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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.

Art & Culture

Stone ruins of an ancient site seen through oak branches, with excavated walls, wells and a wooden walkway in the background

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Troy Bone Flute: First Instrument Found in 160 Years

A 2,800-year-old bone flute and a 4,500-year-old idol head were found at Troy in 2026, says the Turkish Culture and…

Art & Culture

Maiden's Tower on its islet in the Bosphorus, Istanbul, with a Turkish flag, two small boats and a suspension bridge behind.

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Istanbul Exhibition in Paris Gathers 29 Artists’ Views

An Istanbul exhibition in Paris showed 74 works by 29 artists, from miniature and illumination to digital art, at Le…

Art & Culture

Seven clay loom weights from the Daskyleion ruins in a museum display case, with a bilingual museum label.

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Daskyleion Lydian Kitchen Yields 2,600-Year-Old Seeds

Archaeologists at Daskyleion in Balıkesir found 2,600-year-old carbonized seeds in a Lydian oven, revealing what people cooked and stored.

Art & Culture

Stone gateway and striped masonry wall of a historic building behind shady plane trees and a lawn in a palace garden

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Topkapı Palace Imperial Mint Becomes Five Museums

Topkapı Palace's restored Imperial Mint opens as five specialist museums in 17 historic buildings, with about 10,300 Ottoman-era objects on…

Islamic History

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…

Art & Culture

Aerial view of a hillside town with red-roofed houses beside a wide green river in a rocky mountain canyon

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Gazenne Fabric: How Kemaliye Women Revived a Fading Craft

Gazenne fabric nearly vanished after the 1960s. Women in Kemaliye revived the weave through an association, and it gained GI…

Art & Culture

Black-and-white close-up portrait of an elderly bearded man in a wool sweater, resting his chin on his hand and looking aside.

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Ara Güler: The Photographer Who Became the Eye of Istanbul

Ara Güler, the "Eye of Istanbul," photographed Picasso, Churchill and Mimar Sinan's works. Explore his life, archive and museum eight…

Art & Culture

Pair of ancient Hittite-style terracotta bull statues with long curved horns on a white display plinth

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Sarissa Excavations in Sivas to Resume in 2027 After 20 Years

Digging at Sarissa, a 3,500-year-old Hittite city in Sivas, will restart in 2027 after stopping in 2005. See what the…

Art & Culture

Ornate Ottoman-script title page of the original 1927 Ankara edition of Nutuk, with a decorative border

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Nutuk Released in Eight Languages, With Braille and Audio

Türkiye's Culture Ministry has released Atatürk's Nutuk in eight languages, with Braille, audio and sign-language versions and a new English…