ISTANBUL, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Istanbul's Topkapi Palace will open a new museum later this year featuring the "world's most extensive porcelain collection," with rare Chinese ceramics from the Yuan and ...

The diamond was formerly owned by an Ottoman sultan and, according to legend, was kept as the eye of a secret idol in the ...

Whilst no longer the place for serious conversation, hammams still play an integral part in Turkish culture, with visits to a ...

While arranging the books in my father’s library, I came across a novel that I was gifted a long time back and totally forgot about. It was ...

Türkiye's first lady Emine Erdoğan visited the Yunus Emre Institute (YEE) in Jakarta, Indonesia. Upon her arrival, she was ...

The South African-born hand of King Trump is doing the leader’s bidding, and their twin ambitions are proving very hard to ...

A son was born to Yakup, a converted Muslim Sipahi, and his Greek wife in the late 15th century in the village of Palaiokipos on Lesbos. This bicultural child, named Khizr, grew up with three brothers ...

Turkey invests in capital goods through a mix of government-led projects, private sector contributions, and foreign direct ...

At the start of the new year, on January 6, President Erdogan made clear his intention to streamline the production of the ...

The pale blue stone has passed through the hands of royals, art collectors, sultans and aristocracy – but who does it belong to now?

Whether it’s skiing in winter, beach days in summer or nature and history year-round, Kocaeli offers the perfect getaway for ...

So rich is Istanbul in historic buildings of every stripe, especially Byzantine churches and colonnaded cisterns, Ottoman ...