Dating to the late Roman period, a stunning, figurative mosaic, found buried under just 50cm of soil and featuring the rare Anatolian leopard, may be the first of its kind in Turkey

This year's edition of Sinopale, one of Turkey's oldest biennials, looks at the ecological and social threats faced by the country

Fierce summers are making visits to sites such as Ephesus hard to endure, so tourists can now see them in the evening. But is their popularity putting them in peril?

Investigations by both the museum's internal team and experts from Turkey's Ministry of Culture suggested the gold and carnelian artefact was exported illegally

At Fotohane Darkroom, Turkish kids join young Syrian refugees to document their lives

Police officers delivered a notice from a district governor that alleged the show at Depo Istanbul incited the public to hatred

But event has been also been criticised for lack of “respect for local cultures and languages”

Lorenzo Prendini says his permits to transport the specimens out of Turkey were ignored by police

Most of the Istanbul monument’s ancient frescoes and mosaics remain on view after restoration

More than a decade after Turkey asked for it back, the sculpture will finally be returned

A year after tremors devastated the south of the country, painstaking work begins to restore thousands of damaged monuments

Restoring ancient city’s heritage sites and opening Modern art venues is central to Ekrem İmamoğlu’s campaign

Turkish artists and curators have organised two forums and raised concerns about participants who pulled out

The decision comes in the aftermath of a controversy surrounding the appointment of the exhibition's curator

Researchers are hopeful the state-of-the-art Turkish Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Institute will enhance international collaboration in the field

Hito Steyerl and ruangrupa are among the signatories of the open letter

The sculpture, which depicts a daughter of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, is the second out-of-state item to be seized by the Antiquities Trafficking Unit

The museum had recently revised public information about the sculpture, likely a depiction of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, in an apparent attempt to distance itself from its alleged looting

Defne Ayas has spoken to the online Turkish newspaper T24 about being rejected in favour of Iwona Blazwick

Esra Sarigedik Öktem’s Istanbul gallery represents the artist exhibiting in Venice in 2024

Defne Ayas was unanimously chosen to organise the next edition but was rejected by the foundation that runs the exhibition; Blazwick was selected despite sitting on the biennial advisory board

The current curatorial lead of Saudi Arabia's Contemporary Art Museum, AlUla, she will now oversee the artistic vision of the Turkish exhibition's 2024 edition

ArtIstanbul Feshane opens in an expansive 19th-century military factory to reach more of the city’s 16 million inhabitants

The Art Newspaper Türkiye is owned by Ali Güreli, the founder of Contemporary Istanbul, and will be published 11 times per year

Conservators are raising the alarm in the ancient Turkish city as seismologists warn that an earthquake is all but inevitable within the next two decades

Artists, filmmakers and other cultural figures have faced intimidation under Turkey's president, who won five more years on Sunday

Major new contemporary art space designed by Renzo Piano opens ahead of key elections

A marble idol known as the “Stargazer” will remain in the collection of billionaire Michael Steinhardt

Many archaeological landmarks and religious sites in the region have been heavily damaged or destroyed

Plus, Alice Neel's largest UK show and a dazzling turn-of-the-century blanket