A workshop in Istanbul is restoring two 200-year-old carpets from the Beylerbeyi and Yıldız palaces to preserve Ottoman heritage ...
Today marks the 142nd anniversary of the birth of Nikos Kazantzakis, a prominent figure in Greek literature known for his ...
The Albanian case is very similar to the problems that the Croat 19 th century nationalists faced with the acute lack of ...
The pale blue stone has passed through the hands of royals, art collectors, sultans and aristocracy – but who does it belong to now?
On this day in 1925, the Kurdish princess and ballet dancer Leyla Bedir Khan performed at the Royal Musical Academy (Kungliga ...
At the Kerala Literature Festival 2025, Turkish author Defne Suman reflected on exploring Istanbul’s unwalked places, her ...
How do you build identity and culture without a state? Palestinians turn to embroidery, poetry, and music, as well as the ...
With its glorious mountains, idyllic villages and spectacular ancient monasteries, Armenia is a place of rare beauty. But ...
From a Persian prince to the American “jeweler to the stars,” the world’s largest cut blue diamond has a lengthy history.
A concert performance of “Vanessa” freshly argued for the vitality of a work that deserves to be staged but languishes with ...
Digenes Akritas is an epic poem from the Byzantine Empire. It follows the exploits of the titular hero in the Byzantine ...
Experts are returning to Syria’s war-ravaged heritage sites, hoping to lay the groundwork for restoring them and reviving ...