Mardin Biennial announces theme for 7th edition

Museum sheds light on Türkiye’s military past

AI resurrections of dead celebrities amuse and rankle

Kylie Minogue tops UK Christmas charts

Lion-headed gargoyle destroyed at ancient city

Rare Jesus fresco discovered in İznik necropolis

‘The Nutcracker’ returns to stage at New Year

A beloved New Year classic worldwide, ‘The Nutcracker’ will be performed by the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet at the Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) in Istanbul, with additional stagings across six other Turkish cities during the holiday season

Rome to charge visitors for access to Trevi Fountain

Tourists will have to pay a 2-euro entrance fee from February to get close to Rome's Trevi Fountain, officials said on Dec. 19, in a bid to tackle overtourism.

Ancient mosaic unearthed during post-quake excavations in Hatay

A Late Antique floor mosaic with a Greek inscription has been uncovered during foundation excavation works in the southern province of Hatay, revealing another layer of the region’s heritage in the aftermath of the devastating 2023 earthquakes.

Kate Winslet says crew underpaid on directoral debut

Kate Winslet has said members of the crew of her directorial debut “Goodbye June” were underpaid after she failed to secure a sufficiently large budget, blaming entrenched sexism in the film industry.

Türkiye’s ‘102 Exhibitions’ attract over 8.5 mln visitors nationwide

The exhibition “Ancient Faces of the Lykos,” showcasing 52 archaeological artifacts unearthed from ancient cities in western Türkiye, has opened to the public in Denizli as the final event of the nationwide “102 Exhibitions” to mark the 102nd anniversary of modern Türkiye.

The most controversial list ever

Imagine eating about 3,000 meals over the course of seven years, including two years thinking, revisiting, rethinking, filtering, ranking all the restaurants you’ve visited, compiling a list titled “The 99 Best Restaurants in London” and publish it saying, “I hope you disagree with it!” This is exactly what Jonathan Nunn did. Nunn is the founder and co-editor of the Vittles Substack and magazine, which features objective restaurant critics and food culture articles. Vittles itself has started being an alternative guide to the eating world in London, the authors paying for their meals, never accepting freebies and greatly focusing on the outskirts of the city, going beyond central London, quite unlike most existing guides. Vittles itself was born from the urge to be controversial, pretty much like an antidote to the PR manicured, sponsor-supported establishments, in quest for bringing the small enterprises unseen by the mainstream media. Naturally, the “99 Best” list turned out to be very controversial against the gastronomic establishment.

Archaeologists uncover oldest known section of Diyarbakır city walls

Archaeological excavations at the Artuklu Palace within the İçkale complex in the southern province of Diyarbakır have revealed a previously buried section of the city walls.  

Istanbul Modern to host Artists’ Film International, Bienalsur programs

Istanbul Modern will host joint programs with Artists’ Film International (AFI) and Argentina-based Bienalsur, bringing international moving-image works to audiences between Dec. 23 and Jan. 16.

Türkiye repatriates rare antiquities from US

Türkiye has completed the repatriation of a group of cultural artifacts from the United States, including a monumental bronze imperial statue originating from Boubon, a Roman-era portrait of Demosthenes, a marble column capital depicting Archangel Michael and rare artifacts from the Urartian and Lydian civilizations.  

Michelin lens on Cappadocia: Depth born of few, fine ingredients

In Cappadocia, Michelin broke the mold — instead of spotlighting star-driven show kitchens, it turned its gaze toward local memory, women’s labor and the living tables of Anatolia

Academy Awards reveals shortlist for 12 categories

Ryan Coogler’s bluesy vampire thriller “Sinners,” the big screen musical “Wicked: For Good” and the Netflix phenomenon “KPop Demon Hunters” are all a step closer to an Oscar nomination.

İznik chosen for final stop of year-long traveling tile art exhibition

The concluding venue for the 2025 İş Sanat Anadolu Exhibitions will be İznik, a historic town in northwestern Türkiye celebrated worldwide for its centuries-old legacy in ceramic and tile craftsmanship, thus wrapping up the year-long cultural program organized by Türkiye İş Bankası.