Zeugma Mosaic Museum targets 50,000 Eid visitors

Fatih tutak creating new language for turkish cuisine

Museum traces Anatolia’s automotive heritage

Film to revisit Feb 6 quakes’ aftermath through love story

‘Trump’ buffalo spared sacrifice, sent to Bangladesh national zoo

‘City of Gladiators’ Stratonikeia draws Eid holiday visitors

Matthew Perry assistant imprisoned over fatal drug injections

The personal assistant who repeatedly injected Matthew Perry with ketamine before he died was sentenced to prison on May 27, becoming the fifth person to face justice over the “Friends” star’s fatal overdose.

Kanye West set for massive Istanbul concert at Olympic Stadium

  Grammy-winning American rapper and producer Kanye West, also known as YE, is set to perform in Istanbul on May 30, with organizers unveiling details of what is being promoted as one of the city’s largest live music events in recent years.

Kayseri castle museum charts 7,000 years of ancient history

Located inside the historic Kayseri Castle, the Kayseri Archaeology Museum is taking visitors on a journey through 7,000 years of Anatolian history with a collection of nearly 38,000 artifacts spanning civilizations from the Early Bronze Age to the Ottoman Empire.

Trabzon’s iconic Çal Cave captivates holiday crowds

Nestled 1,050 meters above sea level in the northern province of Trabzon, the Çal Cave has been drawing large numbers of visitors during the Eid al-Adha holiday, as domestic and international tourists seek cooler natural attractions in the Black Sea region.

Famous Louvre heist set to be adapted into feature film

Last year’s brazen robbery of the Louvre — when thieves made off with jewellery worth some $100 million — is set to become a movie and a documentary series, a publisher said on May 26.

Istanbul’s historIc Haydarpaşa statIon set for cultural rebirth

Istanbul’s historic Haydarpaşa train station will rise as one of the city’s main cultural and social attractions while preserving its role as a transportation hub once its comprehensive restoration and transformation project is completed, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy has announced.

Video games turn to classic films for millennial appeal

Millenial gamers who grew up on 80s and 90s blockbusters are today being courted by the industry, with the latest James Bond offering hard on the heels of an Indiana Jones adventure and soon to be followed by “Jurassic Park.”

Eid travel rush drives major tourism boom in Diyarbakır

Türkiye’s historic southeastern city of Diyarbakır has begun welcoming a wave of domestic and international visitors for the nine-day Eid al-Adha holiday, with hotels nearing full capacity as tourism activity accelerates.

Marmaris debuts large-scale green project on ancient trail

A large-scale ecotourism initiative aimed at promoting sustainable tourism in forested areas is nearing completion in the southwestern Turkish resort city of Muğla’s Marmaris.

Katseye sweeps all nominations at AMAs

Global girl group Katseye emerged as one of the biggest winners at the 52nd American Music Awards on May 25 night, sweeping all three categories they were nominated in during their first awards show appearance as a five-member group following the continued absence of founding member Manon Bannerman.

Historic madrasa undergoes restoration in central Türkiye

A major restoration project is underway at the historic Buruciye Madrasa, a 13th-century Seljuk monument in the central province of Sivas, as authorities aim to preserve one of Türkiye’s most significant medieval educational institutions for future generations.

Sonny Rollins, saxophonist and genius of jazz, dead at 95

Sonny Rollins, the “Saxophone Colossus” whose hard-charging yet flowingly meditative works made him the last in a golden era of jazz greats, died on May 25. He was 95.