Eastern Southern region has also a great historical background due to the closeness to Silk Road. This connection to Silk Road makes Southern Eastern peninsula a great region. Sauras Castle was one of the important castles of Silk Road. Romans built it in 2nd century BC. It was built on the hill in order to keep the region safety and […]

Eastern Anatolia has a lot of hidden historical treasures. Due to its location, the civilizations left a great heritage. Due to the careless, they are about to destroy. The ruins of Zirvanak region (Erzurum province) are very important for the historical background. Although this site has an importance, there is a lack of archeological works. It is obvious that those […]

Beside the known ancient sites, there are also many unknown ancient sites. Some of them are lost or they couldn’t be discovered although we can come across them in historical sources. Tymandos ancient site is one of the less known ancient sites; Tymandos site was located between south and central regions. It could be one of the important passage sites. […]

This is the most famous or well-known castle of Mersin. Its outstanding feature is to be built on an island of Mediterranean. It is 600 mt. far away from the coast. It was built in 1199 by Leon I. It had a very important location, even pirates used this castle as a headquarter. This castle was also built as a […]

As I stated in the article of Namrun Castle, it seems that there used to be a defensive line. Sinap Castle is on the defensive line it seems. It is the second biggest castle of the region but due to careless, it became a ruin today; This region was a strategically important in middle age. So it is thought that […]

This castle is very important for the region. Its task was to protect the region in the past. It is a typical middle age castle and it was built on a rocky territory; This castle was built in middle age and it was named as İllibru in Hittites and Assyrian periods. It was built on the peak of the rock […]