Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Following the discovery of an underground temple, a closed secret passage and a subterranean sanctuary in the Zerzevan Castle in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır's Çınar district, four other ancient locations from the Roman era were unearthed this year in Çınar.

No new libraries have opened in 44 provinces of Turkey over the last 10 years, according to the data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. 

Independent Deputy Aylin Nazlıaka asked a question regarding the "library numbers in Turkey" to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism as a part of the right to information act.

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has inscribed the "Aphrodisias Archaeological Site" on the UNESCO World Heritage List upon Turkey's nomination, the Foreign Ministry said in a written statement on July 10.  

Turkey's world renowned pianist İdil Biret will interpret Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninov's works at Rahmaninov's Museum House in the Russian city of Tambov.

Three more Turkish sites have been included in UNESCO's tentative list of world heritage, bringing the total number of Turkish properties on the list up to 72, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism stated on May 6.

The 2016-17 theater season has seen a "substantial increase" in the number of theatergoers, according to Erdal Küçükkömürcü, the deputy director general of Turkish State Theaters. 

Organized with the cooperation of the Sabancı Foundation, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and State Theaters, the 19th State Theaters Sabancı International Adana Theater Festival will kick off in the southern Turkish province of Adana on March 27, World Theater Day. The event will feature national and international theater shows through April 30. 

Three ancient burial chambers from the Late Antiquity period have been discovered in an olive grove in Turkey’s western Bursa province. The chambers have been put under protection until archaeological teams arrive at the scene, reports said on Sunday.

A new amendment to a 1999 principle decision to preserve Turkey's archeological sites has enabled the construction of buildings in protected sites in case of a significant disruption of public order and safety or natural disaster. 

After 2700 years the walls of Urartu Castle have been unearthed in the Ayanis neighborhood of the eastern province of Van. 

Excavations at the Urartu Castle site, situated 38 kilometers from Van, have been ongoing for 25 years, leading to new discoveries every day. After the discovery of the temple, this year the walls, a defining part of the castle, have been unearthed.