4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (370+ words) 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 this week. "Look Back" by the arthouse director, whose past work includes the 2018 award-winner "Shoplifters," tells…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (479+ words) Yellow tentacles decorated with rhythmic patterns of dots swirl around a room; the patterns echo on the floor and the walls. Reflections bounce off mirrors, blurring the boundaries of the space at Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum. The installation – specially created for…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (511+ words) 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 city’s 5,000-year history of wars, fires and earthquakes that repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt it. Troy is featured in…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (913+ words) 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 technology entrepreneur, a billionaire or perhaps an influencer. You learn the rules, find your place…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (429+ words) You’ve probably all heard Andy Warhol's quote: “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Before we knew what was happening, strangers whose identities, education and expertise we knew nothing about – essentially micro-marketers – had become our guides, making a…...

5+ day, 3+ min ago   (292+ words) The major technology event, GITEX Ai Türkiye 2026, opened its doors on Wednesday in Istanbul, bringing together tech and artificial intelligence sectors and communities to address industry cooperation, potential and showcase product offerings. The two-day event, organized at Istanbul Exhibition Center,…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (885+ words) ‘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 opening film at the 32nd Sarajevo F... ‘Fatherland’: Pawlikowski’s unsettling anatomy of post-war Germany Pawel Pawlikowski’s 'Fatherland' traces the…...

6+ day, 11+ min ago   (1259+ words) When we think of the Istanbul Archaeological Museums, most of us first picture the magnificent main building with its columned facade, triangular pediment and name derived from the... Where stone, water, stars meet: Exploring Tiled Kiosk of Mehmed II Once…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (501+ words) Türkiye's Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy has said archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Pompeiopolis in the Taşköprü district of Kastamonu have uncovered about 105 square meters (1,130 square feet) of well-preserved floor mosaics dating to the fourth century A....

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (312+ words) Continuing her busy concert schedule, Turkish pop star Simge took the stage at Paribu Vadi Açıkhava, Istanbul’s largest permanent outdoor concert venue, for a night that sold out days in advance. From the moment she stepped onstage, Simge had the…...