Four people have been arrested after carrying out a clandestine excavation of a priceless ancient mosaic and then drawing attention to their crime by bragging about it on social media.…
A Christmas tree on a university campus in Turkey has reportedly been left dried out after acid was poured around its base, a year after a conservative group of Muslim…
A woman collecting mushrooms discovered a new plant species that was confirmed to be poisonous and critically endangered by scientists who have now named it after her. The discovery was…
This is the moment a human skull is left lying on the promenade in an area quickly cordoned off by cops after it was reeled in by a horrified fisherman.…
This is the heartbreaking moment a tiny traumatised monkey cuddles its little friend and strokes its back after the pair were seized from a cramped box by customs officials. The…
This is the moment a monkey smuggler slaps the animal in the face before subjecting it to further violence. The incident happened in Avuttepe neighbourhood in Altinozu district of Hatay…
A baby gorilla seized at an airport after being smuggled from Nigeria is being prepared for return to its home country. The gorilla was discovered by customs teams at Istanbul…
This is the Indiana Jones moment antiquities police unearth a priceless Roman-era sarcophagus stolen by tomb raiders and about to be sold by a trafficker. The ornately decorated, child-sized casket…
Experts using artificial intelligence have finished restoring a 2,000-year-old lighthouse that was built by the Roman Emperor Nero. The Patara lighthouse, located in the ancient city of Patara, in the…
A remote village where more than half the population are deaf and non-verbal is baffling medics and officials in Turkey. Isolated Gokova, nearly 450 miles from Istanbul with just 120…