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How director Turgut Demirag brought Hollywood into Turkish cinema in 1950s Image

How director Turgut Demirag brought Hollywood into Turkish cinema in 1950s

Turkish cinema

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Turkish director Demirdag trained in Hollywood studios, later returned to Türkiye to apply American production practice in Turkish cinema

Who inherits the empire? Italy, Greece, Türkiye in cultural heritage debate

History

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Italy, Greece, and Türkiye all claim imperial legacies, but interpretations place Türkiye at the center of Eastern Roman continuity

Who inherits the empire? Italy, Greece, Türkiye in cultural heritage debate Image

Istanbul concert honors Alija Izetbegovic legacy at 100

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Alija Izetbegovic was honored in Istanbul with a special symphonic concert on his 100th birthday, highlighting his moral leadership and lasting legacy

Istanbul concert honors Alija Izetbegovic legacy at 100 Image

Syrian information minister seeks to draw on Türkiye’s digital media experience

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The meeting was a 'promising start' for developing relations between the two countries

Syrian information minister seeks to draw on Türkiye’s digital media experience Image

Bradley Cooper reveals his mom is devoted fan of Can Yaman’s Turkish rom-com 'Early Bird' Image

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Bradley Cooper reveals his mom is devoted fan of Can Yaman’s Turkish rom-com 'Early Bird'

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What to watch on streaming this week: ‘Agatha Christie- Seven Dials’ to be released Image

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What to watch on streaming this week: ‘Agatha Christie- Seven Dials’ to be released

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Türkiye expands its national heritage inventory with more than 4,800 new cultural listings in 2025 Image

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Türkiye expands its national heritage inventory with more than 4,800 new cultural listings in 2025

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Evgeny Grinko returns to Türkiye with multi-city concert tour starting in March Image

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Evgeny Grinko returns to Türkiye with multi-city concert tour starting in March

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Banners featuring Egytian minister spark backlash at Sayyida Zaynab Mosque Image

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Banners featuring Egytian minister spark backlash at Sayyida Zaynab Mosque

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Law and order: Ottoman Empire as shelter for migrants Image

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Law and order: Ottoman Empire as shelter for migrants

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Gaziantep museums draw record interest, strengthening cultural tourism in Türkiye Image

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Gaziantep museums draw record interest, strengthening cultural tourism in Türkiye

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How historic Rami Barracks became one of Istanbul’s most visited libraries Image

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How historic Rami Barracks became one of Istanbul’s most visited libraries

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'Turkic Week' opens in Vienna, spotlighting Turkic World at United Nations Image

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'Turkic Week' opens in Vienna, spotlighting Turkic World at United Nations

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When hunter becomes hunted: British Museum confronts its own losses Image

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When hunter becomes hunted: British Museum confronts its own losses

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Sudan recovers large collections of looted antiquities Image

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Sudan recovers large collections of looted antiquities

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Million-year-old fossils put Cankiri Museum on map with nearly 39K visitors in 2025 Image

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Million-year-old fossils put Cankiri Museum on map with nearly 39K visitors in 2025

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Bahrain authority unveils rare 3,300-year-old faience mask from Dilmun Image

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Bahrain authority unveils rare 3,300-year-old faience mask from Dilmun

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'Turkic Week' to showcase shared heritage and global connectivity in Vienna Image

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'Turkic Week' to showcase shared heritage and global connectivity in Vienna

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Ottoman-era Quran used in NYC mayoral oath goes on display at New York Public Library Image

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Ottoman-era Quran used in NYC mayoral oath goes on display at New York Public Library

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Turkish TV dramas boost Türkiye-Bangladesh cultural, economic ties Image

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Turkish TV dramas boost Türkiye-Bangladesh cultural, economic ties

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Who is Peren Birsaygili Mut, Turkish writer praised by Syria’s culture minister? Image

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Who is Peren Birsaygili Mut, Turkish writer praised by Syria’s culture minister?

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Rare ‘Superman No. 1’ found in Attic becomes world’s most expensive comic Image

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Rare ‘Superman No. 1’ found in Attic becomes world’s most expensive comic

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Egyptian Museum in Cairo showcases Psusennes I golden mask after conservation program Image

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Egyptian Museum in Cairo showcases Psusennes I golden mask after conservation program

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Experts warn of irreversible harm to 5th-century Aetius Cistern in Istanbul Image

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Experts warn of irreversible harm to 5th-century Aetius Cistern in Istanbul

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What’s playing in Türkiye’s theaters this week: From mysteries to time-traveling adventures Image

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What’s playing in Türkiye’s theaters this week: From mysteries to time-traveling adventures

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Gobeklitepe draws 781K visitors in 2025, eyes 1M in 2026 Image

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Gobeklitepe draws 781K visitors in 2025, eyes 1M in 2026

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Morocco’s 773,000-year-old fossils challenge where the Homo sapiens story begins Image

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Morocco’s 773,000-year-old fossils challenge where the Homo sapiens story begins

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Scientists say traces of DNA linked to Leonardo da Vinci may have been found Image

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Scientists say traces of DNA linked to Leonardo da Vinci may have been found

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Discovery of 8,731 graves traces Turkish settlement in Rumelia back to 1300s Image

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Discovery of 8,731 graves traces Turkish settlement in Rumelia back to 1300s

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Wife of Syrian astronaut Mohammad Fares renews call for space suit return after Assad fall Image

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Wife of Syrian astronaut Mohammad Fares renews call for space suit return after Assad fall

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What to watch on streaming this week: 'Beast Games' to be released Image

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What to watch on streaming this week: 'Beast Games' to be released

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Bela Tarr, Hungarian auteur known for stark black-and-white cinema, dies at 70 Image

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Bela Tarr, Hungarian auteur known for stark black-and-white cinema, dies at 70

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Witnesses of time: How Ottoman Empire measured, regulated and lived time Image

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Witnesses of time: How Ottoman Empire measured, regulated and lived time

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9th Heritage Istanbul to spotlight Historic Peninsula in April gathering Image

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9th Heritage Istanbul to spotlight Historic Peninsula in April gathering

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Gallipoli’s Sedd el Bahr Castle steps into Europe’s museum spotlight Image

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Gallipoli’s Sedd el Bahr Castle steps into Europe’s museum spotlight

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Turkish Intelligence releases historic file on British agent T.E. Lawrence Image

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Turkish Intelligence releases historic file on British agent T.E. Lawrence

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Turkish pianist Ceyhan takes Anatolian heritage across 3 continents Image

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Turkish pianist Ceyhan takes Anatolian heritage across 3 continents

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Global art fairs, theater, film festivals shape first week of Jan. 2026 Image

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Global art fairs, theater, film festivals shape first week of Jan. 2026

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Turkish ambassador highlights Ali Sherif Pasha's legacy in Cairo visit Image

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Turkish ambassador highlights Ali Sherif Pasha's legacy in Cairo visit

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Reading an empire in color: How Ottoman miniatures recorded history Image

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Reading an empire in color: How Ottoman miniatures recorded history

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Genetic research at Türkiye's Cayonu Hill reshapes the story of early settled life Image

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Genetic research at Türkiye's Cayonu Hill reshapes the story of early settled life

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Protective Solomon's Knot mosaic unearthed in Türkiye's ancient city of Smyrna Image

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Protective Solomon's Knot mosaic unearthed in Türkiye's ancient city of Smyrna

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Pera Museum to host international conference on monetary change in ancient Anatolia Image

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Pera Museum to host international conference on monetary change in ancient Anatolia

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Africa’s oldest known cremation discovered in Malawi, redefining Stone Age rituals Image

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Africa’s oldest known cremation discovered in Malawi, redefining Stone Age rituals

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Türkiye steps up global effort to recover illegally exported cultural heritage, minister says Image

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Türkiye steps up global effort to recover illegally exported cultural heritage, minister says

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History Channel ends Türkiye broadcasts following long documentary run Image

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History Channel ends Türkiye broadcasts following long documentary run

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Once crowning Ottoman heads, the 'fez' and its long journey through daily life Image

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Once crowning Ottoman heads, the 'fez' and its long journey through daily life

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Seven Turkish actresses enter 2025 global beauty list Image

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Seven Turkish actresses enter 2025 global beauty list

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New movies in theaters this week: Giray Altinok's 'D.I.S.C.O.' Image

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New movies in theaters this week: Giray Altinok's 'D.I.S.C.O.'

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Türkiye emerges as a global hub for large-scale conservation and restoration Image

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Türkiye emerges as a global hub for large-scale conservation and restoration

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Historic Ottoman bridge in Iraq remains unharmed amid regional flooding Image

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Historic Ottoman bridge in Iraq remains unharmed amid regional flooding

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Rare ‘Good Shepherd’ Jesus fresco in Türkiye set for careful restoration Image

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Rare ‘Good Shepherd’ Jesus fresco in Türkiye set for careful restoration

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7,500-year-old stone seal discovered in eastern Türkiye reshapes Elazig’s ancient past Image

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7,500-year-old stone seal discovered in eastern Türkiye reshapes Elazig’s ancient past

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What to watch on streaming this week: “Trap House” to be released Image

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What to watch on streaming this week: “Trap House” to be released

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