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

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

History

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Historic British-built Crimean War hospital fountain stone rediscovered in a wall in Canakkale's Guzelyali village

Lionhearted Admiral: Gazi Hasan Pasha of Algiers

Culture

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One of the most valiant figures in Ottoman series, Gazi Hasan Pasha of Algiers was a character who achieved success in the tasks he undertook.

Lionhearted Admiral: Gazi Hasan Pasha of Algiers Image

Secrets of Gumusler Monastery unveiled in Türkiye's heartland

Culture

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A hidden gem of Cappadocia, Gumusler Monastery stuns with its ancient rock-hewn architecture and mysterious smiling Virgin Mary fresco.

Secrets of Gumusler Monastery unveiled in Türkiye's heartland Image

Meet Anatolia's Tziampo: Forgotten bodyguard of Roman emperors

Culture

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In April 2017, during foundation work on a construction site belonging to ISU General Directorate (Izmit Water and Sewerage Administration) in the district of Izmit, Kocaeli Province, a significant archaeological discovery came to light.

Meet Anatolia's Tziampo: Forgotten bodyguard of Roman emperors Image

Home away from home: Türkiye's Italian legacy and heritage Image

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Home away from home: Türkiye's Italian legacy and heritage

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Hittite Empire at your fingertips: TLHdig enhances digital access to ancient cuneiform texts Image

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Hittite Empire at your fingertips: TLHdig enhances digital access to ancient cuneiform texts

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Ancient Danish stamp may rewrite 7th-century Northern Europe’s power dynamics Image

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Ancient Danish stamp may rewrite 7th-century Northern Europe’s power dynamics

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Reassessing Ottoman multiculturalism: A response to Japanese historian's claims Image

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Reassessing Ottoman multiculturalism: A response to Japanese historian's claims

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CIA documents reveal attempts to locate Ark of the Covenant via remote viewing Image

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CIA documents reveal attempts to locate Ark of the Covenant via remote viewing

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How Hittite chariots challenged ancient Egypt's power Image

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How Hittite chariots challenged ancient Egypt's power

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Enderun Academy: Lifeblood of Ottoman imperial bureaucracy Image

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Enderun Academy: Lifeblood of Ottoman imperial bureaucracy

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Türkiye's first paper museum keeps Ottoman papermaking tradition alive Image

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Türkiye's first paper museum keeps Ottoman papermaking tradition alive

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Gevher Nesibe Medical Complex: A timeless landmark of Seljuk medicine and love Image

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Gevher Nesibe Medical Complex: A timeless landmark of Seljuk medicine and love

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473 years of Ottoman charity: Haseki Sultan Tekke continues serving Jerusalem Image

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473 years of Ottoman charity: Haseki Sultan Tekke continues serving Jerusalem

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'HisTroy' wins at Milano Absurd Film Festival for unique twist on Trojan history Image

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'HisTroy' wins at Milano Absurd Film Festival for unique twist on Trojan history

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Türkiye’s hidden gems: 4 lesser-known spots to explore Image

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Türkiye’s hidden gems: 4 lesser-known spots to explore

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Innovative radar technology unveils hidden chambers below Giza’s great pyramids Image

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Innovative radar technology unveils hidden chambers below Giza’s great pyramids

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Türkiye’s 2,500-year-old Knidos faces controversy over parking expansion Image

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Türkiye’s 2,500-year-old Knidos faces controversy over parking expansion

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Top 5 financial catastrophes in history: What they teach us Image

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Top 5 financial catastrophes in history: What they teach us

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Cultural heritage: Ottoman, Indonesian Muslims traditions of honoring Laylat al-Qadr Image

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Cultural heritage: Ottoman, Indonesian Muslims traditions of honoring Laylat al-Qadr

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Istanbul through French writer Pierre Loti’s eyes Image

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Istanbul through French writer Pierre Loti’s eyes

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Late Ottoman Empire: Commentaries on women in public Image

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Late Ottoman Empire: Commentaries on women in public

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Beneath Istanbul’s streets lies 4th-century masterpiece Image

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Beneath Istanbul’s streets lies 4th-century masterpiece

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Journey through 4,000-year-old culinary culture of Cappadocia Image

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Journey through 4,000-year-old culinary culture of Cappadocia

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Ancient sarcophagus discovered during infrastructure works in Türkiye's Denizli Image

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Ancient sarcophagus discovered during infrastructure works in Türkiye's Denizli

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Antalya Archaeology Museum to be rebuilt on same site Image

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Antalya Archaeology Museum to be rebuilt on same site

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'Iliad' vigil: Eternal words resound in Homer’s true land on World Poetry Day Image

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'Iliad' vigil: Eternal words resound in Homer’s true land on World Poetry Day

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Diyarbakir Museum adds 7 thousand artifacts in a decade Image

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Diyarbakir Museum adds 7 thousand artifacts in a decade

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Who owns Statue of Liberty? France-US dispute Ottoman-financed monument Image

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Who owns Statue of Liberty? France-US dispute Ottoman-financed monument

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8,000-year-old rock paintings discovered in Türkiye's Latmos Mountains Image

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8,000-year-old rock paintings discovered in Türkiye's Latmos Mountains

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Türkiye's 600-year-old historic mosque reopens for worship after restoration Image

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Türkiye's 600-year-old historic mosque reopens for worship after restoration

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Istanbul’s historic Sehzade Mosque faces deterioration, urgent restoration required Image

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Istanbul’s historic Sehzade Mosque faces deterioration, urgent restoration required

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How Anatolia’s last hunter-gatherers pioneered copper metallurgy 9,000 years ago Image

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How Anatolia’s last hunter-gatherers pioneered copper metallurgy 9,000 years ago

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Role of Sultan Abdulhamid II in struggle of Javanese Muslims againts Dutch colonialism Image

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Role of Sultan Abdulhamid II in struggle of Javanese Muslims againts Dutch colonialism

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Statue head of Septimius Severus, terracotta slabs returned to Türkiye Image

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Statue head of Septimius Severus, terracotta slabs returned to Türkiye

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What made 1915 Canakkale Victory a turning point for Türkiye in WWI? Image

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What made 1915 Canakkale Victory a turning point for Türkiye in WWI?

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Medieval mummy hidden for a year before Turkish police foil $1M sale Image

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Medieval mummy hidden for a year before Turkish police foil $1M sale

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Ancient underground structures in Sanliurfa: Roman columbariums or pigeon houses? Image

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Ancient underground structures in Sanliurfa: Roman columbariums or pigeon houses?

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Groundbreaking discoveries in Egypt: Ancient royal tomb, Roman-era workshop revealed Image

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Groundbreaking discoveries in Egypt: Ancient royal tomb, Roman-era workshop revealed

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Karahantepe to welcome visitors this year with systematic tour route Image

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Karahantepe to welcome visitors this year with systematic tour route

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Scandal at Türkiye’s St. Nicholas Church: Museum director accused of stealing roof for private villa Image

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Scandal at Türkiye’s St. Nicholas Church: Museum director accused of stealing roof for private villa

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Who is Ottoman heir Kenize Murad, why is she accused of being CIA informant in 1973 Image

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Who is Ottoman heir Kenize Murad, why is she accused of being CIA informant in 1973

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Türkiye brings back 8,967 stolen artifacts, reclaims lost Roman, Ottoman treasures Image

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Türkiye brings back 8,967 stolen artifacts, reclaims lost Roman, Ottoman treasures

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Medieval mummy seized in Türkiye's Nigde as authorities bust smuggling ring Image

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Medieval mummy seized in Türkiye's Nigde as authorities bust smuggling ring

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Archaeological studies begin in Türkiye's Selinus, where Roman Emperor Trajan died

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Could Türkiye’s Mount Agri hold remains of Noah’s Ark?

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Turkish academic discusses Hurrem Sultan Hamam, Ottoman water civilization Image

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Turkish academic discusses Hurrem Sultan Hamam, Ottoman water civilization

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7 must-see ancient cuneiform tablets at Istanbul Archaeological Museums

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Safeguarding history where it began: Karahantepe gets protective roof Image

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Safeguarding history where it began: Karahantepe gets protective roof

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Older than Hagia Sophia: Imrahor Ilyas Bey Mosque under restoration Image

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Older than Hagia Sophia: Imrahor Ilyas Bey Mosque under restoration

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Ancient mosaic layer discovered during grave excavation in Türkiye's Diyarbakir

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