As part of Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry-United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) joint project, sculptors have engraved the findings of Göbeklitepe on T-shaped stones to show both the way to the site and the first steps of human civilization. Link

Edirne became a member of the league of Turkish cities with film festivals, when the 1st Edirne International Film Festival opened in the Thracian city on Friday. French filmmaker Tony Gatlif is the head of the international feature film competition jury of the inaugural festival, which also has competitive sections for national feature films and national short films. Link

speakers presentations from the conference in 21-23 October 2015 Lecce, Italy

Excavation works carried out in the eastern province of Erzincan’s Kemah district have unearthed a millennium-old Turkish neighborhood. Atatürk University History of Art Department Professor Hüseyin Yurttaş said after discovering Bey Mosque and bath, the team had focused on civil architecture and continued excavations by looking at Evliya Çelebi’s “Book of Travels.” Link

The annual art fair Contemporary İstanbul (Cİ) wrapped up its landmark 10th edition with record admission numbers, its organizers announced on Monday. The fair was seen by 84,000 art lovers and connoisseurs over five days, which also included an invitation-only preview on Nov. 11. Link

This year's İstanbul International Book Fair attracted some 558,000 visitors to the TÜYAP Fair Center in Beylikdüzü throughout its nine-day run, organizers announced on Sunday evening as the fair wrapped up its 34th edition. Link1 Link2

The cultural assets of the eastern province of Diyarbakır have been listed as a result of work initiated in 2009 by the Diyarbakır Museum. The city is famous for its historical walls, mosques, churches, inns, houses, fortress, bridge and bazaars. Link

A lost island where the ancient city of Kane was located has been found by geo-archaeologists in the Aegean province of İzmir’s Dikili district. The island was mentioned in ancient sources. Link1 Link2

Excavations in the ancient city of Anavarza, located in the southern province of Adana, have unearthed new city walls from the 8th and 9th centuries. Head of the excavations, Çukurova University Archaeology Department Assistant Professor Fatih Gülşen said works had been continuing with a team of 40 people and the new walls were discovered during cleaning work around the excavation field. Link

Turkey’s only Osteoarchaeology Application and Research Center continues to shed light on Istanbul’s past thanks to the large number of animal fossils and others that were discovered during the Marmaray diggings. Link