Greek city-states

The ancient city of Iasos, a port city founded by the Argosians in the western province of Muğla's Milas district, impresses visitors as it resembles an open-air museum with its great walls, aqueducts, agora, theater, Roman-era tombstones and fishermen's market.

Archaeological excavations continue in the ancient city, which is located in the Kıyıkışlacık neighborhood.

Amphoras originating from Corfu, Skopelos, and Chios were identified in the cargo

Excavation works continue in the ancient city of Alexandria Troas, located in Turkey's northwestern Çanakkale province. (AA Photo)

A 2,000-year-old altar has been unearthed in northwestern Turkey near the town of Ezine in Çanakkale province, archeologists said on Oct. 9.

A hall with a podium, temple, odium, and bathhouse were among the remains that have survived to the present day in the ancient city of Alexandria Troas, an area near the Aegean Sea.

The "Sacred Cave" in the ancient city of Miletos awaits to be discovered by visitors following meticulous cleaning works. (AA Photo)

Amid the ongoing landscape and rehabilitation works at the ancient city of Assos in the northwestern province of Çanakkale, a massive hill at the port has been carved, converting the green habitat of the region into dust, which has caused an uproar from nature lovers.

Two houses dating back 2,400 years and believed to be used by middle-class people were found during excavations in the ancient city of Miletos. (DHA Photo)

Ongoing excavations in Assos, which was one of the most important port cities in the ancient ages and home to many cultural riches such as an ancient theater, agora, necropolis and ramparts, have unearthed a 1,300-year-old iron machete and an ax used to shape wood.

For the third year, the island of the Knights will be flooded with jazz tunes, as part of the Rhodes & South Aegean International Jazz Festival, the great celebration that proves that music can only unite people. The initiator of this initiative and artistic director of the festival is Dimitris Vasilakis, an internationally renowned saxophonist, composer and educational researcher.

A prominent Turkish architect made a proposal to give the old names of Istanbul into some corners or regions of the metropolis to remind the inhabitants of the cultural and historical richness of the city.

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