Antiquities
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Turkey Bars Loans to Museums in New York and London
in Culture/ArtBy FELICIA R. LEE As part of a campaign to block loans to foreign museums with disputed objects in their collections, Turkey is refusing to […]
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Evidence of Massacre in Ancient Turkey
in TurkeyEvidence of Massacre in Ancient Turkey Determining the social relationships between populations in the past can be difficult. Trading can be inferred from the presence […]
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Istanbul Yields a Treasure Trove in Ancient Bathonea
in TurkeyBy JENNIFER PINKOWSKI ISTANBUL — For 1,600 years, this city — Turkey’s largest — has been built and destroyed, erected and erased, as layer upon […]
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Istanbul a Hub for Islamic Art Theft
in Culture/ArtUnder the elegant, soaring arches of Istanbul’s newly restored, 16th century Süleymaniye Mosque, dozens of security cameras keep an eye on visitors’ every move. Vigilant […]
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Fuat Sezgin: A life devoted to understanding Islam’s golden age of science
in Sci/TechFuat Sezgin founded two museums in İstanbul and Frankfurt that bring together hundreds of replicas of scientific instruments, tools and maps, mostly belonging to the […]
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Ottoman manuscripts recovered at Cairo Airport
in EgyptManuscripts confiscated from American tourist arriving in Cairo from Istanbul Nevine El-Aref , Sunday 27 Nov 2011 a manuscript The archaeological unit at Cairo Airport […]
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Turkey Bars Loans to Museums in New York and London
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Evidence of Massacre in Ancient Turkey
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Istanbul Yields a Treasure Trove in Ancient Bathonea
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Istanbul a Hub for Islamic Art Theft
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Fuat Sezgin: A life devoted to understanding Islam’s golden age of science
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Ottoman manuscripts recovered at Cairo Airport