Eastern Blacksea region is famous for natural beauties in the world. The natural landscape is so impressive that the region is one of the favorite places for international tourism. Trabzon is one of the important provinces in the region. Çal cave is […]
Eastern Blacksea region is famous for natural beauties in the world. The natural landscape is so impressive that the region is one of the favorite places for international tourism. Trabzon is one of the important provinces in the region.
Çal cave is one of the natural beauties in Trabzon. It is the second longest cave of the world. It is so imoressive that any adventurer can fall in love with this cave.
A palace in the eastern region of Turkey has a special place in architectural history. A palace that is named İshakpaşa Palace is located nearby Turkey’s Iran border. It is in Doğubeyazıt county of Ağrı province at present. It was built 235 […]
A palace in the eastern region of Turkey has a special place in architectural history. A palace that is named İshakpaşa Palace is located nearby Turkey’s Iran border. It is in Doğubeyazıt county of Ağrı province at present. It was built 235 years ago. Its features were further the past.
The features of this palace are so specific that we can come across them in a few places. The heating system is one of the outstanding features of İshakpaşa palace. Maybe the local climate can be the essential fact but it is so developed that even today it can be used. According to the stories, milk was flowing in the palace. Even the toilet system was established (the medieval European palaces don’t have toilet systems).
Kütahya is one of the historical provinces of Turkey. It is thought that it is dated back to Phrygian period. In addition to Phrygian period, the archeaologists unearthed East Roman, Seljuk and Ottoman period ruins. The history of Kütahya fortress isn’t clear […]
Kütahya is one of the historical provinces of Turkey. It is thought that it is dated back to Phrygian period. In addition to Phrygian period, the archeaologists unearthed East Roman, Seljuk and Ottoman period ruins. The history of Kütahya fortress isn’t clear but it could have been witnessed Phrygian era.
Despite of absence of official records, it is told that Count Dracula was jailed in Anatolia. After Sultan Mehmed II held a military campaign against Count Dracula, Ottoman sultan took him prisoner. There is no official records about this military campaign and […]
Despite of absence of official records, it is told that Count Dracula was jailed in Anatolia. After Sultan Mehmed II held a military campaign against Count Dracula, Ottoman sultan took him prisoner. There is no official records about this military campaign and results. According to the historical stories, Count Dracula was prisoned in Eğrigöz Fortress which is located in Kütahya province at present. Also the canyon of İkitaş was a place where Count Dracula had spent time.
The canyon of İkitaş
The fortress was constructed on a rocky territory that’s why it was considered as the toughest place to escape. But Vlad Tepes “Count Dracula” managed to escape from here and he ruled his earldom in Romania. The history brings us interesting stories.
