Türkiye’s culinary and cultural heritage available on Google

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic, the "Türkiye's Treasures" digital collection is available online on the Google Arts & Culture Platform.

The content of the platform, which includes more than 70 stories, 10 video documentaries and 17 Street View shots, has been provided by the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums and the Turkish Tourism Promotion and Development Agency in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Many experts and museum directors contributed to the digital collection, which also includes a video series, in collaboration with world-renowned historian and documentary producer Bettany Hughes.

The digital collection, which was launched to bring selections from the country's thousands of years old culinary and cultural heritage to the Google Arts & Culture platform, offers historical artifacts, ruins, arts and crafts, food as well as many well-known and hidden values.

Speaking about the platform, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy stated that they see the Google Arts and Culture Türkiye Platform as an important global tool for introducing Türkiye to the world.

"This is extremely important for a country such as Türkiye, which is extremely rich in culture and cuisine. Of course, it was unthinkable not to take part in the global platform. For this reason, I would like to thank the Google Arts and Culture team and Google Türkiye for their support and cooperation for the realization of this project."

Ersoy noted that the contents on the platform will contribute to Türkiye's achieving its tourism goals and emphasized that it will especially support the goal of attracting qualified tourists, increasing product diversity and promoting the...