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Japan holds Coming of Age Day
Thousands of Japanese celebrated the ‘Coming of Age Day’, where 20 year-olds are congratulated and encouraged for reaching the age of maturity. People flocked to Tokyo’s historical district Asakusa, wearing traditional Japanese kimonos.…
Eastern Anatolia Research Center goes into service in Turkey’s Erzurum
Eastern Anatolia Urban Projects Implementation and Research Center was put into service with a ceremony. The opening of the center, which was built in one of the restored historical old Erzurum houses next to the historical Erzurum castle,…
Yalda night celebrated in Iran
Iranian festival Shabe-e Yalda was celebrated on the ‘longest and darkest night’ of the year. With the beginning of the winter season, Iranians gathered together at the historical Razzaz Hotel in capital Tehran to eat, drink and read poetry…
Unknown photographs of Nazım Hikmet emerged in Czech Republic after many years
Photographs of Nazım Hikmet that taken during the theater plays he prepared between 1956-1958 in Prague, the capital city of Czech Republic, and in his daily life, emerged in Czech Republic. The archives of the National Theater in Prague…
Iran home to worlds smallest tea house
Haj Ali Darvish tea hosue is considered the world’s smallest tea house that serves hundreds in Iran’s capital Tehran. The tea house is on the national cultural heritage list of Iran, and has a history of 103 years. Haj Kazem Darvish has…
Sivas city of Turkey gave full marks to Tanzanian’s dance to Sivas Halay
A person from Sivas city of Turkey named Yunus Ali Yağcı, who works in a private institution in Tanzania, made a group of Tanzanians dance the Sivas Halay accompanied with a Sivas folk song that he played while he visited the Tanzania as a…
The Festival of Lights started in Lyon, France
It was first started in Lyon city of France in 1643 to thank and pray to Mother Mary after city spared from plague, than became a tradition later on, the Festival of Lights was started again this year in Lyon on Wednesday. While colorful…
a fascinating hiking at Efkar Mountain
While continuing to introduce the beauties of the region, Yüksekova Ecology Cultural and Mountaineering Sports Club Association members organized a hiking at Efkar Mountain in Yüksekova district in Hakkari city of Turkey. Group of 32…
turkish coffee conveyed in US states
The documentary "Beginning: Turkish Coffee Stories from Anatolia," produced with the support of the Turkish Embassy in Washington and the Consulate General of New York, premiered in Washington on December 1st. Following screenings in New…
Ihlara Valley becomes one of the most visited ruin in Turkey
Ihlara Valley, the world's second largest canyon valley in Aksaray city, has become the focus of attention of local and foreign tourists. This year, local and foreign tourists show great interest to Ihlara Valley, which is located at the…