Fifteen years ago, a recently-graduated British archaeologist decided to walk 2,000 miles across Turkey, following a section ...

Editor’s Note: Gönül Tol is the founding director of The Middle East Institute’s Center for Turkish Studies. She also teaches at George Washington University’s Institute for Middle East Studies and ...

Some ancient Roman sites get all the glory. Ephesus, Pompeii, the Colosseum… these guys are household names and are visited by millions every year. So you’d be forgiven for thinking they’re the only ...

ANTAKYA, Turkey — Yusuf Kocaoglu, a professional guide, leads us on a tour he never wanted to give. The site of ancient Antioch — a crossroads of civilizations and a modern tourist and religious ...

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