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Modern arts, science and technology to meet in Istanbul


Modern arts, science and technology circles will gather in Istanbul in 2011 as part of an international symposium.

Istanbul's best Turkish restaurants by Travel+Leisure on CNN


Having lived in Istanbul on and off since my childhood, I have followed the city's culinary evolution with the kind of passionate scrutiny that most people reserve for their favorite football team.

Istanbul hosts exhibition marking 1,400th year of the Quran


Unique and rare pieces of the 250,000-page Damascus documents collection as well as a large selection of handwritten Qurans are the subjects of a new exhibition that opened Saturday at Istanbul's Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum. The revenue earned from a book accompanying the show will be spent ...

Turkish group stages Carmina Burana in Spain


The İzmir State Opera and Ballet, or İZDOB, staged Saturday Carl Orff's “Carmina Burana” in Gijon, Spain.

World's oldest palace Aslantepe Tumulus in Turkey to be open air museum


The oldest palace of the world which is in Aslantepe Tumulus dated back to 5,000 B.C. in eastern province of Malatya will become an open air museum.

Turkey Voted Favorite Country


Turkey has been chosen by Condé Nast Traveller readers as their favourite country in the Destination category at the Condé Nast Traveller 12th Annual Readers' Travel Awards for the first time.

Southern Turkish city prepares to host Golden Cocoons


The 17th International Adana Golden Cocoon Film Festival will take place in the southern province of Adana between Sept. 20 and 26.
 

Turkey’s first museum store chain offers history, art


Turkey’s first museum store recently opened at Topkapı Palace Museum but the number of new stores at historical and museum sites around the country is expected to increase to 55 by the end of 2010. ‘We saw that the resources on Topkapı Palace published in Turkey were ...

Ephesus of Black Sea unearthed in northern Turkey


Excavations are continuing at the ancient city of Tieion, which was established in Filyos in Zonguldak’s Çaycuma district in the 6th century B.C. The site is considered to be the Ephesus of the Black Sea Region.
 

Ancient fountain opens after 13 years of restoration


A historical fountain that is one of the major artifacts of an ancient city located in Turkey's western Burdur province has been re-opened after a restoration process that lasted 13 years.

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