A great earthquake story from Istanbul history, earthquake has been one of the most important facts of the geography. We are going back in time. We are in 1509, probably the end of summer. Istanbul was hit by a great earthquake. According to the historical records, in addition to the quakes the sea was dropped back. Then it caused tsunami […]
Gaziantep Fortress fell to pieces
The earthquake that caused a big damage in South Eastern Turkiye also damaged the historical fortress of Gaziantep province. This fortress is also a symbol of the city. Its history is unknown but it is guessed that it goes back to Hittites in order to dominate the region. After this earthquake, the fortress had a big damage as you can […]
Earthquake history in Anatolia
As you can see above, Anatolian Peninsula is the conjunction of three plates. Briefly we are on the crash site of three wild plataes. It means that Turkiye is standing on one of the most active earthquake sites in the world. It can happen at anytime or in anywhere. Geological structure of Turkiye requires ongoing observation. The earthquakes may happen […]
Architect Sinan… a master that has defeated earthquakes several times
Earthquake has been very important fact for this region and the world since the beginning.Human being has faced this fact many times in the history. But some genius architects managed to defeat earthquake and time with their legacies. He is one of them, maybe the biggest master of architects…. Architect Sinan He was born between 1488 and 1490 (it isn’t […]
Earthquake is back…. Second biggest earthquake of 100 years
On 6th of February, the southeast of Turkish Republic was hit by two earthquakes in 7.7 and 7.6 richter scale. 10 provinces of Turkiye were destroyed. Mostly those cities were demolished by a great power. The destruction is so big that the casualties and the ruins are getting more in every minute. According to the last aftermath, the casualties are […]
A Hittite myth; A missing god
Hittites are known as the first central state of the Anatolian peninsula. Also it is known that Hittites weren’t the local tribe of Anatolia. They immagrated from the unknown place. After coming to Anatolia, they merged with the local tribes of Anatolia. Then they established the first central state of Anatolia. They also left a remarkable legacy with some tales. […]
Jewels and Accessories of Anatolia in the history
Handycraft has been very important industrial sector in Anatolia for centuries. Even today a visitor can come across a handycraft market or production center in Anatolian provinces. The reason is that the handycraft markets have been one of the symbols in provinces. They can be established on every sort of material such as metal items and cotton products. The handycraft […]
Protocol seats of Greek theaters
Greek theaters were very functional and first places to create civilizations. Also Anatolian ancient sites have great anfi-theaters. In southern Anatolia, some important discoveries were made. Some protocol seats were unearthed. It is the hint of the function and status order. It seems that Greek theaters were the first samples of today’s stadiums. Discover Turkiye and travel in time….
Romans were here…..
There are many important ancient sites in Anatolian peninsula. One of them is the site that was built in the name of Roman Emperor Hydranius. It is located in western Black Sea region of Turkiye. Even tough the excavations have been lasting for decades, the archeaologists are still discovering new buildings or items. The last discovery is a Roman fortress […]