On the verge of losing its UNESCO World Heritage listed site Capadocia, Turkish officials seem to have little idea on how to preserve fairy chimneys. Cappadocia, a historical site in central Anatolia ...

As drought has caused Lake Van to recede, leaving something beautiful, but disturbing to be revealed: ancient fairy chimneys in Turkiye’s biggest lake. These fairy chimneys are really microbialites, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Drought in Turkey has revealed ancient underwater fairy chimneys as ...

A rich palette of shimmering caramel swirls, ochers, creams and pinks unfolds across the landscape like an enormous handwoven carpet. Stands of poplars line paths carved by ancient lava flows from ...

GOREME, TURKEY – This is probably as close as it gets to the lunar surface, an “unearthly” setting worthy of anything that Spielberg or Lucas ever brought to the big screen. We are in central Turkey, ...

Night descends on this desolate valley as the yatsi - the final Muslim prayer call from the muezzin - ricochets across the gorge. A donkey brays, its hooves giving off a staccato clop-clop as it heads ...