Archaeologists have recently made some groundbreaking discoveries in the Stone Hills (Taş Tepeler) that will leave an indelible mark on human history. Firstly, they unearthed the first-ever painted Neolithic statue from Göbeklitepe. Secondly, they discovered a 2.3-meter human statue located in Karahantepe.
Nan Goldin, the pioneering photographer has been ranked as the contemporary art world’s most influential person. Recently, Goldin called off a project for the New York Times Magazine because of the newspaper’s pro-Israel bias in its reporting on Gaza. Goldin, 70, took
Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR) interrupted the opening night revival of Tannhäuser, an 1845 German opera by Richard Wagner at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Opera House on November 30. The activists aimed to draw attention to the environmental degradation of Earth’s water resources.
More than 2,000 seal impressions have been recovered from the rare site of an archive building in southern Turkey’s ancient religious center of Doliche (Dülük Hill), which was dedicated to the Roman god of the sky and thunder, Jupiter Dolichenus. The archive
Arts and cultural workers staged a sit-in at London’s Tate Modern on Nov 26, to call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Dozens of demonstrators gathered in the museum’s Turbine Hall to show their solidarity with the Palestinian community and to pressure
The Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie, a Germany-based exhibition of contemporary photography has been cancelled after one of the curators posted content to social media that the German cities of Mannheim, Ludwigshafen and Heidelberg, where the event was set to take place, described
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed displeasure after his planned meeting with British counterpart Rishi Sunak was canceled just hours before. Rishi Sunak canceled his meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis because the latter intended to discuss the repatriation of Greek
A recently discovered funerary monument from the Bronze Age in Spain is illuminating prehistoric ideas about gender. The object, known as a stela, is a carved commemorative stone that depicts a figure wearing a headdress and necklace, and sporting male genitalia. The
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
Art Basel announced the list of 242 leading international galleries selected for its 2024 Hong Kong show. This year the fair will also host Dirimart, Pi Artworks and Zilberman Gallery from Turkey. Galleries from 40 countries and territories across Asia, Europe, North
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