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natural history museum in eastern turkey hosts thousands of historic items
The Natural History Museum, which is part of Sivas Cumhuriyet University (SCU), is welcoming visitors. The museum displays around 4,000 items, ranging from geological specimens to fossil specimens, plant specimens to representatives of…
Mexico takes action against sale of artifacts in paris auctions
The Mexican Ministry of Culture reported that legal and diplomatic proceedings were initiated to prevent the sale of 50 historical artifacts belonging to Mexico in two separate auctions to be held in Paris, the capital of France, on…
Heidelberg: city of history, education and nature
Heidelberg, located in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, attracts tourists with its 800-year history. The city hosts one of the world’s top advanced university, which is one of the world’s first in the field of medicine and machinery.…
Sazak: desolated greek village in turkey after population exchange awaits tourism
The Greek village of Sazak in Karaburun district of İzmir have become desolated after Greeks moved to Chios and Crete after population exchange agreement signed between Turkey and Greece on January 30, 1923. The Greek village, where no one…
Last mass friday prayer held in historic Ottoman Selimiye mosque as restoration continues
For the past two months, extensive restoration work has been underway at Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, which was built in 1568 by the famous Ottoman architect Sinan when he was 90 years old and opened for worship in 1575 after a seven-year…
World most expensive house in Italy left unsold
Built in the 16th century in Italy's capital city of Rome and owned by an Italian family, Villa Aurora was put up for sale in an auction that being called "the auction of the century" in Italy. The opening price of Villa Aurora was…
bronze age ruins discovered in Turkey’s Bartin
The remains of the Early Bronze Period, dating back to 5000 years ago, were discovered in a destroyed area in Bartin as a result of archaeological studies conducted by Bartin University. It has been reported that large-scale investigations…
Italy under risk of new Covid-19 wave
Authorities announced that after the increase in Covid-19 cases in Italy, half of the country is at Moderate Covid-19 risk. It was stated that the northern regions of Lombardy and Piedmont in Italy, Lazio in central Italy and Sicily in the…
Tsar’s hunting lodge in Turkey’s Kars hope for tourism
Known as Hunting Lodge of Russian Tsar Nicholas II by the Russians, the 124-year old historical building bear the traces of 19th century Baltic architecture in the northern east city of Kars in Turkey. The lodge was built on an area of…
historic wall dating back roman era discovered in turkey
A wall belonging to the period of Roman Emperor Theodosius the Great was unearthed in Ayasuluk Hill and St. Jean excavation area in Izmir, Turkey. The excavations in St. John's Church were begun in 1921 by the Greek General Sotiriou,…