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From Hadrian to harm: Edirne’s Roman wall faces modern mistreatment Image

From Hadrian to harm: Edirne’s Roman wall faces modern mistreatment

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Edirne’s Roman wall suffered further damage after being illegally covered with concrete and later secretly removed without expert supervision

Was the first Amazon born 117 years ago in Ottoman Istanbul?

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World’s digital platforms like Amazon, Hepsiburada and Trendyol echo a legacy rooted in Ottoman periodicals and the Grand Bazaar’s people-centric trade culture

Was the first Amazon born 117 years ago in Ottoman Istanbul? Image

First coin to mention ‘Turk’? Tashkent find sheds new light on history

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Discovery of sixth-century ‘Turk-Kagan’ coin in Uzbekistan may push the documented history of the word ‘Turk’ back by 150 years.

First coin to mention ‘Turk’? Tashkent find sheds new light on history Image

Paris exhibition preserves Gaza’s ancient treasures, war threatens cultural erasure

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A powerful new Paris exhibition preserves 5,000 years of Gaza’s history as Israel’s war threatens to erase its ancient cultural legacy forever

Paris exhibition preserves Gaza’s ancient treasures, war threatens cultural erasure Image

170-year-old British hospital relic found hidden in wall in Türkiye Image

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170-year-old British hospital relic found hidden in wall in Türkiye

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Australian thief smuggling historic Anzac war relics from Türkiye Image

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Australian thief smuggling historic Anzac war relics from Türkiye

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Celebrating sovereignty with sound and symbol: Azerbaijan’s living traditions Image

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Celebrating sovereignty with sound and symbol: Azerbaijan’s living traditions

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How conquest of Istanbul by Sultan Mehmed II changed world Image

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How conquest of Istanbul by Sultan Mehmed II changed world

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17-million-year-old crocodile fossil unearthed in Poland reveals ancient climate clues Image

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17-million-year-old crocodile fossil unearthed in Poland reveals ancient climate clues

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How one Ottoman Greek scholar bridged archaeology between Türkiye and Greece Image

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How one Ottoman Greek scholar bridged archaeology between Türkiye and Greece

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Could throne room of Nineveh still hold secrets of lost Assyrian king? Image

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Could throne room of Nineveh still hold secrets of lost Assyrian king?

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First Qur’an translation in Türkiye was written by a Christian Image

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First Qur’an translation in Türkiye was written by a Christian

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Ottoman archaeo-diplomacy shaped European power games in 19th century Image

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Ottoman archaeo-diplomacy shaped European power games in 19th century

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Gold, god and power: How Islamic coins shaped global currency Image

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Gold, god and power: How Islamic coins shaped global currency

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