5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (421+ words) Archaeological research near Szigetvar Castle in Hungary, where Ottoman Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent led his final military campaign, has revealed that the settlement around his presumed place of death was larger than previously thought. Research by the University of Pecs…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (567+ words) Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Adramytteion, nestled in the northwestern province of Balıkesir’s Burhaniye district, have uncovered a Roman villa with remarkably preserved mosaics that offer new clues about the city’s domestic life, trade networks and cultural history. Excavations…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (622+ words) Studies indicate that the Bintepeler tumuli were built through extensive planning and sophisticated engineering, rather than simply by piling up soil. The Bintepeler tumulus field in the western province of Manisa’s Salihli district, known as the “Pyramids of Anatolia,” sheds…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (425+ words) A decorated stone bearing the name of Prophet Muhammad six times in Kufic script has been discovered at the Seljuk Cemetery at the UNESCO-listed Ani Archaeological Site in eastern Türkiye, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy has announced. Ersoy…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (381+ words) A state-backed project launched two years ago has academics mapping and cataloging historic gravestones across Istanbul’s iconic mosque courtyards, safeguarding centuries of architectural and historical data. The Islamic Inscriptions and Gravestones Inventory Project operates under the auspices of the Presidency…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (312+ words) Excavation work at the ancient city of Rhodiapolis in Antalya’s Kumluca district is scheduled to resume next year, following a period of suspension, as efforts continue to uncover and preserve the site’s archaeological heritage. Kumluca District Governor Bahadır Güneş recently…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (450+ words) Conservation work continues at Nemrut Mountain, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southeastern Türkiye, where experts are using nanotechnology to protect its monumental ancient statues from further deterioration. The restoration and conservation program, launched in 2022 to preserve the site’s colossal…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (280+ words) Türkiye has designated the Nemrut Caldera in the eastern province of Bitlis as a national park, marking a decisive move that drove a 64 percent surge in the nation’s protected areas over just four days. Erdoğan Özel, the founding head of…...