UNESCO

The 5,000-year-old Harput Neighborhood in Elazığ, Türkiye, listed on UNESCO’s Temporary Heritage List, remained undamaged after multiple powerful earthquakes, including a recent 5.9 magnitude quake in Malatya. Despite…

Şanlıurfa, a province located in the southeastern Anatolia region of Türkiye, was designated the 'City of Music' by UNESCO after being recognized as eligible for inclusion in UNESCO's 'Creative Cities Network' list. The citizens of the…

Kınalık, a historic village in Azerbaijan known for its unique heritage and seasonal migration route, has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List. The village, situated at a high altitude and surrounded by…

Minister of Culture and Tourism Nuri Ersoy has published a list of Turkish wooden-pillared mosques deserving inclusion in UNESCO's permanent list of world cultural heritage. One of the mosques added to UNESCO's list is the 7th-century-old…

The historical Grand Mosque in Türkiye's Afyonkarahisar province, constructed on 40 wooden poles during the Seljuk period between 1272 and 1277, has been included in UNESCO's World Heritage List. Despite nearly 750 years, the mosque still…

After the year 2023 was designated as the 'Year of Aşık Veysel' by the Turkish Presidency and UNESCO, a concert was held with artists from various parts of the country. The young performers commemorated Aşık Veysel by playing his songs at…

Restoration work continues at the Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital, which is located in the Divriği district of Sivas province in Türkiye and is under protection by UNESCO. Being built between 1228 and 1243 during the Anatolian Seljuk…

Pamukkale, located in Denizli, Türkiye, and renowned as the "white paradise" on the UNESCO World Heritage list, recorded 1.15 million visitors in the initial 7 months of 2023. This represents a 23% increase from 2022.…

Wandering on the beach in Iznik, Türkiye's Bursa province's world-famous historical city, which is on UNESCO's temporary heritage list and is expected to be added to the main list this year, the family discovered a 2,000-year-old historical…

Safranbolu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karabük, Türkiye, turned into a winter wonderland after heavy snowfall that continued intermittently for two days, covering the historical buildings and structures in a picturesque white blanket.…