The Cure’s Perry Bamonte dies aged 65

Fazıl Say premieres latest work in Istanbul

A cheese story stretching from Urfa to America

Fernando Dávila's colorful journey as a colorblind painter

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

Storks of Binkoç village to spend another winter in their nests

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.

Türkiye’s top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2025

From a 12,000-year-old three-dimensional narrative at Karahantepe to a rare Early Bronze Age gold brooch at Troy and an Ottoman shipwreck off Datça, archaeologists in Türkiye uncovered groundbreaking finds that reshaped knowledge of Anatolia’s ancient past.

Turkish singer says her voice was cloned

A Turkish female singer has sparked widespread debate after claiming that her voice was copied using artificial intelligence and used in songs released online without her permission.

Ancient staircase to library uncovered at Nysa

Excavations at the ancient city of Nysa in western Türkiye have revealed 1,800-year-old steps that once connected the main street to one of the best-preserved ancient libraries in Anatolia

Mardin Biennial announces theme for 7th edition

The seventh edition of the Mardin Biennial, one of Türkiye’s leading contemporary art events, will take place between May 15 and June 21, 2026.

Museum sheds light on Türkiye’s military past

Spanning from antiquity to the modern era, the Hisart Living History Museum in Istanbul chronicles Türkiye's military evolution through an impressive collection of original artifacts, lifelike dioramas and hundreds of figures

AI resurrections of dead celebrities amuse and rankle

Hyper-realistic artificial intelligence videos depicting deceased public figures are spreading rapidly online, amusing some users while provoking concern over ethics, consent and control of a person’s likeness after death.