Whole world is being threated by COVID-19. Entire economical systems are damaged because of the pandemic including tourism. WTO has a slogan for this situation “Stay at home, travel tomorrow”. Due to the public health, people should stay at home for a while. We will recover this disaster sooner so we have to wait for this development. After that development, […]
The last war of gentlemen; Gallipoli war
Gallipoli war has many deep meanings that are even valid for present. Both for Turkish side and ANZAC side, the history gave medals to those soldiers. Even Indian soldiers were fighting under British command but they weren’t enemy of Turkish troops. The weird impact of this war was against the spirit of war. A war is always expected to be […]
Underground water channels of Gaziantep; Rival to Venice Channels
Last discovery in Gaziantep unearthed hidden underground water channels. It was the place where the society used to live. It is around 100 years ago. Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality restored those channels and opened for visit. It is one of the sightseeing places of Gaziantep. In the same time, you can travel in time and you can see the life how […]
Caves of Zağ; Secret praying place of first Christians
Caves of Zag which are located in Bingöl province were one of the secret praying places for first Christians. Before Christianty was accepted by Romans, first Christians looked for secret places. Those caves were one of them. It is estimated that it was built in 5th AD. It has 5 stories. Every story has its life zone. It is one […]
Norik ancient site: An ancient site that will be gone forever
Another ancient site will be other victim of dam projects in Turkey. Norik ancient site which is in Bingöl province will be under the dam lake. During the excavations, An Urartu resident site was unearthed. It became a rescue excavation for the region. Many items from Urartu period were unearthed. Carvings of Urartus’ have a deep impact for historical background […]
Silver Accessories at ancient site of Smynra
Turkish landscape has many gifts to archeologists. According to last discoveries, some silver accessories were unearthed at Bayrakli ancient site of Izmir. It is thought that they are around 4500 years old. The most outstanding feature of Bayrakli is the possible place where can be first Smyrna.
Poet Sappho of Patara ancient site
A portrait of a head at Antalya Archeological Museum belongs to poet Sappho of ancient times. Sappho was a famous female poet in ancient times. That head has been exhibited since 1970’s .It was found at Patara ancient site. It was thought that it belonged to a man. According to last research, it is Sappho’s head.
COVID-19 is in Turkey; Pandemic knocked on our door
Turkish authorities confirmed the COVID-19 cases in Turkey last night. Unfortunately it means that the pandemic was confirmed. All world is in shock and all events were postponed including NBA. We have similiar precautions with the world. Schools will be closed for a week. Soccer games will be played without audience. We hope that this pandemic will be gone sooner […]
Three Byzantian cisterns of Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of Byzantine Empire and also was holy city for Christianity. Byzantine Emperors were aware of these facts so they have reconstructed this city several times. Especially the cisterns had a great importance due to fulfill the water necessity of the capital. During a siege, cisterns had a vital role. Thus many cisterns were built. Three cisterns […]
Flying Rock in Mt.Kaz
Mt. Kaz is one of the famous mountain chains in Turkey. A discovery that happened by chance hypnotized us very much. The rock above is locating over the ground, so it is called ” flying rock”. Actually it is standing on small rocks but it is very surprising how they can carry tonnes of this rock.