Iotape ancient site is one of the great sites of Antalya. It has an interesting historical background. It is also known as “site of pirates”. It is around 2000 years old. It is dated back to Roman age. Today the visitors of Antalya prefer to visit Iotape. It is called as “Aytap ancient site” in…
European Anchovy; the symbol fish of Black Sea region
Anchovy is a symbol fish of Black Sea region. Local people of Black Sea region use anchovy in every dish. Local cuisine is based on anchovy. Even a desert that is prepared with anchovy is in the list of Black Sea cuisine. Rice with anchovy and dessert of anchovy are some dishes that are well…
USA; A country that should recognise Turkish tourism more
Turkish tourism has visitors from various countries. Western countries are the most wanted tourists due to their economical power. USA is one of the countries that have economical power. On the other hand, tourism is working different for USA. Turkey is the star of world tourism but it is known that Turkey isn’t a well…
Heracles was in Patara;
As it was declared in the beginning of 2020, Patara was the homeland of 2020. The excavation is going on Patara ancient site. An interesting discovery was made in Patara. A ring that Heracles figure is on was unearthed. Heracles was an important figure in Greek mythology. Finding a ring that Heracles was on is…
UK is one of the major countries for Turkish tourism.
United Kingdomis one of the important countries for Turkish tourism. Since Great Britain is a member of G-20 countries, the country has a big share in world tourism. Turkey is one of the tourism stars in the world. So British society and economy interest in Turkey’s tourism potential. Especially the Aegean coasts are the destinations…
Turkish Miracle; Yoghurt
Turkish cuisine has a miracle good that has specific features. Its name is Yoghurt. All of us eat this good with appetite. Also it is a very useful good for health. It is made of milk and yoghurt yeast. It is proved that it is a necessary good for healthy aging. Due to its contents,…
Japan- Turkey; Two countries that have deep roots in history
Japan is one of the friend countries of Turkey. Also we know that two countries have deep roots in history. Turkey and Japan have deep relationship in the world. Cultural cooperation is so deep that it has been lasting for centuries. We are building Japanese gardens in Turkey. Also Ertuğrul ship of Turkish Navy incident…
Casemate system; Hacılar ancient site
Casemate system is one of the defence systems that were used in ancient sites. The structure of casemate system was the wall that was built as saw tooth. This type of this defence system was used in an ancient site which was unearthed in Hacilar district of Burdur province. The ecavations are going on so…
Luwians; The mysterious sea occupants Part II
Some mysterious occupants were recorded in ancient Egyptian history. Those occupants damaged Egypt and Mediterranean coasts. It was a mystery till the tablet (above) was unearthed. Unfortunately it was used for a construction in a village despite the request of an archeologist in the second half of 20th century. A carving was unearthed in a…
Luwians(People of light); The mysterious Small Asia society Part I
Luwians are one of the mysterious publics of the history. The reasons of that are to have a few documents and some ideological issues (especially on Greek civizilation). According to recent findings, Luwians have more importance than it is guessed. Firstly, the evidences show us that they had a developed culture. The key tool of…