Historical mining sites of Central Anatolia

Ancient period left us valuable hints that show us a way to realise the age. Some places are very special for this mission. There are mining sites that had been used for centuries in Central Anatolia. Those are dated back to Roman age and they were active till 60 years ago. Those mining sites are…

Hasankeyf is changing but how?

The picture below can’t be seen any more because as Ilısu dam is collecting water, this ancient site is under the dam lake. This ancient site is as old as Göbeklitepe and we can come across settlement fields from 10.000 years ago. Also Roman, East Roman, Seljuk Empire and Ottoman Empire eras left traces here.…

Natural Corn Storerooms of Central Anatolia

Cereal products have been the major agricultural production of Central Anatolia for thousands of years. They have been main element of nutrition for the local people. Also Central Anatolia has been one of the main production fields to grow up cereal products. It means that also exporting and storing have been important titles for the…

The oldest area of Turkey in Central Anatolia

As we know that geography of the world has been changing since the beginning of the world. The earth is 4.5 billion years old. Everything started with super continental structure and this super continental structure began to break down. Today’s earth and contintents had been formed in millions of years. Still the formation of the…