Smyrna and İzmir.. They are the different sites that exist in the geography, but not in the same period. Despite of this time difference, both of them take breath together today. Those two sites have deep relationship because Smyrna is the leader of modern İzmir. If modern İzmir exists today, the modern İzmir is living thanks to Smyrna. Briefly the […]
Turkish Republic is 99 years old.
Turkish Republic is 99 years old. Mustafa Kemal was the leader of Turkish Independence war. He had many plans to be indepedent and powerful. He is a genius. Turkish public won the independence war by the leadership of Mustafa Kemal in 1922. It was the first target. He did it. But it wasn’t enough. There were a lot to do […]
Meet the real Santa Claus
Firstly I should state that real Santa Claus resided in Demre ancient site of Antalya. This site is so special that it doesn’t matter how long time passes for this story. Santa Claus is an universal character who is well known with a good heart. Real Santa Claus lived in Demre. His tomb was found but unfortunately his body is […]
Greatest Roman military medal
When a soldier got retired, a medal was given to him as a honourable soldier as today. If a soldier could be able to get retired succesfully in the past, it was a great job. Today it may not seem this so difficult but military has always been a tough field. Perre ancient site that is located in Adıyaman province […]
The great villa of Aphrodisias ancient site
The ancient sites such as Aphrodisias weren’t ordinary or simple residence areas. They were the modern cities of ancient era. So we are able to see the various features. That’s why the archeaologists can unearth great objects in those sites. Aphrodisias ancient site is one of the important sites in Turkish territory. Also it is important in order to give […]
The world capital of pine honey; Marmaris
Marmaris that is located on south western of Turkiye is one of the famous holiday resorts of the world. Also Marmaris is famous for delicious pine honey. Pine forests are the natural system that covers up whole area. The bees fly on those forests and collect pine gems. Then they produce world famous pine honey. Unfortunately the forest area decreased […]
A Geopark of Turkiye;Gökbel Valley
Whole world knows Grand Canyon of USA as one of the oldest rock forms in the world. Grand Canyon actually has an impressive scene in every picture. But Grand Canyon isn’t only one in this category. There is a great geopark in the Aegean region of Turkiye. It is named as Gökbel Valley. While travelling through Southern Anatolia, it will […]
Amphoras of Anatolia
Amphoras were the good carriers in the ancient era. Every good including wine, olive oil were transported in amphoras.That’s why we can come across amphoras in every centimeter of the bottom. The ancients ports such as Assos and Halicarnasos have a lot of amphoras around. Aegean and Mediterranean coasts used to be very important for trade as today. Every good […]
Inscriptions that light up the history
The inscriptions or tablets are so important that we can find out some details on the history. Some inscriptions tell us very interesting stories and facts. So every tablet or inscription is worthexaming for the history. One of the inscriptions that were unearthed in Aegean region has an interesting detail. It is an agreement or negotation between Roman Empire and […]
Ottoman Ceramics in Smyrna site
The ancient sites of Anatolia have long lasting life in history. The archeological excavations support this statement. The ancient sites such as Smyrna have a deep impact in history. During the excavations, some items that belong to late periods are unearthed. For example, Ottoman ceramics that were produced in Kütahya province were unearthed. It is the sign of long lasting […]