Roman temple stones used in village houses

Istanbul’s ‘traveling cat’ now joined by his kitten

Istanbul Music Festival returns this June for unforgettable nights

British Museum removes the word ‘Palestine’ from displays

Family in Avanos keeps centuries-old pottery tradition alive

'Train Dreams,' 'The Secret Agent' nab Spirit wins to boost Oscars campaigns

‘Adopt a Statue’ program restores centuries-old marbles

‘Adopt a Statue’ initiative restores centuries-old Duomo sculptures and brings them from storage back into public view across Milan

Ancient assembly building to be restored

Excavations at the ancient city of Aigai pave the way for the conservation and restoration of one of the best-preserved assembly buildings from antiquity

Rio Carnival parades kick off with divisive ode to Lula

A colossal metallic robot depicting Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva towered over Rio de Janeiro's famed Sambadrome avenue on Feb. 15 night, in a Carnival parade that has drawn fire for its tribute to a sitting president in an election year.

Cappadocia kicks off ‘Year of the Horse’ events for 2026

Events have started in Cappadocia as 2026 has been designated the “Year of the Horse” according to the Chinese zodiac calendar.

Juliette Binoche hails strength of Cannes winners

Oscar winner Juliette Binoche said the growing overlap between the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Awards is driven by the artistic power of the films themselves rather than reforms within Hollywood.

IDOB stages world premieres of two operas

The Istanbul State Opera and Ballet (IDOB) has staged the world premieres of the contemporary operas “Deli Dumrul” (Mad Dumrul) and “Tehlikeli Oyun” (Dangerous Play) at the Kadıköy Municipality Süreyya Opera House.

Mystery of burnt bread

Toward the end of the excavation season at the Küllüoba prehistoric archaeological site near Eskişehir, in central Türkiye, something miraculous happened.

Exhausted swans monitored by conservation teams

Three swans that became exhausted during migration are being remotely monitored, fed and tracked by camera traps by teams from the Düzce Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks.

Atatürk Street inaugurated in Ecuador

A street in Ecuador’s largest city has been named after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Türkiye, following an initiative by the Turkish Embassy in Quito.

'Virgin' frescoes emerge from Pompeii suburb

Amid the remains of a sumptuous villa near Pompeii, the hard-hatted conservationist scraped away centuries-old ash to reveal a vibrant red fresco.

Koan: Where identity is written on plate

In Copenhagen, two-Michelin-starred Koan transforms Kristian Baumann’s Korean-Danish heritage into a layered gastronomic narrative where memory, migration and technique meet, turning each plate into a dialogue between East and West

Ayla Turan Retrospective opens at İş Sanat

The year’s first exhibition at İş Sanat Kibele Art Gallery, “Ayla Turan Retrospective,” opened on Feb. 9 at the gallery’s Levent venue, presenting more than 50 works by sculptor Ayla Turan.