As we state, Diyarbakır is a centre of South Eastern region which is the transition route between West and East. That’s why we come across many cultural layers. The another witness of this cultural layer is Grand Mosque. It is guessed that it was built in 7th century by Muslim tribes. Also the architectural proofs…
Mesudiye Theological School; First University of Anatolia
Anatolia has a multi-cultural structure in this landscape. South eastern Anatolia which is a transition zone between Europe and Asia has many cultural layers starting from the history till today. Diyarbakır is the centre of the region. So even today we face many priceless historical treasures such as Mesudiye Theological School. It was built around…
Losing the lakes of Anatolia
Global warming is the most serious threat we have ever faced. As a result of global warming, we are losing our water sources. It is a common threat for the world. When we examine the threat locally, Anatolia is one of the geographical location which is under threat. The water sources of Small Asia are…
Eskişehir Eti Archeaological Museum
Archeaological Museums are important sight seeing places. Eskişehir Eti Archeaological Museum is one of the well known museums of Turkey. Due to the historical background of the region, many archeaological objects are being unearthed. So we have a lot of objects to exhibit. It is one of the biggest museums of the region. Anatolian Civilizations…
Prusias ad Hypium Ancient Site VII
It is obvious that Turkish landscape has many important ancient sites. Most of them have interesting stories for us. The findings in those sites are part of a great story. It is called history. Prusias ad Hypium ancient site (Western Blacksea region) is one of them. Some important findings were unearthed in the site such…
Karahan Tepe; Brother of Göbeklitepe
South Eastern Anatolia is one of the oldest areas of the world. Before the Göbekli Tepe discovery, there were local rumors that had been a float for centuries. The local people had some stories like them. Many people were thinking that they were just rumors till Göbekli Tepe temple was unearthed. After the archeological studies,…
Efteni Lake; A Byzantian Princess Legend
Efteni Lake is one of the nicest lakes of Turkish landscape. It is located on Duzce plain. It is one of the important stops for immigrant birds. Also its legend is very popular. It has a muddy structure. The Byzantian army had a stop on the shore of the lake during a military campaign. Princess…
Castle of ancient times; Erzurum Castle
Many historical castles are still standing on Turkish soil. One of them is in Eastern region of Turkey. It is in the border of Erzurum province. It is dated back to Urartu times. It means that it is older than 2500 years. There are two sections in this castle. Inner castle and outer castle are…
Ancient water channel of Teion site
Teion ancient site was one of the important sites in the Black sea region. As it is known that Northern side of Anatolia is green and fruitful, so this region has been very suitable for residing in the history. Teion ancient site was one of them. A site needed a water source nearby. The source…
November in Antalya
The photo above was taken in November. The location is Antalya. Actually November is a winter month but Antalya is different. Due to the climate of Antalya, winter is cooler than rest of Turkey. Winter is cool but sunny. It often snows. Summer is very hot. Due to the feature of Antalya, the city is…