Culture news in Türkiye

The broadcasting regulator RTÜK decided to impose an administrative fine on Sözcü TV for failing to publish the court-finalized reply and correction text on its Antarctica science team report.…

The Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry announced that Turkish ID cards will replace expired Museum Pass cards. The scheme covers 216 museums and archaeological sites across Türkiye.…

At Göbeklitepe, largely intact human burials have been unearthed for the first time since excavations began. Dated to about 10,000 years ago, the find strengthens the view that the area was a permanent settlement.…

In an operation by gendarmerie teams in the Aslanapa district of Kütahya, 2 Roman-era sarcophagus lids weighing approximately 400 kilograms were seized.…

Hülya Koçyiğit, the master actress of Yeşilçam, said that scripts continue to come to her, but she has made a decision and quit acting.…

The ministry's Türkiye Culture Road Festival will be held in Istanbul for the sixth time on September 26-October 4 as its 20th stop. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at AKM at the opening.…

Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that 80 percent of the wooden piles in the foundation have perished, that injection is being applied against the risk of liquefaction, and that the first phase will be completed in 2027 under the renewed schedule.…

The exhibition 'Generation of 1914: Painters We Know' opens on September 26 at the Türkiye İş Bankası Painting and Sculpture Museum in Istanbul. The exhibition features around 200 works.…

Excavations at Yassıtepe Mound in İzmir's Bornova district, led by Assoc. Prof. Zafer Derin, show evidence of planned urban life and a trade order dating back about 5,000 years.…

Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Türkiye Cinema Festival will be held on 26-27 September across approximately 1,500 halls in 75 provinces, featuring 17 domestic and foreign films. All tickets will be 90 lira (TL) for two days, and sales started today.…

A cuneiform tablet fragment found during excavations at Büyükkale in the Hittite capital of Hattusa in Çorum was determined to belong to one of the copies of the Treaty of Kadesh. Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced on World Peace Day that the fragment contains provisions regarding those seeking refuge from one country to another.…

The hearing regarding actor Kadir İnanır's will was postponed to 17 December on the grounds that notifications had not reached some heirs. In the will drawn up in 2022, material and moral inheritance along with copyrights were bequeathed to Jülide Kural.…

Hosted by the Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency, Felipe Massa visited the Basilica Cistern, Hagia Sophia Mosque, and the Blue Mosque. Meeting fans at TOSFED Istanbul Park, he carried out a test drive and stated he is happy the track will return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2027.…

Michelin Guide chef Sinem Özler hosted the festival's culinary program as chefs and writers visited the city's 52 Flavor Stops, highlighting traditional dishes including eli böğründe, sömelek meatballs, and Maraş ice cream.…

The event opened hosted by France's Ambassador to Türkiye Isabelle Dumont, who said the 3,000-person quota filled in an hour. Under the same initiative, the DİTİB-affiliated Eyüp Sultan Mosque in Roubaix, France, also opened its doors.…

Produced by Karamel Yapım, the Kanal 7 series Yemin began broadcasting on Spain's Nova channel on September 7 under the title "El Compromiso." Handan Özkubat, general manager of international distributor Eccho Rights, noted that the production is broadcast in many countries.…

Photographer Charles-Joseph de Ligne's 'Lightscapes' exhibition, comprising works on light, optics, and perception, opened at Vision Art Platform in Akaretler. Curated by Susanne Van Hagen, the exhibition can be visited free of charge until November 7.…