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Turkey's first and only 'Time Museum' is in Selçuklu

In the Time Museum, Turkey's first and only museum dedicated to time, restored by the Selçuklu Municipality of Konya, many rare artifacts related to time from the Ottoman and Republican periods are displayed. Located in Konya's historically rich Sille neighborhood, the Time Museum takes visitors on a journey through time, showcasing artifacts from the Roman period to the Republic era. Established in 2012 after restoration by the Selçuklu Municipality as part of a commitment to preserving history and cultural heritage, the museum is housed in the Sille Chapel and features numerous timekeeping instruments used over the centuries from the Ottoman and Republican periods. The museum features many artifacts that carry time and history into the present.” Reflecting Sille's thousands of years of multi-religious and multicultural heritage, the museum is located on top of a cemetery in the southwestern part of Baraj Road in Sille. This aspect of the museum is notable for being situated next to and intertwined with both Muslim and Christian cemeteries. Among the museum's interesting artifacts are specially designed watches from the Ottoman and Republican periods, daily registers arranged by timekeepers and set for general use, pocket and desk calendars, and handwritten and printed calendars used in official offices. Additionally, the museum showcases several remarkable pieces, including gold and silver pocket watches, a calendar with a ruler containing geographic and economic data from the Turkish Aeronautical Association, a Roman-period archaeological example of a sundial, and a reproduction of an Ottoman-era sundial still found on the qibla wall of the Konya Hacı Hasan Mosque. The museum also houses a 170-year-old clock and a 200-year-old calendar. The Sille Time Museum has been awarded the "Sustainability Award" in the "Historical Cities Union, Historical and Cultural Heritage Protection Project and Implementation Encouragement Competition" organized by the Historical Cities Union. The Time Museum is open for visits six days a week, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, except on Mondays.

10 artifacts taken from Turkey returned to Turkish authorities

10 archaeological artifacts illegally taken from Turkey were captured in Florence and handed over to Ambassador Ömer Gücük and ministry officials in Rome. Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy expressed gratitude to Italian authorities for their close collaboration in combating cultural heritage smuggling, praising the meticulous efforts of the Embassy and its team.

5,700-year-old artifacts were found in Izmir

Head of Excavations and Faculty Member of the Department of Archeology at Trakya University, Faculty of Letters, Prof. Dr. Özlem Çevik said that they are continuing the excavations in the Ulucak Mound, which has a history of 8,500 years, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Turkish Historical Society, Izmir Metropolitan and Kemalpaşa municipalities and Kemalpaşa Organized Industrial Zone. Stating that they came across important findings during this year's excavations, Çevik gave the following information: "The figurines were found in a place we think was a warehouse and they date back to approximately 5,700 B.C. They look like a male and female couple, the female one holding a baby. "Their hat-like headdresses are very different in shape from the figurines found in Ulucak so far, and there do not seem to be many similar ones known in Anatolia." Çevik stated that the figurines were made of terracotta and clay materials.

Artifacts damaged in the earthquake are being restored

27 foundation works, including mosques, churches and tombs, which were destroyed and damaged in earthquakes in Hatay and Osmaniye, are being rebuilt. Foundations General Manager Sinan Aksu told Anadolu Agency (AA) that many foundation cultural properties were damaged after the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş on February 6 and in Defne district of Hatay on February 20. Restoration of 24 foundation works in Hatay and 3 in Osmaniye Aksu stated that after the earthquakes, they quickly started work on the site by performing damage assessments. Stating that the damaged foundation works in Hatay and Osmaniye will be renewed as soon as possible, Aksu said: "After our field work, it was decided to start the restoration works of 24 works in Hatay and 3 works in Osmaniye, which are affiliated to the Hatay Foundations Regional Directorate. Tender processes related to this have been carried out and site deliveries have begun. According to the size of the works and the volume of the work, we plan to complete the restorations of the works in our possession within 1-2 years." Aksu stated that restoration works will start this week, especially the Habib-i Neccar Mosque, Antakya Great Mosque, Sarımiye Mosque, Greek Catholic Church, Syriac Catholic Church, Bayezid-i Bestami Tomb. Noting that the Hatay Regional Directorate of Foundations, whose building was heavily damaged and demolished in the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes, continues its activities in the prefabricated building in the same place, Aksu noted that its work continues in the provinces affected by the earthquake.

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Turkey's first and only 'Time Museum' is in Selçuklu

10 artifacts taken from Turkey returned to Turkish authorities

5,700-year-old artifacts were found in Izmir

Artifacts damaged in the earthquake are being restored