Baku's Yashil Bazaar is one of the largest food bazaars in the Caucasus and the best place to explore a world of Azerbaijani tastes and aromas. Located a little further from the city centre, Yashil Bazaar (Azerbaijani for Green Bazaar) is Baku’s largest food bazaar packed with organic ...

A solo exhibition, “Yeditepe Istanbul”, by Azerbaijani artist Rafig Aziz has opened at the Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall in Istanbul, Turkiye. The exhibition is held as part of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s Culture and Art Events 2022-2023. Rafig’s paintings highlight Istanbul's unique nature, rich history as well as social life of its people in different periods of history ...

Considered among the oldest towers in the world and one of the symbols of Istanbul, Galata Tower (Galata Kulesi) was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Temporary List in 2013. Galata Tower, one of the most important structures that make up the silhouette of Istanbul ...

The presentation ceremony of the book "The Children's World of Nizami Ganjavi", prepared and published for children by the International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation, was held in the "Khurshidbanu Natavan" presentation zone of the Baku Expo Center as part of ...

Blaundus Ancient City, which is located on the top of a hill in the northeast part of Sülümenli village in Ulubey district of Turkish Usak province, looks like a peninsula surrounded by three stream beds presenting breathtakingly beautiful ruins ...

DR Congo’s Virunga National Park is located in the centre of the Albertine Rift, of the Great Rift Valley. The property is unique with its active chain of volcanoes and rich diversity of habitats that surpass those of any other African park. Its range contains an amalgamation of steppes, savannas and plains, marshlands ...

Time and again Tom Cruise has proven that he likes to take risks in his roles, which is why he hardly ever needs a stunt double, according to Marca. Asked recently at the Cannes Film Festival why he dispenses with a stuntman, he replied: "No one asked Gene Kelly, 'Why do you dance?'" ...

Located northeast of downtown Toronto on Lawrence Avenue East, the Toronto Botanical Garden is one of Toronto's largest and most stunning parks with 17 themed gardens featuring over 4,000 different varieties of plants and flowers, sitting on four glorious acres within the Edwards Gardens ...

“The International Book Fair is a real book holiday for both authors and readers,” said President of the International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation Gunay Afandiyeva at the 8th International Book Fair. "Our beautiful Baku is hosting the International Book Fair once again ...

Anitkabir is the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the leader of the Turkish War of Independence and the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkiye. It is located in Ankara and was designed by architects Professor Emin Onat and Assistant Professor Ahmet Orhan Arda, whose proposal beat 48 other entries ...

The Snow Crystal Museum in Asahikawa, Hokkaido is famous nationwide for its snow crystal theme. It recently became a huge hit thanks in part because its atmosphere resembles that of the movie "Frozen", and everywhere there is fantasy-like scenery ...

Liverpool has been selected as the host city for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, following a tight bidding race with the city of Glasgow, according to the official website of the Eurovision Song Contest. The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will take place in the Liverpool Arena next to the River Mersey ...

The 8th Red Tulip Film Festival, aiming to promote Turkish films in the Netherlands, began Friday amid a three-year break because of the coronavirus, according to Anadolu Agency. The event screened Leyla Hanım, a film directed by Ilke Isisag, depicting the life of Leyla Atakan ...

Jody Miller, whose “Queen of the House” won the 1966 Grammy Award for best country performance by a woman, died Thursday at age 80, according to AP. Miller died in her hometown of Blanchard, Oklahoma, of complications from Parkinson’s disease, according to Universal Music Group ...

“Currently, 3 mosques and 2 churches are under restoration in Shusha,” said Azerbaijani Minister of Culture Anar Karimov as he addressed the “Restoration of cultural and historical heritage in a post-conflict era” session on the sidelines of the Azerbaijan’s National ...

Located only about 10 miles from Aspen, Colorado, the Maroon Bells are two 14,000-foot peaks in the Elk Mountains that are reflected in crystal-clear Maroon Lake, snuggled in a glacial valley. They are the crown jewels of the Rocky Mountains and by far one of the most photographed scenes in the country ...

Established in the 8th century under the Silla Dynasty, on the slopes of Mount Tohamsan, South Korea’s Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple form a religious architectural complex of exceptional significance. Seokguram is an artificial grotto constructed of granite that comprises an antechamber, a corridor and a main rotunda ...

The family of a cinematographer shot and killed by Alec Baldwin on the set of the film “Rust” has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the actor and the movie’s producers, and producers aim to restart the project in January despite unresolved workplace safety sanctions, according to AP ...

Built in a striking Gothic Revival style, Casa Loma is among Toronto’s most striking and unique architectural landmarks. It was initially built in 1911 as a private residence - the largest in Canada at the time - for financier Sir Henry Mill Pellatt, Casa Loma ...

Salonga National Park of the Democratic Republic of Congo is Africa's largest tropical rainforest reserve. Very isolated and only accessible by water transport, this vast Park (3,600,000 ha) contains the important evolution of both species and communities in a forest area still relatively intact ...