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Mosques in Istanbul prepare for Ramadan with traditional Mahya illuminations
As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan approaches, mosques across Istanbul are gearing up for the spiritual occasion by adorning their minarets with illuminated messages known as mahyas, a tradition dating back centuries.
Balıkesir uses latest tech to preserve olive trees
A comprehensive effort to safeguard olive trees unfolds in the northwestern province of Balıkesir as approximately 180,000 olive trees in 1,750 parcels of land have been taken under protection by the General Directorate of Foundations after meticulous aerial and ground tracking using the latest technology.
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Erdoğan appoints four ambassadors, public officials
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signed off on diplomatic and administrative appointments, marking changes in positions within Turkish missions abroad and several public institutions.
Restoration tenders completed for 60 quake-hit historical buildings
The Culture and Tourism Ministry has concluded tenders for the repair and restoration of 60 historical buildings that suffered damage during the devastating twin earthquakes centered in the southern province of Kahramanmaraş.
Historic Armenian church holds first Easter in 8 years
The Easter service was held for the first time in eight years at the historical Surp Giragos Armenian Church in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır's Sur district after it reopened for worship following restoration works.
Twice restored 657-year-old hammam vandalized
The 657-year-old İshak Paşa Hammam, which was restored twice in 10 years, was vandalized by unidentified people.
Graffiti was seen on the walls of the historical hammam, whose wooden door was also broken and pillaged.
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Restoration to start at quake-hit assets
Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy met on March 14 with industry representatives in the tent set up at the Hatay Archaeology Museum in the quake-hit province of Hatay.
Ersoy said that they had started to carry out the decisions made within the scope of the Hatay Cultural Heritage Survival Project.
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World’s 1s astronomy school, Cacabey Madrasah, gets facelift
The Cacabey Astronomy Madrasah which is on UNESCO's World Heritage Tentative List in the central Anatolian province of Kırşehir is currently undergoing restoration.
The Cacabey Madrasah was built between 1271 and 1272 during the Seljuk era by Nureddin Cibril bin Caca Bey, the emir of Kırşehir, as an astronomical school to observe space, the first of its kind in the world.
Taksim mosque construction nears completion, set to open in Ramadan
The construction of a massive mosque in Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square is close to completion and is scheduled to open during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
The works of the above-ground façade of the mosque, which continued in accordance with social distancing rules due to the pandemic, were completed while the precast assembly of the building is at the last stage.
Controversial restoration of converted mosque nears end
The controversial restoration of the Hagia Sophia Mosque, which was opened to worship in 2013 after serving as a museum for 52 years, is about to be completed in the Black Sea province of Trabzon.