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

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

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Edirne’s Roman wall suffered further damage after being illegally covered with concrete and later secretly removed without expert supervision

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

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World’s digital platforms like Amazon, Hepsiburada and Trendyol echo a legacy rooted in Ottoman periodicals and the Grand Bazaar’s people-centric trade culture

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

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Discovery of sixth-century ‘Turk-Kagan’ coin in Uzbekistan may push the documented history of the word ‘Turk’ back by 150 years.

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

Paris exhibition preserves Gaza’s ancient treasures, war threatens cultural erasure

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A powerful new Paris exhibition preserves 5,000 years of Gaza’s history as Israel’s war threatens to erase its ancient cultural legacy forever

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Karatepe Aslantas inscriptions enter UNESCO Memory of World Register Image

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Karatepe Aslantas inscriptions enter UNESCO Memory of World Register

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Hidden Roman-era cistern, mosaic discovered in Southern Türkiye's Syedra Image

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Hidden Roman-era cistern, mosaic discovered in Southern Türkiye's Syedra

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Part 1: Prince Cem—the Ottoman sultan without a throne Image

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Part 1: Prince Cem—the Ottoman sultan without a throne

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Galatians: Forgotten Celts of Türkiye Image

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Galatians: Forgotten Celts of Türkiye

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700 years of poetry, rare Ottoman manuscripts preserved in hidden Erbil lodge Image

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700 years of poetry, rare Ottoman manuscripts preserved in hidden Erbil lodge

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What was this ancient glass vessel used for? Discovery in Türkiye sparks debate Image

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What was this ancient glass vessel used for? Discovery in Türkiye sparks debate

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Did early humans migrate from Anatolia to Africa? Fossils say yes Image

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Did early humans migrate from Anatolia to Africa? Fossils say yes

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How Ottoman Empire shaped Poland's 16th-century succession crisis Image

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How Ottoman Empire shaped Poland's 16th-century succession crisis

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Once in sea, now by road: Istanbul’s lost monument Image

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Once in sea, now by road: Istanbul’s lost monument

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Türkiye’s secret WWII mission: Protecting Istanbul's museum treasures from Hitler Image

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Türkiye’s secret WWII mission: Protecting Istanbul's museum treasures from Hitler

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