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Aphrodite and Dionysus Sculptures Revealed

Heads of goddesses of love and beauty Aphrodite and deity of wine Dionysus found in the ancient city of Aizanoi with a history dating back 5,000 years. The statue head of Aphrodite, known as the goddess of love and beauty in Greek

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Güler Sabancı Receives European Sustainability Award

Güler Sabancı, Chairperson of Sabancı Holding, received the European Sustainability Award – Prix FILM4CLIMATE 2023. This year’s Sustainability Award expands from environmental sustainability, defining the context and relevance of sustainability in a broader sense by including all efforts made to enhance society

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Guerilla Gathering at Brooklyn Museum

Around 20 pro-Palestinian protesters held a guerilla action at the Brooklyn Museum on Dec 8. The group, affiliated with the activist organizations Decolonize This Place and Within Our Lifetime, demanded that the New York City institution cut its ties with donors financially

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Protests for Gaza Ceasefire at Art Basel Miami Beach

Artists and activists rallied outside the entrance of the Art Basel Miami convention center to demand a permanent ceasefire in Palestine. Protestors also called for an end to Miami-Dade County’s investments in Israeli bonds. Demonstrators lined up along Convention Center Drive holding

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8,200-Year-Old Workshop at The Yeşilova Mound

One of the earliest workshop areas, showing the village life, pleasure, eating and drinking culture of the people of dating back 8,200 years was found during the excavation work carried out in the Yeşilova mound. Earlier in September water channels in history

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UNESCO Approves New Intangible Cultural Heritage for Turkey

Turkey’s UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists renewed with the addition of new cultural heritage. Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy on Dec. 5-6 announced that five more cultural heritage of Turkey were taken under protection at the 18th session of the Intergovernmental

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Turkey Takes Back Looted Artefacts from US

At least 41 historical artifacts of Anatolian origin were illegally taken out of Turkey and have now been returned to the country from the US. The Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry has announced that additional cultural assets have been returned to Turkey

Might and Memory: The Art of Power

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Republic, the Nation’s Library in Ankara presents its new exhibition on Ottoman and Republican Period decorations, coins, medals, commemorative coins and precious papers from the Mint and Stamp Printing House Collections. Might and Memory seeks to

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