Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism

2026 Türkiye Culture Route Festival: Regional Updates

13 clusters · 66 sources · last updated about 10 hours ago

Latest: Kahramanmaraş to host first Culture Road Festival

The summer 2026 Türkiye Culture Route Festival continues to drive regional engagement and tourism across Nevşehir, Malatya, Erzurum, Ordu, and Kahramanmaraş. In Nevşehir and the Cappadocia region, the program has booste

Turkey cultural heritage and tourism statistics

2 clusters · 21 sources · last updated 1 day ago

Latest: Turkey cultural heritage assets increase to 130,632

Data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) regarding 2025 cultural heritage statistics shows growth in both tourism and the preservation of historical assets. Total visitors to museums and archaeological s

Karahantepe archaeological discoveries

2 clusters · 32 sources · last updated 15 days ago

Latest: Karahan Tepe archaeologists discover 11,000-year-old leopard rider statue

Archaeologists excavating the Karahantepe Neolithic site in Şanlıurfa, Turkey, have discovered an 11,000-year-old limestone sculpture depicting a human figure on the back of a leopard. The approximately 70-centimeter-tal

Ancient Marble Statue Uncovered in Sardis

4 clusters · 27 sources · last updated 17 days ago

Latest: Sardis archaeologists discover 2,500-year-old marble statue

Archaeologists working for Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism have uncovered a 2.2-metre marble statue of a young man dating to the early 5th century BCE at the ancient Lydian capital of Sardis in the Salihli distr

Archaeological discoveries at Aspendos, Turkey

4 clusters · 14 sources · last updated 25 days ago

Latest: Aspendos archaeologists discover 2,400-year-old tomb of possible ancient wrestler

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Aspendos in Antalya Province, Turkey, have uncovered significant artifacts spanning several centuries. During the ‘Future Heritage’ project, researchers discovered a 2.2-mete