Amasya; the city of Ottoman princes’

We have a city that is located on Central Black Sea region. It is a cute and historical city. Also it was established on the skirts of mountains. It is dated back to Hittite Empire. Also this region protected its importance in later periods. Its real fame came in Otttoman Empire period. Before its historical background, the natural landscape of […]

Rainbow hills of Central Anatolia

The nature has many forms, some of them are very colorful. We know the samples of this form in USA and China. But we have a similar form in Turkey. It is located in mid-Anatolia nearby Ankara (the capital of Turkish Republic). It has been forming for 10.000.000 years. The colorful layers of the soil are very impressive. It is […]

Peak of Turkey; Mt. Ağrı

Mt.Ağrı is the peak of Turkey with the height of 5137 mt. Eastern Turkey has a rocky and higher territory. Nearby Iran border, there are mountain chains. The area around the mountain is a national park today. There are two mountains; Small Ağrı and Great Ağrı nountains. Both of them are volcanic mountains. They have been extincting for a long […]

Phrygian caves in Small Asia

Phrygian civilization is one of the oldest settlements of Small Asia. As it was, they didn’t leave too much clues to know them very well. But the caves which were used as home by Phrygians were discovered. Phrygian reigned the Western central Anatolia in their period. It is absolute that Phrygian State was one of the important states of ancient […]

Archeaological findings on Mt.Cilo

Mt.Cilo is one of the secret natural beauties in Turkey. It is located in the south eastern of Turkey (Hakkari province). The highest peak is 4135 mt. It is a natural beauty and the territory is full of colorful flowers. The wall pictures of Mt.Cilo are dated back to pre-historic age. They are so antique that we can come across […]

Historical Hercules carving in Bursa

There used to be ancient stone mine in the border of Iznik county and Hercules was the god which protected the workers. A Hercules carving was made in order to worship. It was carved in 3rd century AD. It means that it is around 1800 years old. That stone mine became a swamp later. Then unfortunately as it isn’t under […]

Paradise of Bursa province; Gölyazı

There is a paradise in Bursa province and it is famous for authentic features; Gölyazı district. It seems that its location is very impressive at first. It is located in Nilüfer county of Bursa. Also it is one of the archeaological area of Bursa. A necropole area was unearthed. Unique samples of Roman tombs were discovered. This necropole field is […]

A Byzantian Fortress; Yoğurtçu Fortress

A typical Byzantian fortress was built in Western Anatolia (today’s Manisa province) in order to stop Turkish attacks to Byzantine Empire. It was built around 11th and 12th century. It is a model of Byzantine fortress architecture. It provides valuable information on East Roman military engineering. Also it was used by Turks. It is just a touristic field at present. […]