Humanities

‘Is this my country?’

There are times to keep silent. When we can only lower our heads and allow words that must be heard to fly unimpeded to the farthest corners of the land, to wherever on earth Greeks dwell. Because, despite the great progress of the past 200 years, we must acknowledge that our country still does not secure the basic needs of its children, of all its inhabitants.

Paleolithic discovery made on Lesvos

A collection of Paleolithic tools was recently discovered in the region of Kratigos, approximately 8 kilometers south of the city of Mytilini on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos. 

The archaeological enthusiast and researcher Vasillis Koumarelas unearthed the artifacts and delivered them to the Lesvos Antiquities Ephorate a few days ago. 

Some 600,000 couples to spend big on weddings

Around 600,000 couples are expected to tie the knot this year in Türkiye, with a wedding ceremony costing at least 250,000 Turkish Liras.

Weddings are giving a boost to consumer goods and services. Couples are buying white goods, furniture and home appliances and paying large amounts for renting venues, hairdressers and other wedding-related services.

Museum Day | Everywhere | May 18

It's International Museum Day on May 18 - this year dedicated to the theme "Museums, Sustainability and Well-Being" - and institutions all over the country are opening their doors, with free entrance, and organizing special events to allow the public to get acquainted with their work, enjoy their collections, learn new and exciting things about the country's history and culture, initiate youngs

Beyond Family Ties: ‘Circulation’ of Children in Serbia

Back to all the stories

"I did not find it strange, maybe because it was not talked about as something unusual," said Zorica Ivanović, assistant professor at the Department of Ethnography and Anthropology at the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade, recalling a chance discovery on one of her field trips.

Cultural mobilization starts for Hatay

Preparations are underway as Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry is preparing to establish a coordination center, where historical heritage preservation activities will be carried out. The ministry asked universities to send any information, document, research, thesis, picture, etc. about the quake-hit city of Hatay in an attempt to reconstruct the life and cultural texture there again.

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