The city of Iskenderun, also known as Alexandretta, in todays Turkey, was originally founded by Alexander the Great.

The museum dropped a legal effort to block the seizure of the statue by investigators who said the bronze, thought by some to ...

Standing amidst the ruins of Troy, with its weathered stones and crumbling walls, one cannot help but feel a connection to ...

Prologue For about a millennium the Mongol Turks have been targeting the Greeks. The Mongol Turks first appeared in the neighborhood of the Greek medieval ...

When Roman soldiers were not out training and fighting, they were playing board games, which archaeologists have found to be ...

The ruins of the ancient Greek port city of Adramytteion on Turkey's eastern coast emerged from the sea after sea levels ...

Google Maps Turkey reveals the most searched attractions of 2024, ranking historic landmarks, scenic parks, and top museums ...

Residents on the popular island of Santorini have experienced thousands of earthquakes this month while researchers have ...

A research team is investigating the influence of the Zagros Mountains on the bending of Earth's surface. A team of ...

By the time he died, aged just 32, he had redrawn the map of the northern ... 2,000-mile hike through modern-day Turkey, recreating Alexander’s progress from the ancient city of Troy to the ...

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Rome authorities this month opened a new archaeological park and museum in the shadow of the Colosseum that features an original marble map of Ancient Rome that visitors can literally walk over.