Culture&Arts

Turkey's top regulator of television and radio broadcasts has fined a local TV channel allegedly because of "erotic dance figures of a homosexual nature" featured in American singer Pink's…

Turkish novelist Asli Erdogan believes that Turkey resembles Nazi Germany of 1930s as the country descends into a fascist regime under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's iron grip.

With a new presidential decree, Turkey's authorities abolished the century-old Turkish State Theaters (DT), ending official sponsorship of art activities and play actors on stage.

Turkey's deputy prime minister slammed a move by Saudi-owned MBC Broadcaster to stop airing Turkish soap operas amid signs of tension between the two countries over Ankara's backing of Qatar…

A historic, 3,000-year old temple faced a considerable damage during Turkish airstrikes against Kurdish targets when Turkey launched a military offensive against the Kurdish enclave of Afrin…

Books have different lives. Many would prefer probably not to dwell on what becomes of books thrown into the rubbish bin when their onetime reader declutters their shelves. In the…

Turkey, a cradle of ancient civilizations and home to many empires lived in the past, has a long history of fighting smugglers who make millions of dollars by spiriting historical artifacts…

Arms crossed over their hearts, hands resting on their shoulders, the dervishes start their dance. They turn on themselves, slowly sliding their hands along their bodies before raising them,…

One of Germany’s best-known theater companies has scrapped at the last minute an eagerly-awaited visit to the Istanbul Theater Festival this month due to “security” fears for the company, it…