During excavations of Assyrian tombs near Kayseri, Turkish archaeologists have discovered one of the earliest marriage contracts ever found, dating back to about 4,000 years.
The meteorologists had announced it a few days ago and it appears as announced: snow almost everywhere in Turkey, even at the Turkish Riviera, snow for the first time since decades.
Up till now there is still peace and tranquility at the Küçükçekmece Gölü (Lake) in the Marmara region, nestled between the Istanbul districts of Küçükçekmece and Avcılar.
In the southeastern Turkish Sanliurfa province near the Iraqi border, archaeologists have discovered the historic remains of a 12th century bathhouse.
A deadly attack on a cardiologist has sparked outrage and protests in Turkey, particularly in Istanbul. Doctors took to the streets in several cities across the country today and demonstrated against increasing violence against their profession.
And again one asks oneself, how is this still possible in a society that is fundamentally modern and how do the representatives of religious faith actually express themselves in the assessment of this heinous act against the background of honour killing?
Learning how to manage your finances abroad can feel complicated, especially if you're switching between currencies to keep on top of your expenses back home.
With the consistent ban on nicotine consumption in public places in the last few years since 2009, a wave of indignation initially arose, since the Turks in particular are known for consuming/enjoying huge quantities of cigarettes.
This saying, fixed in Turkish on a garage door in Istanbul, which basically applies everywhere in the world and regardless of any religious orientation or world view, seems to have a completely different interpretation relevance in Turkey.
How did people live in the Roman province almost 2000 years ago? What was their everyday life like and what problems did they have to overcome?
Last but not least, the protest actions around Gezi Park in Istanbul, which, in addition to the protests due to the rigid style of government of the AKP by Prime Minister Erdogan, also had something to do with the planned development of Gezi Park, made it clear that buildings in the Ottoman-Seljuk style were preferably used as part of the city redevelopment style are to be built.
Akdeniz University (Turkish: Akdeniz Üniversitesi) is a campus university founded in 1982. It is based west of the center of the Turkish city of Antalya. Around 17,000 students are currently studying at Akdeniz University.
In our notes on current cultural events in Germany and Turkey, we repeatedly referred to various events at the Hessenpark Open-Air Museum.
The new museum season begins on March 1st in the Hessenpark open-air museum. Hessenpark will then be open again daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. until the end of October.
Caravanning and tourism offer in combination with innovations ensure satisfied visitors.
Stuttgart's holiday trade fair is back in style / Full halls and satisfied exhibitors / Outdoor areas in demand.
It won't be long now before the CMT, the world's largest public trade fair for tourism and leisure, will take place in Stuttgart.
The Marubi Museum is pleased to invite you to Jutta Benzenberg's solo exhibition. Her photographs and stories form a biography of Albania with her eyes.
Marubi Museum is glad to invite you at the opening of a unique exhibition which puts together the work of some of the most important photographers of the Ottoman Era, also including part of Pietro Marubi collection recently discovered in the photographic collection of Sultan Abdülhamid II in Istanbul.
Another year has passed, a new year has begun. Many events, positive as well as negative, happened in the past year, so there were multiple annual reviews of the past events in the media, which should also motivate each individual to draw at least a brief summary in order to learn personal lessons for the future to maybe change, adapt, react to things in one's life. This is especially true when it comes to stop the pandemic.