Trabzon was an important region for Christianity. St.Anna church was one of three oldest church. It was built between 884 and 885 AD. In addition to this period, there were…
Archangelos church; A forgotten heritage of Anatolian culture
As we mention , this landscape has multi-cultural structure and we can come across traces of this culture everywhere in Turkey. This cultural structure has a valuable and priceless heritage.…
Penek Church ; A church named as Fortress
Eastern Anatolia is the landscape that hides very valuable heritage. One of them is a church that was built on a peak of a hill. Due to its location, it…
Ice cave; A great form of nature
Turkey is the country of underground treasures as much as historical treasures. Caves are important components of Turkish landscape. There is an interesting cave structure in Eastern Turkey ( Elazığ).…
Harput Fortress; the fortress where milk was used for construction
Urartu civilization is one of the main characters of this landscape. Eastern Anatolia was the main land of Urartu state. One of the masterpieces of Urartu is in Elazığ province…
Balatlar church: A piece of Jesus’ cross was unearthed
Sinop is one of the important destinations in Black Sea region. It was named as Sinope in the ancient era. Also it is known as home of philosopher Diogenes. In…
Kurşunlu Monastery: A home for early Christians
We know that early Christians faced torture and violence by the pagan Roman Empire. So early Christian communities had to hide from Roman Empire’s authorities. They built underground cities and…
Lucianus Inscription and rock with horse relief
As we know that Romans were addicted to war game competitions so they organized every sort of those games and competitions in their land. A gate was discovered in Central…
Hittite Monuments in Central Anatolia
Hittites left us very valuable heritage including monuments. A monument which was erected in Central Anatolia belongs to Hittite Storm God. It was described as standing between two lions. It…
Tibeti church; A forgotten church
It is one of the best samples in northern western background of Turkey. It is located in Artvin province. According to written historical sources, the church was constructed between 899…