Turkey

The Sanliurfa Archaeology Museum in Türkiye has welcomed over 1.3 million visitors since its opening in 2015, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Spanning 60,000 square meters, the museum showcases around 5,000 artifacts, including significant finds from the UNESCO World Heritage sites…

Archaeologists have uncovered a vast underground city near Midyat, Turkiye, believed to date back to the ninth century BC, Arab News reported yesterday. The discovery, made during a 2020 excavation of house cellars, revealed over 50 interconnected subterranean rooms spanning…

Turkish authorities have detained 72 individuals suspected of links to the ISIS during operations across 13 provinces, local sources mentioned citing Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. The coordinated operations, dubbed “GÜRZ-1,” involved intelligence and counterterrorism units targeting major cities like Istanbul…

A 3,500-year-old tablet was discovered during an excavation in Hatay, a coastal city in Türkiye’s Mediterranean region, the Turkish Culture and Tourism said on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reported. Mehmet Akif Ersoy announced that the tablet was unearthed at Accana Hoyuk,…

The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, a prominent attraction in Istanbul, has welcomed approximately 25 million visitors in the four years since its reopening for worship on July 24, 2020, Daily Sabah reported yesterday. Originally a church for 916 years, it…

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Tuesday that authorities retrieved the bodies of 7 irregular migrants off the country’s western Aegean coast, Daily Sabah reported yesterday. The bodies were found near the islet of Karaada, a popular vacation spot…

Turkish activists on Saturday staged a massive protest in front of Tajikistan consulate in Istanbul to denounce the practices of the Tajik government against Muslims. The demonstration was organized by a group known as “OpenRafah,” which called for opposition to…

The İhlas News Agency published footage showing the complete submersion of the village of Karakurt in Kars Province, Turkey, and the evacuation of the village after the Karakurt Dam retained the waters. The village, which used to have around 200…

At least five people have been killed and dozens injured as wildfires tore through several villages in southeastern Turkey, Al Jazeera reported today. The fires, fueled by strong winds, quickly spread through the villages of Koksalan, Yazcicegi, and Bagacik near…

In a high-level diplomatic visit, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan pressed Chinese authorities to safeguard the cultural rights of minority Muslim Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region, abc News reported yesterday. During his three-day trip to China, Fidan traveled to the…