Freemasonry

Ormana, a quaint village perched at the summit of the Toros Mountains in the southern province of Antalya, has earned a spot on the "Best Tourism Villages 2024" list by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

Another significant medieval building in Rhodes is being restored and highlighted by the Ministry of Culture. This is the Mint of the Order of the Knights of St. John, located in the garden east of the Palace of the Grand Master in the Medieval City of Rhodes, which will be converted into a space for exhibitions and events.

The vision of Edi Rama to create a “Vatican for Bektashi” in Tirana, as well as his ambition to establish the smallest state within a state in the world,

The Bektashi sect (Bektaşi) of dervishes belongs to Sufi Islam and represents an important chapter in the history of Islam in the Middle East, Asia Minor, and the Balkans during the Ottoman period. It is a blend of Muslim faith, Christian Orthodox monasticism, and Masonic mysticism. The followers of this sect are monogamous, eat pork, and drink alcohol.

The Ministry of Culture is fully implementing a plan to unify the two Acropolises of Ioannina and to highlight and sustainably utilise this iconic monumental complex as a unified archaeological and cultural site.

The legendary Governor’s Mansion (“Palataki” or “Kyverneion” in Greek) of Thessaloniki, the imposing edifice with its magnificent view, which has hosted heads of state, kings and prime ministers, is being revived.

Numerous historical structures in Istanbul are still standing resiliently after more than a century of construction, even though the city's relatively new earthquake-prone buildings number in the hundreds of thousands.

The discovery of dozens of pieces of military ammunition during the construction works of a school in Istanbul has revealed that the area once housed an Ottoman-era arsenal and gunpowder factory.

The Istanbul Governor's Office announced on May 3 that security forces destroyed 30 mortars found during the construction of a middle school in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul.

Many child graves have been unearthed during the excavations carried out last year in the necropolis area of the ancient city of Tenedos, located in the Bozcaada district of Çanakkale.

The area is a tourism center visited by nearly 50,000 local and foreign tourists every year.

Masonic Handshakes are an important symbol used to determine the rank of members of Freemasonry