Artemis was the mother Goddess of Ephesus and she was one of the well known goddess’ of Greek mythology. According to mythology, she had a relationship with Diana ( moon goddess). She was the twin sister of Apollon. Her symbol animal was a deer. Mostly she was known as the goddess of fertility. According to mythological sources, Artemis culture related […]

Lykian Path is one of the favourite hiking paths for adventurers and history lovers. This is the path that Lykian civilization ancient cities are on. Also due to the magnificent nature, adventurers and hikers will enjoy there. This route is between Fethiye and Antalya. It is around 555 km. You can feel the history on this route. The remains of […]

Noah’s ark; the missing piece of religious myths. The ancient flood is one of the titles that is discussed among science and religious authorities. This is certain that Noah had built the vessel in this landscape. Famous archeologists discovered a hole on Mt.Ağrı (above) and They declared it in that way. On the other hand, according to the religious sources […]

Sardes Creek isn’t an ordinary river, it has golden resources in it. According to the myth, King Midas entered the Sardes creek to get off the curse. He released his superpower and golden pieces to this creek. That’s why today we can come across golden pieces in the creek. This is the myth of Sardes creek. King Midas could have […]

King Midas was one of the famous characters of the history. He had this fame from his legends and his actions. He lived in Gordion city. He was so greed that he wanted to be the richest king of the world so Midas touch became true. Thanks to god Silenus ( goat and human shaped), Midas got the power to […]

Hittites and Egyptians made the first written peace treaty in the history on that landscape. Pharaoh Ramses II and Hittite King Muvattali had a war in Khades city so this war ended with this treaty in BC 1274. The most outstanding event was that Hattusili III signed this treaty because Hittite king Muvattali was killed in an uprising during Khades […]

Hattusa was an important city because it was the capital of Hittites Empire. So it had a glorious look and it was decorated with marvelous sculptures. Today we name this location as Bogazkoy district of Çorum province. Due to its features, it has an important place in history. The another feature that makes here unique is the usage of iron […]

Çatalhöyük ancient site was very important for the historical period because we came across unique items and valuable hints on human being development. Its size was so big that the population was around 8500. It was a site that unique items such as small sculptures and under house graves were unearthed. There were skulls under the houses. The major difference […]

Ainos ancient site was constructed by Aoilles in BC 7th century. Its symbol was the mountain goat “Ainion”. We came across in Iliada of Homer in first time. According to the Iliada, Thracians came from Ainos city and they fought heroically. As we found out that this society was pagan and the coins were found. In pages of history, Ainos […]

This water strait takes its name from a myth that is about Zeus and his complicated love life. Zeus had a jealous wife named Hera. Bosphorus means cow strait. Io was a beautiful nun in temple of Hera. Zeus fell in love with Io. Hera was in jealous with Io so Zeus transformed her as a white cow to protect […]