Constantinople was the metropolitan city of the ancient period. It had the same value as today’s New York. That’s why it was a developed city. Unfortunately most of those structures are vanished such as the ancient bridge of Constantinople. It is physically vanished but you can see the location of this bridge above. It was built in 6th century AD. […]
Galata Bridge- A bridge that connects Golden Horn
Istanbul is one of the historical cities of the world. The historical structure of Istanbul reflects on the historical buildings. Golden Horn is one of the stunning destinations of Istanbul city. Tiding two sides of Golden Horn has been an important task for centuries. Since Istanbul was conquered, the authorities has been dealing with this task. Galata Bridge is the […]
Trekking; A new trend in nature after COVID-19
COVID-19 has changed everything in the economical and social life. One of the deepest impacts hit the tourism sector. Tourism has changed so much that our normal will not come back. Actually tourism is one of the dynamic sectors of the economy, briefly changing the sector is normal for tourism. COVID-19 changed our tourism styles. Isolation and nature became key […]
Demirköy Ironfoundry; where the giant cannons were produced
Conquest of Constantinople was a tough target. Constantinople was the city which was famous for powerful city walls. They were built so well that it couldn’t be collapsed despite the several attacks before 1453. Young sultan of Ottoman State Mehmed II determined to conquer Constantinople in order to unite tge territories of Ottoman State in Europe and Asia continents. Although […]
To reveal the history in Istanbul…
It is one of the toughest works for the archeaology because we have to come over the ignorance of years and insufficient policy of the state. Istanbul city has been growing for thousands of years. A new layer has been covering the old one. So many sites and stories were buried. They are expected to unearth in order to reveal […]
Asian Minor of Istanbul; the forgotten history of the region
Istanbul city is always memorised as one of the capitals of history. Due to the historical background of the city, whenever a project is constructed in Istanbul, we come across archeaological remains from various ages. Mostly the old town of Istanbul is known as the archeaological area but Asian minor of Istanbul isn’t less important than European side and old […]
Constantinople’s lost amphitheaters
As we know that Constantinople was a Roman capital city. So when we think of a Roman capital city, something is missing in today’s ruin; An amphitheater. It means a lot for a capital city. It is thought that there were two amphitheaters in Constantinople. According to the historical records, their locations are estimated but unfortunately a sufficient excavation was […]
Why is Constantinople /Istanbul sacred in the history?
This region has something mysterious in the history. The legends and stories are always existed in this region. Even before Roman era, the public of this strait (for both banks) have mysterious life time. Even today, we don’t have significant information on pre-historic Istanbul. Archeaology unearths many new hints on the history of the region. In recent time, the archeaologists […]
400 year old historical accommodation facility will be restored as a hotel
Historical accommodation facilities that are named as han were the hotels of the past. There are a lot of hans on the Anatolian Peninsula. All of them have the characteristic features of the medieval age. The Anatolian hans always have a historical value such as Develi Han in Tokat province of Turkey. Develi Han which was constructed in 16th century […]
Chain of Constantinople; On the gate of Golden Horn
Constantinople was the city that was full of legends and stories. Chain of Golden Horn is one of the greatest stories in Constantinople. Ottoman Sultan young Mehmet II had a target to make the Ottoman State to an empire. Ottoman State had territories on Europe and Asia. The only problem was Constantinople standing in the middle of two continents. Ottoman […]