Some years ago in a dusty antique shop in Beyşehir I was shown a black-and-white postcard of a strange, lumpy-looking block of stone…
In the 1930s when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkey’s first president, was trying to construct a history of Turkey that would suit its new…
Ten km east of Islahiye, itself midway between Osmaniye and Gaziantep, you’ll see a sign pointing to Tilmen Höyük which sits in the…
Abandoned Hittite quarry ***Islahiye was damaged in the 2023 earthquakes. I have had no news on the fate of the quarry.*** If you’re…