Nabi Avcı

The sixth hearing of the trial of 20 executives and journalists from the daily Cumhuriyet, including the daily's Editor-in-Chief Murat Sabuncu, journalists Ahmet Şık and Kadri Gürsel and cartoonist Musa Kart, continued on Sept.

The long awaited cabinet reshuffle has finally occurred on July 19.

We can say that one of the most important factors of the reshuffle is securing a backing down from having two heads at the helm of the economic administration.

A team of Turkish and Italian archeologists have unearthed what could be the world's oldest smiley emoji in one of the most important ancient cities of the world, Karkamış, located in the southeastern province of Gaziantep along Turkey's border with Syria. 

A Turkish-Italian team has completed the first part of their seven-season-long excavation works in an ancient site in the town of Karkamış, located in the province of Gaziantep on the Turkish-Syrian border, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on July 14. 

Culture and Tourism Minister Nabi Avcı has launched the opening of the Byzantine Hall in the Zeugma Mosaic Museum in the southeastern province of Gaziantep. 

Stating that the Zeugma Mosaic Museum is a venue displaying not only Turkey's but the world's important historical, cultural and archaeological artifacts, Avcı thanked those who contributed to the formation of the museum. 

A fiery debate has been sparked in Turkey over the alleged use of the ancient city of Ephesus in the Aegean province of İzmir for wedding and circumcision ceremonies and other events, with the Culture and Tourism Ministry stressing that only cultural and touristic ceremonies are allowed at the site.

Fraudsters have been tricking locals by placing fake objects in place of historical pieces, Tourism and Culture Minister Nabi Avcı has said, Daily Habertürk reported on June 27.

Avcı spoke to journalists about a new method historical artifact smugglers developed to fraud people, urging locals to be on alert against them.

A Roman-era sarcophagus of Hercules is currently on display in Geneva, Switzerland, but will return to its home in the Mediterranean province of Antalya following a Swiss court ruling in 2015. 

Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Nabi Avcı, at an opening ceremony in Geneva, said the return of the Hercules sarcophagus is a new phase in Turkey's long-time international struggle.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan frequently complains about the worsening of the culture and arts scene. At an iftar dinner given for artists in Istanbul's Huber Mansion, he mentioned the same issue. 

After a number of scientific reports raised the alarm that Istanbul's historic Topkapı Palace is sliding steadily toward the sea, officials have launched  a restoration effort that is planned to take around three decades.