Ahmet Haluk Dursun

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayip Erdoğan are expected to take part in the opening ceremony of a joint year of culture, Turkish Tourism Deputy Minister Ahmet Haluk Dursun said on Jan. 30.

This year's recipients of the Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards honoring Turkish culture and art, are announced The Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards 2015 will be presented to Münir Özkul in the field of cinema, Orhan Gencebay in the field of music, Rasim Özdenören in the fields of literature, Mehmet Genç in the field of social sciences and history and Hüseyin Kutlu in the fie

A new project titled “The World’s Largest Museum: Turkey,” which includes a book, photography exhibition and a documentary film, was launched over the weekend at the Istanbul Archaeology Museums.

The project was initiated jointly by the Culture and Tourism Ministry, the Turkish Travel Agencies Union (TÜRSAB) Museums Initiatives, and the Bilkent Cultural Initiatives.