Turkey
Accord between US and Turkey to counter illicit trade in artefacts divides historians and preservationists
Critics say Turkish government polices give short shrift to religious minorities’ cultural heritage
Five Turkish students arrested over LGBTQ-themed work
Exhibition coincided with protests against the government's appointment of Melih Bulu as the new rector of Istanbul’s Bogazici University
Azerbaijan refuses to hand over 1,500 artworks after seizing 'cultural capital' in Nagorno-Karabakh
Artsakhi ministers have asked Russia to intervene in their bid to recoup paintings, sculptures, and precious stones after relinquishing culturally significant city of Shusha
Has Turkey halted plans to turn Chora museum into a mosque?
Experts ponder the significance of the sudden scrapping of Islamic prayers by Turkish authorities at Istanbul’s historic landmark
New hope that Istanbul orphanage—Europe's largest timber building—can be saved from ruin
After decades of neglect, a fundraising drive could restore Prinkipo Orphanage as an environmental research centre
Turkey seizes seeds from the British Institute at Ankara reflecting growing tensions in field of archaeology
Removal of ancient and modern specimens is latest run-in between President Erdogan’s government and foreign missions
Why we should be concerned about President Erdogan turning museums into mosques
Hagia Sophia and the Chora Church will remain “open to all”, Turkish government promises—but restricted access may not be the primary worry
First Hagia Sophia, now Turkey's 'Sistine Chapel of Byzantium' will be turned back into mosque
The 14th-century mosaics at Chora Church—which was converted to a museum in 1945—risk being covered up and remaining part-restored
Russia to fund small-scale replica Hagia Sophia in Syria that will be used as a church
Tactical move comes after Turkish president ordered historic Istanbul site to be turned into a mosque
Turkish government on collision course with Unesco over turning Hagia Sophia into mosque
President Erdogan’s plans to convert the museum have drawn fire from Greece and the US
Istanbul Museum of Painting and Sculpture plagued by delays after top curators quit
Turkey’s national modern art collection, closed off for much of its 80-year existence, will be hard-pressed to open $25m new building this year
British Museum mistakenly cites ‘all rights reserved’ as biggest postcard producer in Turkey
The error comes as the London institution launches a revamped version of its online catalogue
Virus outbreak delays restoration of Turkey’s Grand Bazaar
The price of gold has also spiked amid scarcity of the precious metal due to the closure of the World Heritage listed market
Turkish government slammed for crowds at heritage sites as ticket collector reportedly dies from coronavirus
Worker at Istanbul's Dolmabahce Palace is believed to have contracted Covid-19, leading state to be criticised for not closing tourist attractions quick enough
Kurdish artist Fatos Irwen released from Turkish jail after more than three years
Irwen was sentenced in 2016 on charges that included resisting the police at a protest she attended in 2013
Scribbled with a prison pen: detained Turkish designer's drawings go on show in New York
Washington Post design director tweets support for Fevzi Yazici who made the works in solitary confinement at Silivri Prison
Court ruling converting Turkish museum to mosque could set precedent for Hagia Sophia
Decision that Kariye Museum must become a Muslim house of worship again could imperil its Byzantine art and have repercussions for other early Christian monuments
Contemporary Istanbul chairman ‘rethinking fair’s governance’ following ‘inappropriate’ comments over Turkey’s military action
Ali Gureli apologises for accusing foreign media of spreading propaganda, but it is not yet clear if he will step down
Art world impact just 'a drop in the ocean': Istanbul biennial curator takes on climate crisis
Nicolas Bourriaud examines the Anthropocene in 16th edition of the exhibition and says the “real issue is mass tourism"
'Game-changer' museum to open in Istanbul in time for city's biennial
Turkish non-profit contemporary art space Arter is relocating to a state-of-the-art exhibition space in Dolapdere district
Erdogan says museum and former cathedral Hagia Sophia will become a mosque again
The Turkish president wants the monument to serve as a place of worship flouting international pressure to retain the site’s current neutral status
Turkish photojournalist Cagdas Erdogan to stand trial on terrorism charges
The Kurdish freelance photographer is accused of creating propaganda for an outlawed separatist group
Major museum designed by V&A Dundee's architects to open in Turkey
Odunpazari Modern Museum designed by Kengo Kuma, which will show the collection of architect Erol Tabanca, will open in the university city of Eskişehir in June
Turkish artist Zehra Dogan is released from prison after more than two years
The journalist, accused of spreading propaganda, was backed by Banksy
Turkey's Göbekli Tepe: is this the world’s first architecture?
Scholars say the organisation needed to build the 12,000-year-old temple may mark the beginnings of class society and patriarchy
Imprisoned Turkish artist Zehra Dogan smuggles thank-you letter to Banksy
Bristolian street artist unveiled New York mural in March in protest against her arrest
Turkish artist Zehra Dogan continues to paint on scrap paper from prison
She was sentenced to jail for "spreading terrorist propaganda" after posting a painting depicting a Kurdish town draped in Turkish flags
Contemporary art biennial returns to Mardin in Turkey after three-year hiatus
Event resumes in the ancient city in the country’s south-east corner after years of tumult
Elmgreen & Dragset bring a bit of Istanbul Biennial to Germany
Curators of this year’s show, with the theme of home and neighbourhoods, show key works at Munich museum
Turkish president appeals ruling that he must pay damages to artist
Mehmet Aksoy's Monument to Humanity was razed by local council after Recep Tayyip Erdogan called it a "monstrosity"