• Diyarbakır’s cultural richness to be protected at new center

    An academic center for the restoration and protection of cultural items has been established by Dicle University in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır. The purpose of the center is to give academic and scientific support to cultural structures, especially in Diyarbakır and the surrounding region. Link

  • 10 Feb, 2015

  • Monastery restoration nears end

    The restoration of the Trabzon’s famous Kızlar Monastery, one of the most important tourist spots in the Eastern Black Sea region, will soon come to an end and local officials are confident the site will boost local tourism. Link

  • 30 Jan, 2015

  • 2,200 pillaged artefacts seized in European crackdown

    Over 2,200 looted artefacts, many from ancient Egypt, were seized as part of a Europe-wide crackdown that also snared 35 suspected traffickers, Europol announced Jan. 29. Among the most valuable of the recovered cultural items was a majestic bust of Egyptian goddess Sekhmet worth an estimated 100,000 euros ($113,000), said Spanish police Captain Javier Morales, an expert in historic objects. Link

  • 29 Jan, 2015

  • Agora excavation perimeter extended

    An expropriation process has been continuing in the historic Agora in the center of İzmir since 1997, and archaeologists in the Kadifekale neighborhood have recently extended the site’s excavation field with the support of the local metropolitan municipality. Link

  • 26 Jan, 2015

  • Tate’s BP sponsorship was £150,000 to £330,000 a year, figures show

    UK gallery group releases numbers from 17-year period to campaign group Platform after ruling by an information tribunal. The revelation, which comes after Tate lost at a freedom of information tribunal, put into the spotlight BP’s sponsorship of the arts which continues with a deal in place until 2017 giving £10m over five years to four national institutions: Tate, the National Portrait Gallery, the British Museum and the Royal Opera House. Link1 Link2 Link3

  • 26 Jan, 2015

  • Paris hosts conference on Göbeklitepe archeological site

    Leading cultural, historical and business figures came together on Jan. 21 at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris for a conference on Göbeklitepe, during which participants reiterated their commitment to improving the Neolithic site. Link

  • 22 Jan, 2015

  • Tomb reveals burial methods of ancient age

    A 7,000-year-oldtomb discovered during excavations at the temple of Apollon Smintheus in Çanakkale provides information about ancient burial methods. The tomb is the first one unearthed since work began in 2004. Link

  • 22 Jan, 2015