Classical Anatolia

The remains of a 2,500-year-old ancient port were revealed for the first time in a generation due to a low tide in Turkey's northern Aegean town of Ören.

"I've been hiking up here for many years. I've been watching the seaside. It's the first time I see such a huge low tide," said local resident Timur Yılmaz, who is a retired military sergeant.

Kyme, the biggest of the 12 ancient Aeolian cities founded in the middle of the 11th century in İzmir, is now in ruins. Thanks to the maritime trade at the time, the city developed its economy and became one of the first cities to issue coins.

Turkish archeologists have found an eye cream jar in a 2,200-year-old tomb during their excavation works in an antique city of Aizanoi in country's west. Click through for the story in photos...

Turkey’s Istanbul, Antalya, Edirne and Artvin are among the most visited 100 cities of the world.

Just as the "Gypsy Girl (Maeaned)" mosaic has become the symbol of Gaziantep, "the skeleton mosaic" seems likely to become the symbol of Hatay. The mosaic has become an extraordinary issue in Turkey and around the world. 

ISIS militants took a sledgehammer and Kalashnikovs to destroy artifacts in Iraq's UNESCO World Heritage city of Hatra. The video shows Islamic militants destroying artifacts. The last in a series published by the group is aimed at showcasing its fight against shrines, statues and artifacts of antiquity that it calls "false idols".