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…
Bosphorus of Istanbul
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…
City Walls of Diyarbakır
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…
Homer: A poet of ancient times
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…
Santa Claus:St.Nicholas
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…
City walls of Constantinapole
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…
Tekfur Palace: the palace of Byzantine Governor
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…
Şahmeran; the sultan of snakes
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…
Constantinapole under Istanbul
We all know icebergs; we see a small part of an iceberg on the surface of water. We can realise that it is a giant when we see the bottom…
St. Sophia: The great cultural heritage of world
If you hadn’t seen St.Sophia in Istanbul, you wouldn’t have discovered real history indeed. History of Christianty is related to development of Constantinapole and Nicea because Christianty and Holy Bible…