Ephesus Experience Museum receives “Best Museum” award in Las Vegas
The Ephesus Experience Museum in the ancient city of Ephesus, a UNESCO world heritage site, received the “Best Museum” award in Las Vegas. Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that the Ephesus Experience Museum in the ancient city of Ephesus, a UNESCO world heritage site, received the “Best Museum” award in Las
Excavations have started at the Kültepe ruins where the oldest written documents in Anatolia were found
The 76th year of excavations at Kültepe, an important karum in Anatolia during the Assyrian trade colonies, has begun. Kültepe is about 24 km from Kayseri city center. It functioned as an important trade center of the Assyrians and Hittites from 2000 BC to 1200 BC. The most important feature of Kültepe is that the
Visitors will be able to visit the hole made by the meteorite that fell on Mount Ararat 1 million years ago
Work is underway to open the meteorite pit, which was formed when a meteorite hit Mount Pain, Türkiye’s largest mountain, 1 million years ago, to visitors. Mount Ararat (Ağrı Dağı) is also known as the mountain where the ark of the prophet Noah ran aground after the flood. Mount Ararat is an extinct volcano with
Restoration of the 1600-year-old Mor Kiryakus Monastery comes to an end
The restoration of the 1600-year-old Mor Kiryakus Monastery, an important religious center for Assyrian Christianity in Batman, located in southeastern Türkiye, has come to an end. Mor Kiryakus Monastery is located at the very edge of the Turabidin region, which is considered sacred by Syriac Christians. The monastery was built in the 5th century in
The 5 thousand-seat part of the stadium where gladiator fights were organized in the ancient city of Perge was opened
The 5 thousand-seat part of the stadium where gladiator fights were held in Perge, a city famous for its architecture and marble sculpture in Anatolia during the Roman Period, has been opened. Perge Ancient City is located in Aksu district, 17 kilometers east of Antalya city center. The city, where traces of the Hittite Period
New photos from the ancient city of Laodicea, a favorite of tens of thousands of visitors
Located in the province of Denizli in western Türkiye, the ancient city of Laodicea, which dates back 5500 years, has hosted tens of thousands of visitors to date. Laodicea, founded on the southern bank of the Lycus River, was an important trade center and an important Hellenistic city-state. The city was named after Laodike, the
Winemaker discovers 40,000-year-old mammoth bones in his cellar
Austrian winemaker Andreas Pernerstorfer discovered 40,000-year-old mammoth bones while renovating his wine cellar. The wine cellar where the mammoth bones were found is located in the village of Gobelsburg in the Krems region west of Vienna. Researchers at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, who have taken the bones under protection, consider the discovery the most
Historic Surp Garabet Church to be auctioned
The 19th century Surp Garabet Church will be sold at auction. Surp Garabet Church is located in the Hafik district of Sivas. Another name of the church, which was used in various ways by the village residents for a period of time, is Tuzhisar Church. The owner of the church, which appears as a haystack
2,100-year-old steles transported by military helicopter will be exhibited in Perre Ancient City
The 2100-year-old steles carried by military helicopter from Kımıl Mountain in Adıyaman’s Gerger district will be exhibited in Perre Ancient City after restoration and conservation works. In 2021, a region similar to the cult area on Mount Nemrut was found on Mount Kımıl and 2 steles, one of which was cut in half, were found
Approximately 2 thousand cuneiform tablets from the Hittite period read by artificial intelligence
With the project, which is a first in the world, thousands of years old Hittite tablets are read by artificial intelligence. Gökhan Yazgı, Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism, said: “So far, we have scanned and completed nearly 2 thousand tablets, and we have ensured their reading. We have taken a big step in accessing