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Unesco adds 13 new sites to World Heritage List

The World Heritage Committee, an apparatus of the United Nations (UN), has moved to protect ancient or unique sites in countries including Iran, China, Ethiopia, Azerbaijan and the Palestinian territory of the West Bank. The committee, which is made up of representatives from 21

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Urfa Archeology Museum set to open again after flood

Cleaning and restoration works of historical artefacts continue in the Şanlıurfa Archeology and Haleplibahçe Mosaic Museum. The museum was affected by the flood disaster that occurred on March 15 in the southeastern city, causing the death of 18 people and injuring 62

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Turkey determined to get Trojan treasures back

Located in the northwest of present-day Türkiye, the ancient city of Troy has yielded a multitude of treasures to archaeologists unearthing its secrets. But many of these artefacts have been smuggled abroad, with Ankara today is working to bring those pieces of

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Byzantine-Roman traces found in underground settlement

Excavations carried out in a 5,500-year-old underground rock settlement in the ancient city of Hadrianopolis in the Eskipazar district of Karabük have unearthed galleries and halls having traces of Byzantine and Roman life. Ersin Çelikbaş, associate professor at Karabük University’s Department of