Culture/Art
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Exhibition of Assyrian Photographs Before 1915 Opens in Istanbul
in Culture/ArtThe Syriac [Assyrian] community in Turkey is represented in a new exhibition titled “The Life of Ottoman Syriacs before 1915,” which represents their past experiences […]
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Turkey’s best kebab restaurants
in Culture/ArtBecause there are two types of meat in this world — Turkish kebabs and everything else By Talya Arditi, for CNN Put any kind of […]
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Göbekli Tepe, Turkey: a new wonder of the ancient world
in Culture/ArtGöbekli Tepe, a soon-to-be inundated archaeological site near the banks of the Euphrates, leaves Jeremy Seal awestruck. “Göbekli Tepe is generally reckoned the most exciting […]
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Turkey Convicts World-Renowned Pianist for ‘Defaming’ Islam
in Culture/ArtApril 23, 2013 By Andrew Harrod A Turkish court on April 15, 2013, convicted world-renowned pianist Fazil Say under Article 216(3) of the Turkish Penal Code. This article punishes “[a]nyone who openly denigrates […]
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A Conservationist Effort at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul Brings Gardens Closer to their Ottoman Heritage
in Culture/ArtThe fabled Topkapi sarayi of the Ottomans in Istanbul, Turkey, is seeing a revivalist effort at landscaping its gardens and reconnecting with scents of the past… “Instead […]
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Exhibition of Assyrian Photographs Before 1915 Opens in Istanbul
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Turkey’s best kebab restaurants
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Göbekli Tepe, Turkey: a new wonder of the ancient world
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Turkey Convicts World-Renowned Pianist for ‘Defaming’ Islam
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A Conservationist Effort at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul Brings Gardens Closer to their Ottoman Heritage