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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.…

UNESCO candidate Nemrut Crater Lake, located in Türkiye Bitlis province, has turned into white after snowfall. The air temperature dropped to 8 degree Celsius below zero, and the snowy mountains and trees surrounding it presented a…

The historic Safranbolu district from Turkey's Karabük province, which was deemed to enter the UNESCO World Heritage List and favored mostly by visitors from Far East before the Covid-19 pandemic is now popular among US and Europe…

Thousands of locals and tourists visit Turkey’s north east city of Kars, which is home to the ancient city of Ani. The Karadağ summit in the region is a spot people prefer to enjoy sunset and the astonishing view of Ani, ‘the city of 40…

“Turkish Cuisine” event was held within the framework of “Turkish Cuisine Week” at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris. At the event, 15 traditional Turkish dishes were…