Brigitte Bardot’s enduring echo in pop music

Maritime exhibition area opens at Troy Museum

Amastris to open with archaeological site status

Late Hittite city sheds light on Tabal Kingdom

Emerging artists display works at Istanbul Tulip Museum

Purity, place and process

The Cure’s Perry Bamonte dies aged 65

The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte has died aged 65, the legendary British dark rock band announced on Dec. 26.

Fazıl Say premieres latest work in Istanbul

At his traditional year-end concert in Istanbul, the acclaimed pianist and composer drew attention to the climate crisis and global conflicts through Türkiye premieres of his latest work

A cheese story stretching from Urfa to America

A story that began in a tent found its direction through vision. Today, the cheese, yogurt and clarified butter produced by Urfarm from the native İvesi sheep breed have reached dining tables across the United States

Fernando Dávila's colorful journey as a colorblind painter

When Fernando Dávila was 8 years old in Colombia, he failed a drawing class because he painted donkeys red. There was a reason for that: He is colorblind.

Gaziantep’s defense museum hosts 1.5 mln visitors in 5 years

The Panorama 25 December Museum, dedicated to preserving the memory of the historic defense of the southern province of Gaziantep during Türkiye’s War of Independence, has welcomed nearly 1.5 million visitors over the past five years.  

Storks of Binkoç village to spend another winter in their nests

Two pairs of storks that have chosen not to migrate have been living throughout the year in Binkoç village in the eastern province of Erzincan, earning the settlement the nickname ‘the village of storks’

University launches laboratory to preserve Karagöz tradition

The centuries-old Karagöz shadow play, inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, will be preserved and passed on to future generations through a newly established Karagöz Laboratory in Bursa.

Topkapı Palace opens new Tile Art Gallery in Mabeyn section

The newly inaugurated Mabeyn Yolu (Route) Tile Art Gallery brings together around 250 Iznik and Kütahya tiles, allowing visitors to trace stylistic and technical transformations in Ottoman tile art from the 16th to the 18th centuries

Istanbul Photo Awards exhibition opens in Sakarya

The fifth exhibition of the Istanbul Photo Awards 2025, organized by state-run Anadolu Agency, opened in the northwestern province of Sakarya, featuring award-winning images selected from nearly 22,000 submissions by an international jury.

Women revive Germanicia mosaics

Mosaics discovered at the ancient city of Germanicia in Kahramanmaraş are being brought back to life through the work of women attending a handicrafts course at a local public education center.

Protected Van cats give birth to 120 kittens this year

Van cats kept under protection at the Van Cat Research and Application Center of Van Yüzüncü Yıl University gave birth to 120 kittens this year, university officials have said.

Jessie J speaks openly about breast cancer journey

British pop singer Jessie J has spoken candidly about her battle with early-stage breast cancer, saying the diagnosis has reshaped her outlook on life, health and motherhood.