We have stated that Turkish landscape has a deep historical background for several times. There are many witnesses for this statement. There is a fortress in Southern Anatolia and it was constructed so well that every civilization which reigned the region used this fortress. Its location is so high that it is like an eagle…
Mosaics of Anatolia II
As it is known that Anatolia is a special region for history and archeaology. Mosaics are important masterpieces of ancient site. They tell us very interesting stories from ancient times. We can see the society of Anatolian civilizations. We find skeletons but we don’t have absolute data what they look like. Mosaics help us to…
New results for Çatalhöyük ancient site works
Çatalhöyük ancient site is one of the sites that attaract the attention of archeaology branch. Its features are so special that Çatalhöyük can light up the history. We get new results from those works. According to the latest works, air pollution was one of the issues that Çatalhöyük public had. The public was breathing particules…
Lake of Hazar; The natural beauty of Eastern Anatolia
Eastern Anatolia is a region which has many natural treasures such as Hazar Lake. It is in the border of Elazığ province. This lake became a holiday resort for visitors. Originally it was formed by earthquakes and it has an impressive background. According to the archeaologists, there is a sunken site under the lake. Earthquakes…
Love fountain of Sagalassos ancient site
Love fountains are very famous in the world. According to the ancient myth, one who drinks water from those fountains will fall in love. Two of them are in Turkey. Sagalassos ancient site (Burdur province) is the home of those fountains. They have been flowing around for 2000 years. This is the site that has…
Kaz Mountains; An inspiration for artists( in fall)
Western Anatolia has many natural treasures such as Kaz Mountains. Those mountains are being laid North western Anatolia. Eco-system of Kaz mountains is so impressive that it can be considered as unique. Beside the eco-system, the flora is very breathtaking. A visitor can come across every tone of green and red as you see above.…
Zeus Lepsynos Temple of Euromos ancient site
Euromos ancient site was one of the important sites of ancient Aegean region. We can realise its importance by the great temple of Zeus. This temple was the home of famous doctors in ancient Greek world. It was built 2200 years ago. 17 columns supported the structure. It was so well that we can see…
Virgin Mary Monastery of Eastern Black sea region
I want to introduce you a great monastery of Eastern Black sea region. It was dedicated to Virgin Mary. It is a big religious complex such as Sümela Monastery of Trabzon. Also it was carved into a big rock like Sümela Monastery. It was constructed in Byzantian period. It had been used for centuries but…
Andaval Church; Another forgotten church of Cappadocia region
Cappadocia has an important background for Christianity because early Christians resided here and survived by various methods against torture of Roman Empire. After Emperor Constantine proselytized, Cappadocia became an important center for Christians. Also it was a stop on the pilgrim’s journey. That’s why churches and accommodation facilities were constructed to the region. One of…
Kapuzbaşı Waterfalls
Central Anatolia has its own natural beauties. Waterfalls of Anatolia are worldwide famous. One of those waterfall sites is in Kayseri province. It is named as Kapuzbaşı Waterfall. Actually there isn’t only one waterfall, there are more waterfalls in the region. Kapuzbaşı Waterfall site is one of the exotic beauties of Anatolia. Discover Turkey and…