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The black evening dress worn by Princess Diana on the night her estranged husband, then-Prince Charles, now King Charles III, publicly acknowledged his infidelity is going up for a...
Dolly Parton’s first posthumous song has been released two weeks after the U.S. country music star's death. Parton died aged 80 on Aug. 25 following a…
A new documentary by Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor premiered at the Venice International Film Festival on Thursday, r…
Some artists cannot be described by a single work, period or particular style. Özdemir Altan was one of them. After 95 years of life, he leaves behind…
A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury may be shrinking faster than expected, the cosmos’ version of a grape shriveling into a raisin under th…
Restoration work at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque is entering a new phase, with a steel platform to be installed inside the eastern half-dome f…
As news of major concerts being canceled or postponed across the Middle East continues to roll in, Turkish superstar Tarkan’s Abu Dhabi concert has no…
Evidence of habitual drug use may date back as far as 25,000 years, when hunter-gatherers on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi regularly consumed bete…
Apple's latest iPhones, unveiled this week, come with new features, better cameras and hefty price tags – including a folding model with a starting pr…
Teenagers more accustomed to smartphones than Shakespeare are reading at the worst levels seen this century, driving a broader decline in education, …
A manga film adaptation by acclaimed Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda has emerged as one of the frontrunners for prizes at the Venice Film Festival…
Yellow tentacles decorated with rhythmic patterns of dots swirl around a room; the patterns echo on the floor and the walls. Reflections bounce off mi…
Excavations at the ancient city of Troy in Türkiye’s northwestern Çanakkale province are uncovering a 2,800-year-old agora, shedding new light on the …
Cosmetic surgery requests among children and young people are increasing amid peer bullying and social media pressure, ear, nose and throat (ENT) dise…
You’ve probably all heard Andy Warhol's quote: “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” After social media entered our lives – s…
Consider Ursula K. Le Guin's vision of utopia in “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” but imagine this version: Hollywoodupia. You are an artist, a t…
Taking Tylenol or generic acetaminophen during pregnancy may be associated with changes in female reproductive organ development, researchers said, wh…
Can a city become intelligent simply by adding more sensors, more data and more advanced technology? Urbanologist, Smart and Sustainable Cities Specia…
‘Fatherland’, Pawel Pawlikowski’s third black-and-white film in his post-war trilogy, won him the Best Director Award in Cannes. It was also the openi…
Oscar-winning Spanish actor Javier Bardem has condemned sportswear giant Adidas for featuring as the face of its “Single Shoe Service” campaign a sold…
Authorities on Tuesday unveiled what is believed to be the largest fresco and mosaic complex of ancient Rome: a first-century A.D. depiction of a mari…
When we think of the Istanbul Archaeological Museums, most of us first picture the magnificent main building with its columned facade, triangular pedi…
Türkiye's Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy has said archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Pompeiopolis in the Taşköprü district …
Two thieves broke into a museum dedicated to French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in southern France on Tuesday, stealing "four works of…
Continuing her busy concert schedule, Turkish pop star Simge took the stage at Paribu Vadi Açıkhava, Istanbul’s largest permanent outdoor concert venu…
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman view "Practical Magic” very differently today than they did when they made it 28 years ago. In 1998, the film receive…
Oxford University's Pitt Rivers Museum will return the remains of 39 people taken during Britain's colonial era to the Naga community in northeast Ind…
The scarcity of women competing for the Venice Film Festival's top prize reflects a structural problem in the film industry, Danish director May El-…
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, remain private citizens and non-working royals despite their recent return to the U.K., King Charles III reiterated…
Two centuries after the birth of the medium, the lens is turning toward Istanbul. Preparing for its landmark ninth edition, 212 Photography Istanbul i…
The number of museums in Türkiye rose 4.4% to 664 in 2025, while museum and archaeological site visits increased 6.8% to nearly 65.9 million, accordin…
Tokyo tourist hot spot Shinjuku will impose a ban on more than half of its holiday rentals, including homes on Airbnb, an official said Monday, after …
"Widow’s Bay” ran away with eight early Emmys for its debut season Sunday at a ceremony eight days before the main awards show and telecast, while "Th…
Archaeological research near Hungary’s Szigetvar Castle has revealed that an Ottoman settlement surrounding the mausoleum of Suleiman the Magnificent …
When Zoë Armstrong got an ultrasound report showing signs of endometriosis, she called her mom and cried. After years of suffering and seeking help fr…
The Gallagher brothers brought some rock star energy to a sleepy and sweaty Venice Film Festival Saturday, where the documentary about their reunion t…
We have become remarkably skilled at constructing buildings that command the eye. Glass towers rise like polished screens, façades shift in color afte…
Hollywood star Tom Hardy has turned his long-held passion for rap into a 15-track album, stepping behind the microphone under the name “Frankie Pulitz…
HBO has announced the actors who will portray Tom Riddle, Dobby and Ginny Weasley in the second season of its new “Harry Potter” series. In a post on …
Excavations at the ancient city of Sebastapolis in Sulusaray district of northern Türkiye’s Tokat province are bringing its historical fabric to light…
Hollywood is closing out its best summer since the pandemic, as an eclectic mix of blockbusters, sequels and original films wooed moviegoers back to …
The remains of Hadrianoi, an ancient city founded by Roman Emperor Hadrian in A.D. 123, are being brought to light through archaeological excavations …
British star Robert Pattinson is looking to build on a strong 2026 box office run with “Primetime,” a dark thriller in which he plays a creepy televis…
Here's a novel idea for countering the painful side effects of chemotherapy: beforehand, take the hallucinogenic drug found in magic mushrooms. The st…
Microtrends – fleeting styles, aesthetics and consumer habits that can emerge and disappear within weeks – are gaining rapid visibility on social medi…
Seven of the 10 most-watched films in Türkiye’s cinemas during the first eight months of 2026 were foreign productions, according to data compiled fro…
September marks the beginning of the great summer-to-fall garden transition and, although most summer plants still have life left in them, many garden…
Marcelo Nogueira is not well-versed in the classics, but the 27-year-old Brazilian book influencer was captivated by Fyodor Dostoevsky's "White Nights…
When I heard Nolan was adapting Homer, I expected another prestige war film, a bigger, glossier Troy. By the time I left the theater, I realized what …
Isn’t the world a playing field where the rules are constantly changing? Nowhere is this more apparent than in fashion. Back in 2020, during the pande…
