CULTURE & HERITAGE

Culture & Heritage

France jails six Georgians over rare Russian classics heist
The thieves made away with rare Russian classics worth millions in total, including by 19th-century literary greats Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol and Mikhail Lermontov.
France jails six Georgians over rare Russian classics heist
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Inscription bearing Caliph Umar's name found in Saudi Arabia
Finds unearthed during archaeological surveys in the Medina region that documented hundreds of previously unrecorded heritage sites.
Inscription bearing Caliph Umar's name found in Saudi Arabia
‘How can anyone leave their ancestral home?’: A custodian of Yoruk culture in the Taurus Mountains
Recognised as a Living Human Treasure of Türkiye, Osman Kirca has spent decades preserving the music, traditions and nomadic heritage of the Yoruks in the Taurus Mountains, using his three-stringed baglama.
‘How can anyone leave their ancestral home?’: A custodian of Yoruk culture in the Taurus Mountains
Why Rize feels like another world in Türkiye
Situated in the eastern Black Sea region, Rize is the centre of tea production in Türkiye. But the landscape offers much more stunning vistas than just tea bushes.
Why Rize feels like another world in Türkiye
Erdogan commemorates 573rd anniversary of Istanbul conquest, pays tribute to Mehmed II
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the 1453 conquest brought peace, security, and renewal to the city, calling it a defining moment in history.
Erdogan commemorates 573rd anniversary of Istanbul conquest, pays tribute to Mehmed II
Habitual truce violator Israel targets Lebanon's heritage sites, shattering US-brokered ceasefire
Beirut contacts global leaders and international organisations to highlight severe damage caused to archaeological sites and heritage districts in southern Lebanon by Israeli attacks.
Habitual truce violator Israel targets Lebanon's heritage sites, shattering US-brokered ceasefire