For years, Turks have stashed their gold at home against a raining day, mistrustful of banks. Now the government says that ...

The ongoing excavation of an ancient Greek city in western Turkey has uncovered artifacts and archaeological remains dating as far back as the fifth century BC — including a pot filled with an ...

Coins were discovered buried in a small pot dating back to the 5th century BC in present-day Turkey; they were intended to pay mercenaries. The treasure was found near Sardis, an influential city just ...

A team of researchers led by a University of Michigan archaeologist has uncovered a hoard of gold coins, likely used to pay mercenary troops, buried in a small pot in the ancient Greek city of Notion ...

Billions of dollars worth of gold is held in Turkish households outside the banking system. The government aims to convince citizens to put it into the mainstream financial system to help the economy.

Archaeologists from the University of Michigan, Brown University, and Sinop University have found a pot of gold coins while surveying the ruins of Notion, an ancient Greek colony in western Turkey.

Turkish demand for gold bars and coins surged, with a record of 98 tons in the first half of 2023 due to economic challenges. Inflation and government policies led to increased gold demand, even as ...

Each of the Persian darics features an image of a crouched archer. Notion Archaeological Project, University of Michigan Archaeologists from the University of Michigan have unearthed a pot of gold ...

A clay pot filled with Persian gold coins, likely buried to fund mercenary soldiers around 400 BC, surfaced during excavations at the ruins of Notion, an ancient Greek city on Turkey’s western coast.