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Kam Drum Row Hits Organize İşler: Karun Hazinesi
Viewers criticise the kam drum scene in Organize İşler: Karun Hazinesi. Here is what is confirmed about the row, the…
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Islamic History
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,…
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Art & Culture
Rize Sparrowhawk Festival Keeps a Black Sea Tradition Alive
At the Rize Sparrowhawk Festival, keepers and students celebrated atmacacılık, a Black Sea tradition where the birds are treated like…
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Art & Culture
Izmir Clock Tower: 125 Years of an Ottoman Landmark
The Izmir Clock Tower in Konak Square turns 125. Learn who designed it, why it was built and how Wilhelm…
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Islamic History
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…
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Art & Culture
Kültepe Dig Finds First Hellenistic Mosaic-Floor Building
Excavators at Kültepe Kaniş-Karum in Kayseri found a Hellenistic building with a mosaic floor bed, a first in about 78…
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Art & Culture
Harput Castle’s Fetih Mescidi Reopens for Friday Prayers
The restored Fetih Mescidi in Harput Castle, Elazığ, has held its first Friday prayer, and the governor says a school…
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Art & Culture
Türkiye Marks 20 Years in UNESCO Living Heritage Convention
Türkiye marked 20 years in UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage convention with an Istanbul meeting on preservation, education and NGO roles.
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Islamic History
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…
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Art & Culture
Ankara Türk Ocağı Heritage Exhibition Shows 52 Works for the First Time
Ankara's Ethnography Museum opens a Türk Ocağı heritage exhibition of 70 works from a 1978 transfer, with 52 shown to…
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