Türkiye

Australia beats Türkiye 2-0 in World Cup Group D opener

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan released a video message on Saturday urging Türkiye's national football team to make history at the FIFA World Cup 2026, hours before the squad took the pitch against Australia in their Group D opener at BC…

12,000-year-old pillar with human face discovered in Türkiye

A T-shaped pillar carved with a human face has been discovered at the Karahantepe archaeological site in southeastern Türkiye, marking the first time a Neolithic-era human facial representation has been found on such a monument. Turkish Minister of Culture and…

Rare iron weights and Roman scale found in ancient Turkish city

Archaeologists have unearthed a rare set of five iron weights shaped like ancient Greek letters alongside a complete Roman balance scale, estimated to be around 1,600 years old, during excavations at the ancient city of Uzuncaburç in southern Türkiye's Mersin…

Oldest house model in the world found at Çayönü hill now displayed in Türkiye

A 12,000-year-old architectural model, believed to be the oldest house model ever discovered, has been unearthed at Çayönü Hill in Diyarbakır, Türkiye, and is now on public display at the Diyarbakır Museum, offering unique insights into early Neolithic urban planning…

Archaeologists uncover 1,500-year-old mosaic at ancient city of Dara

Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Dara in southeastern Türkiye have uncovered a nearly 1,500-year-old mosaic decorated with wave and drop motifs, spanning approximately 50 square meters in what is believed to have been a residential structure within this…

Turkey returns ancient cuneiform tablets to Iraq in ceremony

In a formal ceremony at Ankara's Republic Museum, Türkiye returned six ancient cuneiform tablets to Iraq, dating from the Akkadian Empire, Third Dynasty of Ur, and Old Babylonian period (24th to 18th centuries B.C.), which contain valuable economic records, priest…

Ancient Hyllarima agora reveals 2,400-year-old shops and trade

Archaeologists have made a significant discovery in the ancient city of Hyllarima in southwestern Türkiye, unearthing the city's central agora with a network of 2,400-year-old commercial shops carved into bedrock that date back to the Hellenistic period, showcasing sophisticated urban…