Gaziantep’s history comes alive in Digital Museum

Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ storms North American Box Office

Balloon-filled Cappadocia skies turn breakfast into tourism attraction

Global stars light up World Cup halftime show

Five cygnets expected as nesting season begins at Kuğulu Park

Swelling waterways treat sightseers to scenic boat tours

Kayseri’s Karakuş Tumulus welcomes visitors after dark

Karakuş Tumulus, one of the most significant funerary monuments of the ancient Commagene Kingdom in the Kahta district of the southeastern province of Adıyaman, is now open to visitors at night following the completion of a new illumination project.

Topkapı Palace reopens Sherbethane with expanded display

The Sherbethane, or Sherbet House, at Topkapı Palace has reopened to visitors after the completion of an extensive restoration and exhibition redesign, offering a significantly expanded collection that sheds light on the Ottoman palace’s traditions of beverages, desserts, medicinal preparations, fragrances and ceremonial presentation.

Sound of Europe Festival to stop in Istanbul

The Istanbul leg of the “Sound of Europe Festival,” which brings together young musicians from across Europe with audiences in Türkiye, will take place in the Kadıköy neighborhood on July 18-19 as part of a series of free concerts in Istanbul, Ankara and İzmir.

‘Olympic’ pool unearthed at Tralleis in western Türkiye

Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,000-year-old swimming pool believed to have been “Olympic” in scale during excavations at the ancient city of Tralleis in the western province of Aydın.

What happens when seafood restaurant decıdes to save sea?

Imagine a seafood restaurant overlooking the Aegean, with tables set just meters from the water. One of its guiding principles is to source as much line-caught fish as possible. In other words, it cares not only about how the fish is cooked, but also about how it was caught. At first glance, this may sound like the kind of sustainability narrative many good restaurants embrace today.

Ankara, Bodrum jazz festivals join World Jazz Network

The International Ankara Jazz Festival and Bodrum Jazz Festival have been accepted as members of the World Jazz Network (WJN) during the organization’s conference held in Palermo, Italy, the Jazz Association announced.

Gendarmerie patrols ‘Tortoise Valley’ to protect wildlife

Gendarmerie teams in the central province of Nevşehir have spent the past seven years patrolling a stretch of road with a dense population of tortoises, protecting both wildlife and motorists.

Dua Lipa backs protests against Trump-linked resort

British-Albanian pop star Dua Lipa has voiced support for protests in Albania against a luxury resort project backed by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, calling the demonstrations “inspiring” during an episode of her podcast.

Exhibition in Budapest brings forgotten faces to life

A blacksmith, a stable boy, a soldier, a slave: The faces and stories of these and other residents of an ancient Roman city in modern Hungary have been brought to life in remarkable fidelity for a new exhibition in Budapest.

Remains of church of First Council of Nicaea found

Archaeologists working in the northwestern province of Bursa’s İznik district have uncovered structural remains believed to belong to the Church of St. Neophytos, the modest church that hosted the First Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325, providing the strongest archaeological evidence to date for the long-debated location of one of Christianity’s most important gatherings.

New planet revealed around a young star after a decade in hiding

Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek.

Runic inscription found at Binbir Church site

A runic inscription carved into a rock at the historic Binbir Church (Thousand and One Church) archaeological site on Karadağ Mount in the central province of Karaman may represent the tamga (tribal emblem) of an early Turkic group, according to researchers carrying out fieldwork in the region.