Mesopotamia refers to a broad area that can include all of Iraq, eastern Syria, southeast Turkey, parts of western Iran and Kuwait. The word "Mesopotamia," is an ancient Greek name that is ...

DIYARBAKIR PROVINCE, Turkey — As part of what was once ancient Mesopotamia, Turkey has long been fertile ground for archaeologists. It's home to significant sites that even predate Mesopotamia ...

The latest example of this trend is Turkey's new Mesopotamia Express, which opened in April 2024. Building on the popularity of the country's Eastern Express train, which launched in 2019 ...

In world history class, students often learn that human civilization arose in Mesopotamia — the so-called "Fertile Crescent" — and in the same breath, many teachers dive into the history of ...

Corresponding to an area comprising of today’s Iraq, part of Syria, and Turkey, the heartland of Mesopotamia stretched between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. It encompassed different peoples ...

The Mesopotamia Express departs from the capital Ankara and meanders through the country’s inner, eastern and southeastern Anatolian regions. The train stops at destinations including Kayseri ...

Elaborate gold earrings, hairpins and beaded necklaces from Troy resemble aspects of jewelry found in Greece, central Turkey, Mesopotamia and the IndusValley. Arustic banquet scene incised on a ...

Turkey's accession to the European Union would not only bring a huge Muslim population into the EU, but would extend its boundaries deep into the Caucasus mountains and down towards the plains of ...

Built in 297 CE by the Romans, the Diyarbakır Fortress is another of Turkey's many Unesco World Heritage sites, as are the nearby Hevsel Gardens. The Mesopotamia Express isn't the only new train ...