Relief depicting the embrace of Roman emperors Diocletian and Maximianus opens to the public for the first time
After 23 years of work, the relief depicting the embrace scene of Roman emperors Diocletianus and Maximianus was opened to visitors for the first time at the Kocaeli Archaeology Museum. After the 1999 Marmara Earthquake, a relief depicting the scene in which Roman Emperors Diocletianus and Maximianus got off the chariot and embraced each other
Turkish gendarmerie seizes Roman tombstones and columns
Türkiye’s recent successful efforts to prevent the smuggling of historical artifacts abroad continue. Recently, an operation was organized by Kocaeli Provincial Gendarmerie Command upon a tip-off that historical artifacts would be smuggled abroad. In the operation organized in a house, tombstones and columns thought to be from the Roman period were seized. 1 suspect was
2400-year-old artifacts found in the Black Sea’s first scientific underwater excavation
The first scientific underwater excavation of the Black Sea was carried out in Kerpe Bay. Dozens of historical artifacts dating from the 4th century BC to the 12th century AD were unearthed. Kerpe is a small settlement on the western Black Sea coast of Kandıra district of Kocaeli province in northern Turkey. Kerpe was known
180-year-old Ottoman water dam to be restored
The 180-year old water dam located on the site of the cuha factory established during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecit will be restored. The Ottoman water dam is located in the Başiskele district of Kocaeli province. According to the statement made by Başiskele Municipality, work is underway to restore 12 locations within the scope