Van, Turkey

Jewelry used by women and men in the Urartian era provide detailed information about social class differences, Van Yüzüncü Y?l University Head of Archaeology Department Associated Professor Rafet Çavu?o?lu has said.

Lakes and tributaries across Anatolia have been hit by climate change and a lack of rain over the last year, but what is a natural disaster for the environment has provided historians with an opportunity to check their facts in eastern Turkey.

This year’s works in the north part of the Van Castle revealed important data on social and cultural life of Urartian people. A trade mandate is among the interesting findings in the excavation

Excavations in Van’s old city have uncovered the commercial life of the Seljuk and Ottoman eras

The fifth annual Divine Liturgy on the Akdamar Island’s famous 10th-century church was held on Sept. 7, with the participation of Christians from Turkey and around the world.

The church was reopened to occasional prayers in 2010 after a hiatus of nearly 100 years.

Christians from Turkey and around the world have started to travel to Akdamar Island on Lake Van for the fifth annual Divine Liturgy on the island’s famous 10th century church. The church was reopened to occasional prayers in 2010 after a hiatus of nearly 100 years.