Halyna Hutchin’s mother boycotts world premiere of film 'Rust'

Kestros Fountain in Perge starts flowing after 1,800 years

Turkish artist Seval Özcan at COP29 in Azerbaijan

Anatolian Opera and Ballet Festival launched

Phone doc details Afghan women's struggle

Göbeklitepe welcomes 600,000 visitors in 10 months

Cairo: Timeless tapestry of history and modernity

Cairo, the capital and largest city of Egypt, home to over 25 percent of the country’s population, is a vibrant metropolis blending ancient history, Islamic heritage, and modern energy. It serves as the political, economic, and cultural heart of the country, celebrated for its rich architecture, ancient wonders, and bustling city life.

Star power fails to perk up France's premiere wine auction

Hollywood stars including Eva Longoria and Dominic West on Nov. 17 attended a centuries-old charity wine auction in the French town of Beaune, the capital of Burgundy wines, though the sums raised fell short of expectations.

Monumental fountain restored in Sagalassos

Excavation and restoration efforts are ongoing to restore the 1,892-year-old Hadrian’s Fountain, one of the monumental fountains in the ancient city of Sagalassos, situated in the southern province of Burdur's Ağlasun district.

Glastonbury 2025 tickets sell out in 35 minutes

Tickets for next year's Glastonbury Festival sold out within 35 minutes on Nov. 17, with more than 200,000 people expected to attend the world-renowned musical celebration in rural southwest England.

Figurines found around ancient hippodrome

Two figurine fragments have been unearthed during archaeological excavations carried out around the Antakya Ancient Hippodrome in the southern province of Hatay.

Gaziantep Castle will open for visitors at the end of the year

Gaziantep Castle, severely damaged in the devastating Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes on Feb. 6, 2023, is set to reopen to visitors by the end of the year following extensive reinforcement and restoration efforts.

Pioneering Turkish Sumerologist dies aged 110

Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, an internationally acclaimed Turkish scholar on ancient Sumeria, died on Nov. 17 at the age of 110.

Pompeii rejects 'mass tourism' with daily visitor limit

The world-famous Pompeii archaeological park introduced on Nov. 15 a daily limit of 20,000 visitors, the latest Italian tourist hotspot to take action against overcrowding.

Dinosaur skeleton fetches 6 million euros in Paris sale

The skeleton of a 22-meter-long dinosaur fetched six million euros ($6.4 million) on Nov. 16, AFP learned from auction houses Collin du Bocage and Barbarossa.

Antalya's geographical beauty a popular tourist destination

Nestled in Antalya's Manavgat district, the Adam Kayalar, or Man Rocks, region — so named for its striking resemblance to human figures — has become a beloved haven for nature hikers and tourists, particularly during the tranquil autumn and winter months.

Türkiye's first virtual reality museum opens

Transforming the traditional museum concept, Türkiye's first virtual reality (VR) museum, Müzeverse, opens at UNIQ Istanbul on Nov. 19.

Hush: The sound of baklava

Is it the taste or the sound of baklava which counts? When you put the baklava in your mouth, there is this slight rustle that you hear which is an essential part of the satisfaction you get from the beloved sweet of Turkish cuisine. If that hush sound is missing, if the flaky layers of baklava lack the essential crispiness, you can never get the same taste. So, what is the secret to getting that rustling sound created by those super thin flaky layers?