Hasankeyf

The historic district of Hasankeyf in the southeastern province of Batman aims to become Türkiye's 26th "calm city."

Located 37 kilometers from Batman city center, efforts are ongoing to include the district in the International Cittaslow Network under the leadership of the Hasankeyf Governor's Office.

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 1,600-year-old Roman military structure during excavations in southeastern Türkiye, shedding new light on the region's ancient history.

The discovery was made at Hasankeyf, one of humanity's oldest settlement sites, during an ongoing archaeological work led by Zekai Erdal, an art historian from Artuklu University in Mardin.

The Parliamentary Earthquake Commission has advised that cultural structures that are in danger of collapsing due to liquefication on their grounds should be moved via a wheeled platform.

The commission, which was established after the devastating Feb. 6 earthquakes in the southern part of the country, submitted its 935-page report to Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop last week.

A 9-month-old baby girl of an archaeologist couple has become the life of the party of the excavation team working in a castle at the southeastern province of Batman's Hasankeyf district, which has a history dating back to some 12,000 years ago,

Tombstones with inverted triangle ornaments that have been found in the historical Hasankeyf district of the southeastern province of Batman are believed to be unique to the district.

Historical artifacts have been unearthed during archaeological excavations carried out in the castle of the one of the oldest settlements in the world, the historical Hasankeyf district of the southeastern province of Batman.

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has dismissed an appeal against Turkey concerning the construction of the Ilısu dam in the southeastern Batman province's archeological site of Hasankeyf.

Some of the most compelling treasures from the early ages of civilization will soon be open to tourists at Hasankeyf Museum in southeastern Turkey's Batman province.

Works have been initiated to move the historic Artuklu bath to a new place in the new settlement of Hasankeyf, to prevent it from remaining underwater with the construction of the Ilısu Dam in the southeastern Turkish province of Batman. Click through for the story in photos...

A Turkish man living in a historical cave in the ancient district of Hasankeyf in the southeastern province of Batman has applied to the authorities to have the cave officially registered as a dwelling unit.