In the Midyat district of Turkey’s Mardin province, archaeologists have uncovered what may be the largest underground city ever found. With 49 rock-cut chambers already revealed — including places of ...

Researchers led by Gani Tarkan, director of the Mardin Museum, were restoring homes in the town in 2020 when they found a cave leading to an underground tunnel connecting to many homes cut out of ...

The Deyrulzafaran (House of Saffron) monastery is the original seat of the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate. (MehmetOZB/Adobe Stock) (CNN) -- Donkeys meander through narrow streets past doorways and ...

Mardin, Türkey -- Türkiye's Midyat district is a meeting point for Assyrian expats who left their homeland many years ago. The historical district in the southeastern province of Mardin is a melting ...

A drone photo taken on Dec. 14, 2025 shows the historic Anitli neighborhood in Midyat, Mardin province, Türkiye. Anitli has been named one of the "Best Tourism Villages 2025" by the United Nations ...

People’s Defence Forces have claimed responsibility for the bomb attack on Midyat Security Directorate in Mardin province in southeastern Turkey. HPG in its statement has claimed that 30 police ...