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From Hadrian to harm: Edirne’s Roman wall faces modern mistreatment

From Hadrian to harm: Edirne’s Roman wall faces modern mistreatment

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Was the first Amazon born 117 years ago in Ottoman Istanbul?

Was the first Amazon born 117 years ago in Ottoman Istanbul?

History

First coin to mention ‘Turk’? Tashkent find sheds new light on history

First coin to mention ‘Turk’? Tashkent find sheds new light on history

History

170-year-old British hospital relic found hidden in wall in Türkiye Image

History

170-year-old British hospital relic found hidden in wall in Türkiye

European massacres of Jews and Ottoman Empire's role in their survival Image

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European massacres of Jews and Ottoman Empire's role in their survival

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AI unveils Bible's hidden authors Image

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AI unveils Bible's hidden authors

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Ancient mosaics uncovered in Türkiye’s Olympos shed new light on early Christian history Image

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Ancient mosaics uncovered in Türkiye’s Olympos shed new light on early Christian history

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Language of dead: Cultural symbols on Turkish gravestones Image

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Language of dead: Cultural symbols on Turkish gravestones

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Medieval glazed ceramics unearthed in Ani go on display in Kars Museum Image

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Medieval glazed ceramics unearthed in Ani go on display in Kars Museum

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Ancient Anatolian textiles reveal earliest indigo-dyed yarn, nalbinding technique Image

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Ancient Anatolian textiles reveal earliest indigo-dyed yarn, nalbinding technique

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Hagia Sophia faces restoration push amid Istanbul’s earthquake risk Image

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Hagia Sophia faces restoration push amid Istanbul’s earthquake risk

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Türkiye's Olympos opens ancient Roman rock tombs to visitors for first time Image

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Türkiye's Olympos opens ancient Roman rock tombs to visitors for first time

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What Turks ate and drank 150 years ago Image

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What Turks ate and drank 150 years ago

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What do 4,000-year-old ritual pits in Türkiye reveal about Bronze Age beliefs? Image

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What do 4,000-year-old ritual pits in Türkiye reveal about Bronze Age beliefs?

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Narin Castle: Ottoman garrison overlooking Caspian in Dagestan Image

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Narin Castle: Ottoman garrison overlooking Caspian in Dagestan

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1,600-year-old Mor Kiryakus Monastery reopens to visitors in Türkiye's Batman Image

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1,600-year-old Mor Kiryakus Monastery reopens to visitors in Türkiye's Batman

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Hidden in a cane: How Türkiye’s rose legacy took root Image

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Hidden in a cane: How Türkiye’s rose legacy took root

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Ancient Roman pool sees first excavation in 79 years: Tyana's hydraulic legacy unearthed Image

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Ancient Roman pool sees first excavation in 79 years: Tyana's hydraulic legacy unearthed

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Over 100 Turkish-period arrowheads unearthed in Türkiye's ancient city of Becin Image

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Over 100 Turkish-period arrowheads unearthed in Türkiye's ancient city of Becin

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How ancient desert communities adapted to climate change Image

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How ancient desert communities adapted to climate change

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Ancient Rome meets fast food—what experts say about McDonald’s mosaic in Rome Image

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Ancient Rome meets fast food—what experts say about McDonald’s mosaic in Rome

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Ottoman-Era Hereke Silk and Carpet Factory in Türkiye still thriving after nearly two centuries Image

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Ottoman-Era Hereke Silk and Carpet Factory in Türkiye still thriving after nearly two centuries

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Ancient Tralleis in Türkiye set to open to visitors in August Image

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Ancient Tralleis in Türkiye set to open to visitors in August

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How Ottoman tried to defend ancient Cyprus from British excavators? Image

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How Ottoman tried to defend ancient Cyprus from British excavators?

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Slave labor fueled Pompeii’s wealth, new study reveals Image

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Slave labor fueled Pompeii’s wealth, new study reveals

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Türkiye-supported project documents Oghuz cultural heritage in Western Kazakhstan Image

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Türkiye-supported project documents Oghuz cultural heritage in Western Kazakhstan

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Ancient cemeteries emerge from Lake Iznik before Pope Leo XIV's visit Image

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Ancient cemeteries emerge from Lake Iznik before Pope Leo XIV's visit

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Exclusive: Oldest church structure uncovered in Türkiye's ancient city Image

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Exclusive: Oldest church structure uncovered in Türkiye's ancient city

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How Ottoman madmen fused myth, fashion, and combat? Image

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How Ottoman madmen fused myth, fashion, and combat?

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Timeless walls of Ani: A thousand years of heritage stand tall in Türkiye Image

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Timeless walls of Ani: A thousand years of heritage stand tall in Türkiye

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Hidirlik Tower Archaeological Project nears end, unveiling Antalya’s ancient treasures Image

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Hidirlik Tower Archaeological Project nears end, unveiling Antalya’s ancient treasures

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How Ottoman Empire fought theft in mosques, churches, and synagogues? Image

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How Ottoman Empire fought theft in mosques, churches, and synagogues?

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Ancient Roman mosaic discovered during infrastructure works in Türkiye’s Kahramanmaras Image

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Ancient Roman mosaic discovered during infrastructure works in Türkiye’s Kahramanmaras

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1,000-year-old sundial unearthed in Ani now on display for visitors Image

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1,000-year-old sundial unearthed in Ani now on display for visitors

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Hidden Ottoman gem in Algeria: El Berrani Mosque Image

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Hidden Ottoman gem in Algeria: El Berrani Mosque

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200 year old illustration of Kaaba uncovered at Topkapi Palace Image

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200 year old illustration of Kaaba uncovered at Topkapi Palace

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Gordian knot untied? New tomb discovery in Türkiye may belong to King Midas’ family Image

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Gordian knot untied? New tomb discovery in Türkiye may belong to King Midas’ family

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When sun sets, Ephesus glows—Türkiye’s ancient city now open after dark Image

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When sun sets, Ephesus glows—Türkiye’s ancient city now open after dark

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Dynamite attack on 3,000-year-old Phrygia heritage in Türkiye sparks outrage Image

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Dynamite attack on 3,000-year-old Phrygia heritage in Türkiye sparks outrage

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Royal tomb discovered in Gordion may belong to King Midas’ dynasty: Culture Minister Image

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Royal tomb discovered in Gordion may belong to King Midas’ dynasty: Culture Minister

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Archaeologists uncover vast slave-built ridge, canal system in southern Iraq Image

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Archaeologists uncover vast slave-built ridge, canal system in southern Iraq

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War took her family, Russia took her name: Life of little Turkish girl Ayse Image

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War took her family, Russia took her name: Life of little Turkish girl Ayse

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Rare Ottoman imperial artifacts to be auctioned in Istanbul, June 15 Image

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Rare Ottoman imperial artifacts to be auctioned in Istanbul, June 15

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Researchers recreate 5,000-year-old Egyptian blue pigment using ancient techniques Image

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Researchers recreate 5,000-year-old Egyptian blue pigment using ancient techniques

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A Red fez and suit: The traditional dress of Cape Malay Muslims Image

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A Red fez and suit: The traditional dress of Cape Malay Muslims

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How Tekfur Palace became one of Istanbul’s most unique museums Image

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How Tekfur Palace became one of Istanbul’s most unique museums

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Anatolia's oldest known stone figurines unearthed at Türkiye’s Kizilin Cave Image

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Anatolia's oldest known stone figurines unearthed at Türkiye’s Kizilin Cave

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125 square meters ancient mosaic under conservation in Türkiye's Perre Image

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125 square meters ancient mosaic under conservation in Türkiye's Perre

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What did German archaeologists find beneath Hagia Sophia in 1930s? Image

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What did German archaeologists find beneath Hagia Sophia in 1930s?

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Exclusive: 'Turk-Kagan' coin discovery reshapes early Turkic history, says Uzbek professor Image

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Exclusive: 'Turk-Kagan' coin discovery reshapes early Turkic history, says Uzbek professor

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Obelisk of Theodosius: Egypt’s legacy in heart of Istanbul Image

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Obelisk of Theodosius: Egypt’s legacy in heart of Istanbul

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Silent guardians of Central Asian steppes: Balbals linking Turkic world across time Image

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Silent guardians of Central Asian steppes: Balbals linking Turkic world across time

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How Hebrew Bible was turned into political blueprint Image

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How Hebrew Bible was turned into political blueprint

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