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Aerial view of a ruined stone castle tower on a rocky hilltop with a Turkish flag, surrounded by forest and a turquoise lake.

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Haştırın Castle: A Cliff-Top Fortress Above Andırın’s Roads

Haştırın Castle rises on steep rock in Andırın, Kahramanmaraş, above two key roads. See what is known about its age,…

Ruined stone fortress walls and round towers on a grassy hilltop, with a valley and mountains in the distance.

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Anacık Castle: A Registered Fortress Above the Ceyhan Valley

Anacık Castle in Andırın, Kahramanmaraş, stands at 980 metres above the Ceyhan Valley. See what is reported about its history…

Officials and archaeologists in vests and hats study site plans on a table at an excavation site beside an earthen wall.

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Larende Gate Emerges in Konya With 195 Metres of City Wall

Excavations in Konya have uncovered the Larende Gate and about 195 metres of city wall. The gate may have stood…

Panorama of Istanbul's Sarayburnu peninsula from the sea, with Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque on the skyline

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Lost Ottoman Mosque in Sarayburnu to Return After 70 Years

Fatih Municipality is restoring the Bostancılar Tabhanesi Mosque, a lost Ottoman mosque built under Suleiman the Magnificent near Topkapı Palace.

Wide view of a historic Central Asian square with three tiled madrasas, minarets and turquoise domes under a blue sky

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Türkiye and Uzbekistan: Shared Roots Beyond Diplomacy

Türkiye and Uzbekistan share history from Anatolia to Transoxiana. See how language, dance and the series Mendirman Celaleddin keep it…

Ornate mother-of-pearl inlaid throne in a glass display case in a tiled chamber with stained-glass windows and cushioned benches

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Arife Throne: Sultan Ahmed I’s Mother-of-Pearl Masterpiece

The Arife Throne at Topkapı Palace blends mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell and gems. Learn who made it, how it was used and…

Archaeological excavation showing a human skeleton and a horse skeleton buried side by side in a pit.

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Turkic Warriors and Horses: The History Behind the Sacred Bond

Discover the historical and spiritual roots of the sacred bond between Turkic warriors and horses, a tradition often seen in…

A 19th-century illustration of the vast, golden interior of Hagia Sophia, with worshippers praying under its main dome.

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Hagia Sophia’s Roman Tunnels Revealed After 3,000-Ton Excavation

Archaeologists have removed 3,000 tons of debris from a vast network of 1,600-year-old Roman tunnels beneath Istanbul's Hagia Sophia.

Aerial view of an Ottoman-style mosque with a single minaret and domes, with worshippers praying outside, in a Turkish town

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Tokat’s Gülbahar Hatun Mosque Reopens After Restoration

The Gülbahar Hatun Mosque in Tokat, built for Bayezid II's mother, has reopened for worship after restoration by Türkiye's Foundations…

Illuminated Islamic manuscript page with Arabic calligraphy in a gold and blue ornamental border

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Qatar Seeks Closer Ties With Türkiye on Ottoman Manuscripts

Qatar National Library's president says Qatar wants deeper cooperation with Türkiye on Ottoman manuscripts, archives and digitization. Here is the…