There are some monumental castles in Turkey. Some of them are misunderstood such as Yoros Castle. It was thought that it was a Genoese Castle. But the recent archeological proofs…
Harala Castle: A missing castle of Byzantines
Cultural heritage means a lot for a country’s historical background. As we mention before every missing heritage creates big space in the history. We are in Thrace and a castle…
Varzahan Monastery; A destroyed monastery
We all know that Turkish landscape has many monasteries and churches. Much of them have remains and they can be restored. But some of them aren’t as lucky as them…
Avnik Castle; An Urartu castle in a land of passages..
Eastern region of Turkey has a rocky territory. Despite of the high territory, there has been settlement here for centuries. Starting from Urartu State, the region has been very important…
Ankara Castle; A castle that is like an Eagle nest
As we all know, Ankara is the capital of modern Turkish Republic. It is obvious that Ankara was also very important in ancient era. Castle of the city is the…
Kerpe Fortress and region; A Byzantine port site
Romans and Byzantines were very careful about the protection of the capital. So they built port sites and military bases on Black sea coasts. The archeological items show us that…
Kefken island; A historical island on Black Sea
Black Sea region has a historical background. There is an island on the coast of Black Sea. It is called Kefken Island which is only one that has settlement on…
Ardanuc Castle; A monumental castle on the rock
Turkey’s Northern Eastern region has a rocky territory. Despite of this territory, civilizations succeeded to construct monumental castles in the region. There is a castle in Ardanuç county of Artvin…
Devil Castle; An impossible construction
This landscape has a lot of impressive buildings. We are going to visit one of them. It is called as Devil Castle. It is located in Northern Eastern region of…
St.Simone Monastery; A theocratic school for Stylites
As we mention before, Eastern Mediterranean has an important role on development of Christianity. The southern region of Turkey has a monumental monastery. This monastery was built by St.Simone; St.Simone…