İznik

The historical city walls, which were constructed 2,300 years ago in the northwestern province of Bursa's İznik district, have been taken under protection by the Metropolitan Municipality during the restoration works.

Mummified skeletons have been unearthed from recently discovered sarcophaguses (stone coffins) in Hisardere necropolis (cemetery), Iznik district of Turkey's Bursa province.

Excavation is being carried out by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism under the supervision of Aygün Ekin Meriç, an academic at the Archeology Department of İzmir's Dokuz Eylül University.

Archaeologists in Turkey have found for the first time a tile workshop dating back to the Early Ottoman period, during excavations at the 2,000-year-old ancient Roman theater in northwestern Turkey.

Nearly 1,000 athletes from 15 countries participated in the ninth İznik Ultra Marathon this year, which is the biggest in Turkey in terms of the size of the event, following a year of hiatus caused by the pandemic.

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Gezi Park is one of over 1,000 properties that the Directorate General of Foundations has taken over within the last few years, but undoubtedly the most symbolic one for Erdogan alongside Istanbul's landmark Hagia Sophia.

The İznik Hagia Sophia Mosque (Orhan Mosque), a church that was converted into a mosque after Orhan Gazi conquered İznik in 1331, is wooing visitors with its historical importance and spiritual atmosphere. 

The Benaki Museum of Islamic Arts presents an exhibition dedicated to fine ceramics produced in the city of Iznik in Asia Minor from the last quarter of the 15th century until the end of the 17th century.

The Benaki Museum of Islamic Arts presents an exhibition dedicated to fine ceramics produced in the city of Iznik in Asia Minor from the last quarter of the 15th century until the end of the 17th century.

Restoration work has been initiated in the 2,000-year-old Gate of Istanbul, the most magnificent part of the city walls in the northwestern city of Bursa's İznik district.