The Chamber of Architects has applied to the authorities for the halt of the construction.

"The oldest generation is monolingual and this language is the Zaza language. The middle-aged generation, who learned the second language mainly at school, are bilingual. The younger generation are again monolingual but this language is Turkish," says Dr. Güntaş-Aldatmaz.

Located in Ahmetli district in Manisa province, the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe, which are also on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, have been damaged by treasure hunters. The tumuli were considered to be “the pyramids of Anatolia.”

The Ata Ice Museum in eastern Turkey is the country's only ice museum.

Adapted from the book of Jerzy Kosiński, “The Painted Bird” of Václav Marhoul has been named the best foreign film of 2020 by the Film Critics Association (SİYAD).

Born 119 years ago today, Nazım Hikmet spent most of his life behind bars or in exile.

The Göbeklitepe Archeological Site Museum, a more than 10,000-year-old settlement, has been the most popular virtual museum, says the ministry.

The 59-year-old Rexx Cinema had to shut its doors in March, after the pandemic started.

Eight Kurdish songs from Radio Yerevan, which has an archive of hundreds of Kurdish songs, have been interpreted anew in classical music and shared on digital platforms as part of a project entitled “Dîsa” (Anew).

Turkey's statistical authority has released the "cultural economy" data for the last year.

İstanbul has become the eighth stop of Beyond Walls Project of artist Saype from France to shed light on the common bonds shared by humanity: "The walls in our minds are fictive partitions."

Archeologists in southern Turkey have found a kitchen with utensils and a "woman's room" with a mirror and ornaments.

Supporting private theater groups having financial difficulties due to pandemic, the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İMM) City Theaters will host “Bêrû”, a theater play in Kurdish by the Teatra Jiyana Nû theater group, in October.

Speaking to Mezopotamya Agency, Batman Municipality sources have said that the area where the movie house named after late Kurdish director Güney was located will be a part of the nearby park and a decorative pool will be constructed there.

All films, including past award winners, will be available online during the festival.

With a public art project displayed on two 20-meter walls on one of the busiest streets along the Bosphorus in İstanbul, artist Ali Cabbar raises concerns over the destruction of wildlife through human agency.

The municipality has brought the portrait made by Gentile Bellini in 1480 to İstanbul after purchasing it in late July.

While the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality has filed a criminal complaint about the works undertaken in Galata Tower with hammer drills without an approved restoration project, the demolished wall has been apparently built again.

Minister of Culture and Tourism Aksoy has made a statement about the “restoration” works undertaken in İstanbul’s iconic Galata Tower. He has denied the allegations that “the walls of the tower were demolished” with hammer drills.

Speaking to bianet, İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s Head of Cultural Assets Department Mahir Polat has noted that the demolition takes place in the interior wall where the Ottoman signature is located: “It is not restoration, it is demolition.”