An ancient sundial estimated to be approximately 1,000 years old has been found at the Ani Archaeological Site in Kars, Turkey. Discovered during excavations in 2021 in the bath area of Ani, the ...

Isfahan, one of three cities targeted in American military strikes, is home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a mosque that ...

Hagia Sophia, with a history of 1,500 years hosting different religions, will now be reconverted from a museum into a mosque. This recent shift after a Turkish court decree has sparked extensive ...

Muslim organisations said at least 14 mosques in Naypyitaw and 57 of Mandalay’s 65 “old” mosques had sustained severe damage or collapsed in the disaster. Clerics and officials from four mosques in ...

Turkey's minister of culture and tourism announced the discovery of a new tomb in an eighth-century-B.C. city that was the homeland of King Midas.

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar City has taken a giant leap toward sustainable architecture by starting work on the world’s first net-zero energy mosque. This groundbreaking project, designed by global ...

Ancient Architects Ancient 10,000-Year-Old Stone Carving Unearthed in Turkey Posted: June 3, 2025 | Last updated: June 3, 2025 As many of you know, this year Turkish authorities have given the ...

A rare copy of the Quran gifted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is being carefully preserved at the Preza Castle Mosque, a centuries-old place of worship located within the boundaries of the ...

Scientists have discovered an ancient bread recipe in Turkey—and now the local bakery ... “This is the oldest baked bread to have come to light during an excavation, and it has largely ...

So it was a special thrill for archaeologists to come across a chunk of 5,300-year-old bread during excavations at Küllüoba Mound in Eskişehir, Turkey. Buried near the threshold of a Bronze Age house, ...

The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul is about to get a makeover. In light of recent earthquakes in Turkey, experts fear the 1,500-year-old mosque is structurally vulnerable, and the Turkish government has ...

“This is the oldest baked bread to have come to light during an excavation, and it has largely been able to preserve its shape,” said Murat Turkteki, archaeologist and director of the excavation.