The Culture and Tourism Ministry, along with local heritage crews, has started restoring the 1,600-year-old Saint George Church in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır. The church suffered severe damage due to twin earthquakes eight months ago. The restoration work is expected to
The lost city of Nicomedia, which was a part of the Roman Empire, today lies under the northwestern province of Kocaeli rediscovered again at the conference titled “Nicomedia: From the Roman Imperial Capital to the Turkish Industrial Capital,” organized by the İzmit
The 2023 Booker prize has been awarded to Paul Lynch, an Irish author, for his fifth novel, Prophet Song. The book, which portrays an imagined Ireland that is descending into tyranny, has been described by the judging chair, Esi Edugyan, as a
The last of the documentary series, prepared by the Turkish Embassy in Prague within the scope of the activities celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey, was made in the name of Halide Edip Adıvar, the only woman among the
A spate of thefts of rare Russian classics worth millions of euros from libraries across Eastern Europe has left a trail that points all the way to auctions in Russia. Shelves of 19th century Russian literature have been ransacked over the past
Michael Stipe, the renowned singer-songwriter of the legendary band R.E.M., is set to unveil a grand exhibition of multimedia artworks at Fondazione ICA Milano from December 12th, 2023 to March 16th, 2024. The exhibition, titled “I have lost and I have been
Curators Vasıf Kortun and Manuel Borja-Villel have released an open letter regarding the latest situation of Documenta. The letter said even though Documenta has been the reference of the art world for decades, marking the spirit of our times, Documenta became a
The main entrance of the Whitney Museum of American Art was doused with fake blood during a march for Gaza in Manhattan yesterday afternoon, November 22. A video posted online by the Palestinian-American youth movement Within Our Lifetime shows the aftermath of
Banksy appeared to reveal his identity in a 2003 interview that is only now being shared by the BBC for the first time. The name Banksy said in the interview his real name is ‘Robin Gunningham.’ In 2003, street artist based in
Child footprints, dating thousands of years, have been brought to light in excavations in the ancient city of Stratonikeia in western Türkiye. Professor Bilal Sogut, head of the Stratonikeia excavation, told Anadolu that teams have carried out “fruitful” works in the ancient
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation has appointed Mariët Westermann as its next director and chief executive beginning June 1, 2024. Currently vice chancellor of New York University’s Abu Dhabi campus in the United Arab Emirates, Westermann will be the first
Third-century C.E. Roman Emperor Elagabalus was transgender, says the North Hertfordshire Museum in the U.K., which will be referring to the ruler with she/her pronouns. The change is in keeping with museum policy that states that pronouns used in its displays will
