• Head of god Hermes seized in Anatolia

    A large number of historical artifacts, including the head of a 2,000-year-old Hermes statue, have been seized during an operation by the Sivas Police Department Directorate of Anti-smuggling and Organized Crime Branch. Link

  • 16 Jan, 2015

  • Young people and the arts: lessons from 50 years of arts policy

    This week, Culture at King’s at King’s College London published a new enquiry(pdf) into access to the arts for young people. The report was inspired by a pair of speeches in June 2014. As political parties prepare to set out their priorities for the arts, Deborah Bull of Culture at King’s asks what today’s policymakers can learn from the early pioneers. Link

  • 15 Jan, 2015

  • Rock paintings in danger in Milas

    Prehistoric rock paintings in the ancient city of Heraklia in the western province of Muğla’s Milas district cannot be protected, according to locals and experts. The paintings are from 8,000 years ago. Link

  • 14 Jan, 2015

  • Turkey’s publishing industry ‘needs qualitative boost’

    There was a 4.6 percent increase in the number of books published in Turkey in 2014 compared with the year before, but as far as content goes, the country's publishing industry should also seek to improve itself in terms of quality, according to the vice president of the Turkish Publishers Association (TYB), Fahri Aral. Link

  • 14 Jan, 2015

  • Ancient Aeagen city with sea view for sale by real estate agency

    Those wandering around the Aegean resort town of Bodrum looking for a cozy private plot of land entrenched in history might just be in luck, because a local real estate agency may have what they need: An ancient city dating back to the 5th century B.C. located near Güllük Bay on the northern coast of the Bodrum peninsula. Link

  • 13 Jan, 2015

  • İstanbul Film Festival launches documentary competition

    The İstanbul International Film Festival is launching a national competition section for documentary features in its upcoming edition this spring, the İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), which organizes the annual festival, announced on Tuesday. Link

  • 13 Jan, 2015

  • Rifco theatre company chief: ‘Diversity does not always mean cost’

    Artistic director Pravesh Kumar on directors’ low pay and theatre’s responsibility to represent Britain’s diversity. "Britain is a multicultural society, and if its artistic community cannot represent this, what hope do we have? I realise some organisations will find it hard when they are already pinched, but diversity does not always mean cost." Link

  • 13 Jan, 2015

  • Turkish president vows to preserve historical artifacts

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pledged his support to the preservation of historical artifacts on Jan. 12, vowing to closely follow their restoration and revival both at home and abroad.The president’s remarks came during an opening ceremony for the newly-restored sections of the Topkapı Palace Museum in Istanbul. Link

  • 12 Jan, 2015