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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why Istanbul was heart of British trade in 1600s: Forgotten power of Levant Company Image

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Why Istanbul was heart of British trade in 1600s: Forgotten power of Levant Company

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'Daily Life in Sanliurfa' exhibition opens at Sanliurfa Museum Image

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'Daily Life in Sanliurfa' exhibition opens at Sanliurfa Museum

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Ancient Monastery of Mor Augin reveals hidden legacy on cliffs of Mardin Image

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Ancient Monastery of Mor Augin reveals hidden legacy on cliffs of Mardin

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Dragon of west, simurgh of east: A bird's-eye view of the Ottoman-Habsburg struggle Image

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Dragon of west, simurgh of east: A bird's-eye view of the Ottoman-Habsburg struggle

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Hagia Sophia undergoes major restoration to protect 1,486-year-old landmark Image

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Hagia Sophia undergoes major restoration to protect 1,486-year-old landmark

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Curious siblings in Canakkale find ancient ring seal, hand it over to Troy Museum Image

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Curious siblings in Canakkale find ancient ring seal, hand it over to Troy Museum

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Two empires, two wars, one strategy: Re-visiting Assyria and Rome Image

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Two empires, two wars, one strategy: Re-visiting Assyria and Rome

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Nazi documents found in Argentina's Supreme Court basement Image

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Nazi documents found in Argentina's Supreme Court basement

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Tracing Turkishness in Ottoman Empire: Myths vs historical evidence Image

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Tracing Turkishness in Ottoman Empire: Myths vs historical evidence

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Türkiye's Prusias ad Hypium reveals Apollo, Medusa and secrets of Roman entertainment Image

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Türkiye's Prusias ad Hypium reveals Apollo, Medusa and secrets of Roman entertainment

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