacy unearthed

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Over 100 Turkish-period arrowheads unearthed in Türkiye's ancient city of Becin Image

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Over 100 Turkish-period arrowheads unearthed in Türkiye's ancient city of Becin

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How ancient desert communities adapted to climate change Image

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How ancient desert communities adapted to climate change

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Hajj pilgrims visit historic Ottoman Hejaz Railway Station in Medina Image

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Hajj pilgrims visit historic Ottoman Hejaz Railway Station in Medina

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Ancient Rome meets fast food—what experts say about McDonald’s mosaic in Rome Image

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Ancient Rome meets fast food—what experts say about McDonald’s mosaic in Rome

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Inside Matteo Bocelli’s rider for his upcoming Istanbul concert on June 17 Image

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Inside Matteo Bocelli’s rider for his upcoming Istanbul concert on June 17

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Ottoman-Era Hereke Silk and Carpet Factory in Türkiye still thriving after nearly two centuries Image

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Ottoman-Era Hereke Silk and Carpet Factory in Türkiye still thriving after nearly two centuries

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Ancient Tralleis in Türkiye set to open to visitors in August Image

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Ancient Tralleis in Türkiye set to open to visitors in August

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How Ottoman tried to defend ancient Cyprus from British excavators? Image

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How Ottoman tried to defend ancient Cyprus from British excavators?

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Slave labor fueled Pompeii’s wealth, new study reveals Image

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Slave labor fueled Pompeii’s wealth, new study reveals

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Global opera, ballet stars to perform in ancient Ephesus for 8th international festival Image

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Global opera, ballet stars to perform in ancient Ephesus for 8th international festival

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Art meets AI in Istanbul as digital art festival returns for 5th year Image

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Art meets AI in Istanbul as digital art festival returns for 5th year

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Türkiye-supported project documents Oghuz cultural heritage in Western Kazakhstan Image

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Türkiye-supported project documents Oghuz cultural heritage in Western Kazakhstan

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Ancient cemeteries emerge from Lake Iznik before Pope Leo XIV's visit Image

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Ancient cemeteries emerge from Lake Iznik before Pope Leo XIV's visit

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Matteo Bocelli to perform in Istanbul as part of 'Summer Nights' tour Image

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Matteo Bocelli to perform in Istanbul as part of 'Summer Nights' tour

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Exclusive: Oldest church structure uncovered in Türkiye's ancient city Image

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Exclusive: Oldest church structure uncovered in Türkiye's ancient city

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Robbie Williams announces first-ever concert in Türkiye Image

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Robbie Williams announces first-ever concert in Türkiye

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How Ottoman madmen fused myth, fashion, and combat? Image

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How Ottoman madmen fused myth, fashion, and combat?

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Timeless walls of Ani: A thousand years of heritage stand tall in Türkiye Image

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Timeless walls of Ani: A thousand years of heritage stand tall in Türkiye

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Hidirlik Tower Archaeological Project nears end, unveiling Antalya’s ancient treasures Image

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Hidirlik Tower Archaeological Project nears end, unveiling Antalya’s ancient treasures

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How Ottoman Empire fought theft in mosques, churches, and synagogues? Image

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How Ottoman Empire fought theft in mosques, churches, and synagogues?

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Ancient Roman mosaic discovered during infrastructure works in Türkiye’s Kahramanmaras Image

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Ancient Roman mosaic discovered during infrastructure works in Türkiye’s Kahramanmaras

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German film score composer Hans Zimmer deletes his pro-Palestine Instagram post Image

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German film score composer Hans Zimmer deletes his pro-Palestine Instagram post

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Turkish racer Deniz Oncu returns to the track for Moto2 Dutch Grand Prix Image

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Turkish racer Deniz Oncu returns to the track for Moto2 Dutch Grand Prix

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Türkiye launches new investment in Suez Canal Economic Zone with denim manufacturing project Image

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Türkiye launches new investment in Suez Canal Economic Zone with denim manufacturing project

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'Put Your Soul in Your Hand and Walk': Fatma Hassona's story Image

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'Put Your Soul in Your Hand and Walk': Fatma Hassona's story

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