Those are the walls that are second longest walls after Great China wall. It is around 5700 mt. long and the average height is around 10 or 12 meters. The construction year is unknown although it was reconstructed by Byzantine Emperor Constantinus.
Homer was the famous poet of ancient era because he was the author of Iliada. It was about the trip of a soldier to Greece after Troy war. It took ten years to come back to Greece. It was a well known […]
Homer was the famous poet of ancient era because he was the author of Iliada. It was about the trip of a soldier to Greece after Troy war. It took ten years to come back to Greece.
It was a well known classic poet and everybody knew that poem Iliada. He was from Ionia and he lived in Smyrna.
Santa Claus is a holy character of Christianity because he is symbol of helpful and good character of the religion. Everybody thinks that Santa Claus lives in North Pole but he was from Antalya actually. St.Nicholas was the saint who inspired Santa […]
Santa Claus is a holy character of Christianity because he is symbol of helpful and good character of the religion. Everybody thinks that Santa Claus lives in North Pole but he was from Antalya actually.
St.Nicholas was the saint who inspired Santa Claus character in Christianity. It is told that he helped the local people and his fame extended to all Christianity world.
If you visit Antalya/Demre, don’t forget to schedule St.Nicholas’ house and church. If you are good enough, you can see Santa Claus.
Constantinapole was the city that had been capital of East Roman Empire for more than 1000 years. The secret key to defend this city was the city walls. They were so tough that the city couldn’t be conquered till 1453 by Sultan […]
Constantinapole was the city that had been capital of East Roman Empire for more than 1000 years. The secret key to defend this city was the city walls. They were so tough that the city couldn’t be conquered till 1453 by Sultan Mehmed II.
The city walls of Istanbul had served to protect the city for centuries. They witnessed many sieges in the history. Many soldiers and religious officers martyred for this holy goal. The walls are still standing today but they need a wide restoration.
While visiting Istanbul, those walls have a different place. They are like a time capsule because they keep the secrets of history.
Tekfur Palace is a very important remain from East Romans because it is the only imperial building that is in good conditions. We can see the details of East Roman architecture features. It is dated back to 13th century. Allowance of Hagia […]
Tekfur Palace is a very important remain from East Romans because it is the only imperial building that is in good conditions. We can see the details of East Roman architecture features. It is dated back to 13th century.
Allowance of Hagia Sophia Directorate is required to visit this palace. Maybe you can see the governor there and you may see Constantinapole of last years.
Şahmeran is a wellknown figure in Anatolia. Her name can be heard in any region of Turkey. She was a creature with a woman head and a snake body. She was so beautiful that her beauty was unique. She was living under […]
Şahmeran is a wellknown figure in Anatolia. Her name can be heard in any region of Turkey. She was a creature with a woman head and a snake body. She was so beautiful that her beauty was unique. She was living under the ground with her snakes. She had never wanted to give harm to humanbeing so she was hiding at her own cave.
A young boy ,.Cemsab, was stuck in her cave because of his friends’ trick. He saw a hole on the wall of the cave, the light was leaking. He enlarged the hole and he saw beautiful garden. Sahmeran was sitting on her throne. There were snakes around her. Sahmeran trusted on him aand he had settled there for years. He asked for allowance to see his family from Sahmeran. She led him go with a condition; not to tell anything about that cave. He could keep his promise for a long time.
One day, sultan got sick and Grand Vizier told that flesh of Sahmeran could heal him. So they started to look for her place. They found out that Cemsab knew there. They had it learned by force. They found Sahmeran and she understood everything. They killed her. Sultan got well but snakes got more aggresive as their queen was killed.
