• Hatay museum set to take title of world's largest mosaic collection

    The Archaeological Museum in Hatay, one of Turkey’s most religiously diverse provinces, will soon boast the world’s largest mosaic collection, following restorations to the building. “This is a special museum in terms of such features. Half of the museum is currently open. Nearly 400 square meters of mosaics are on display, most of which are being seen for the first time,” said Hatay Archaeology Museum's official restorer, Celaleddin Küçük. Link

  • 21 Jan, 2015

  • Urartian trade seal unearthed

    A trade seal dating back to the Urartian era has been unearthed during archaeological excavations at the Tepeköy mound in the eastern province of Muş’s Varto district. Ahlat Museum Director Ziya Kılınç said 18 artifacts had been unearthed in the excavations that ended on Dec. 29, 2014. Link

  • 19 Jan, 2015

  • Thousands-year-old bones come to surface in Istanbul

    The identification of a cut on a skull that was unearthed during the Bathonea excavations, which archaeologists have been conducting in the Küçükçekmece lake basin for the last five years, appears to reveal that brain surgery was performed 1,000 years ago. Link

  • 18 Jan, 2015

  • 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