Eying for a place in UNESCO’s permanent list of world heritage, a large group of centuries-old towering tombstones in southeastern Turkey sheds light on the history. Located in the Bitlis province, ...

"Under Seljuk rule (c. 1081-1308) the formerly Christian Byzantine territories of Anatolia were transformed by the development of Muslim culture, society and politics, and it was then - well before ...

The Seljuks, a Turkic dynasty of Central Asian nomadic origins, became the new rulers of the eastern Islamic lands following their defeat of the powerful Ghaznavids at the Battle of Dandanakan (1040).

“Spanning an area of 2,000 square meters, the project is near completion,” Mohammad-Ali Izadkhasti, the CEO of Isfahan's Urban Revitalization Organization, said on Monday. The Raran Minaret, located ...

The mayor of western Denizli province has said the recently-discovered ruins of a Seljuk era madrasah will be opened to the public next year with the launch of a museum. "This madrasah is the ...

One of the structures discovered on the battlefield of Manzikert. Credit: Türkiye Ministry of Culture Archaeological excavations at the historic Battle of Manzikert battlefield (modern-day Malazgirt ...