Istanbul or Constantinople; it doesn’t matter. This city has the same value. There is a historical main street in the historical peninsula. It used to be a path to the great palace of Byzantines from the Theodosius square. The historical peninsula had holy places in Byzantion and Constantinople period such as Theodosius square and Great Palace. They were on the […]
107. anniversy of the heroic defense; Çanakkale Battle
It was the period that WWI was existing. Ottoman Empire was the partner of German Empire, The frontiers of Ottoman Empire were very important in order to support tsartic Russia, especially the Dardanelles. Dardanelles strait frontier was under the joint command of German and Turkish officers. Firstly they organised one of the biggest navies of the world. They thought that […]
Mt.Ağrı;the peak of Anatolia
Mt. Ağrı is the peak of the Anatolian peninsula. It lies nearby the eastern border of Turkey. It is thought as holy by Armenian community. It was thought that it wasn’t possible to reach the peak point of Mt. Ağrı. If there was any person who achieved this, this person would have been punished by the God. It was the […]
King Gordios; a farmer who became a king (created a dynasty)
We all know the ancient Gordion city in today’s Turkish territory. It was a well known Phrygian center. Also we remember King Midas when Gordion City is called. But there is an other interesting story. It is about King Gordios, the father of King Midas, who was the owner of the city. We are going back to the past. An […]
Theodosius Forum; the lost square of East Roman Empire
Istanbul has a deep historical background. The historical site of Constantinople had many values that we can’t see today. Modern city of Istanbul is hiding some of ancient treasures. We can unearth them by archeaological excavations or any project. By a modern city project, in 1950’s the modern Beyazıt square was being built . Some archeaological coloumns and items were […]
A gate to Asia; Alexandria Troas
Alexander the Great was approaching to the West coast of Aegean sea. There was a site named Troas. It was the first step to build an empire. It is the proof of the importance. Briefly Alexander the Great stepped the peninsula and built a world empire. The excavations show us how great it was. Discover Turkey and travel in time….
An Ancient Decretal
The official records are very important in order to classify the events. It is necessary to decode the ancient items. A sort of documents were unearthed in Western Anatolian region. Antandros ancient site which is located on the Aegean sea coast was an important site. When the tablet was decoded, it was understood that it was a decretal. It is […]
The forgotten church of Constantinople
One of the forgotten characters in Constantinople is St.Sergius and Bacchus church. It was used for throne ceremonies. It was built in AD 536. It was built by Justinianus I. According to the records, Justinianus I was accused of betraying the East Roman Empire by joining the rebellion. So Justinos (uncle) decided to execute his nephew. That night two saints […]
Ottoman Graveyards
Human life has many stages and they are being stated in various ways. Death is one of the most important stage of the human life (even for a living organism). Turkish Ottoman culture was also pointed death with the Turkish -Islam perspective. The graveyards of Ottomans were like historical records. It is easy to understand the graves’ owners by the […]
The Egyptian Obelisk in Constantinople
It is certain that Ancient Egypt is one of the ancient civilizations that affected the world history most. Maybe it is on the top. It is still influencing the modern world. Even we admire the Egyptian civilizations. So it is normal to see the Egyptian items in leading cities of the world. Constantinople can’t be forgotten in this term. Even […]