Excavations in Elazığ, Turkey, reveal 6,000-year-old hearths and artifacts, offering new insight into ancient civilizations.

A museum director in Turkey has been fired after it was revealed that she had been illegally removing parts of an ancient Greek church.

This is the thirteenth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in ...

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In an unveiling at the Çorum Museum in Turkey, a 3,500-year-old linen fabric fragment was exhibited for the first time. Discovered by chance during excavation works in 1995 at the Şapinuva ...

Dedicated to the place made famous by Homer’s Iliad, the Troy Museum—situated amid the city’s ruins—brings an ancient legend to life. Among the collections are 24 pieces of “Troy Gold ...

At the Istanbul Archaeological Museums, which opened near the Topkapi Palace Museum in 1869, you'll find more than a million antiquities displayed throughout three buildings: the Archaeological ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Thousands of years of history and cultural heritage of Safranbolu district in northwestern Turkey’s Karabuk province are on display at the Safranbolu City History Museum. The district was an ...

Topkapi Palace served as the home of the Ottoman Sultans from 1478 to 1856 and is one of Istanbul's most popular attractions. It officially became a museum in 1924, shortly after the end of the ...