Nemrut Mountain Turns White: Ancient Colossal Statues Reveal a New Winter Face
A sudden wave of snowfall has transformed Mount Nemrut in Türkiye’s Adıyaman province into a stark winter landscape, giving the world-famous colossal statues a striking new appearance. Perched at 2,206 meters and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the mountain’s Hellenistic-era monuments—carved for the Kingdom of Commagene—took on an entirely different character under a
A 2200-Year-Old Legacy: The Pergamon Parchment Still Lives On Today
Pergamon is not only one of the ancient world’s great centers of science and culture—it’s also the birthplace of a unique invention that spread across the globe: parchment. Invented 2200 years ago, this craft has survived through the centuries and is still being kept alive today, thanks to devoted artisans like Meltem and Sinan Demirel.