Gaziantep
Greek writers praise world-famous Turkish baklava
The Greek gastronomy and travel writers visited Turkey's southeastern Gaziantep province to watch the making of the world-famous Turkish dessert of baklava.
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Gaziantep shines with gastronomy festival
The Gaziantep International Gastronomy Festival, GastroAntep, organized to advertise the province's cuisine to the world, kicked off on Sept. 12. It will run through Sept. 15. This is the second time the festival is being held.
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Gaziantep to shine with gastro-diplomacy
Turkey's southeastern province of Gaziantep, which has some 500 authentic recipes and 24 geographical signs, will host the second GastroAntep international food festival between Sept. 11 and 14.
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Ancient Zeugma to shed light on gastronomic history
Archaeologists have found pieces of grains, seeds and charred food during excavations in the ancient city of Zeugma, in the southeastern province of Gaziantep. The discovered ancient food residuals are expected to shed more light on the gastronomic history of Gaziantep.
Gaziantep baklava makers busy due to Eid
Pastry-makers in Turkey's southeastern city of Gaziantep are hard at work at their ovens making the world-famous Turkish dessert of baklava ahead of Eid al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice.
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Gypsy Girl replica ‘almost ready’ for US museum
The replicas of the 12 pieces of the Gypsy Girl mosaic, brought from the U.S. to the Zeugma Mosaic Museum in the southeastern province of Gaziantep 58 years after it was plundered, are being prepared at the Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Mosaic Education Center.
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Turkish court acquits ISIL emir’s wife in Gaziantep attack
A Turkish court has acquitted an ISIL emir's wife in a case concerning the Aug. 20, 2016, attack carried out in the southeastern province of Gaziantep.
Int’l ballet festival in Turkey’s southeast
The State Opera and Ballet (DOB) will organize the 2nd International Gaziantep Opera and Ballet Festival in the southeastern province of Gaziantep between April 15 and 25. The festival, which will open with 'Piri Reis' ballet, will be free.
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Gaziantep zoo’s singles looking for partners
The Gaziantep Zoo, which is one of the largest zoos in Turkey in terms of its field size and variety of animal species, is looking to match up its single elephants Gabi and Pili, jaguar Hasret and male hippopotamus with potential partners.
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Turkey establishes first national archeology institute with EU support
Turkey has established its first national archeology institute in the southeastern province of Gaziantep, with more than 7 million euros of support from the EU. The European Union-Turkey Anatolian Archeology and Cultural Heritage Institute Project was kicked off on Feb. 26 and will take 36 months to finish.