There is a nature wonder in the northern part of Turkiye. A region that is famous for tones of green has a worldwide fame. Not only with green tones, and also it is famous for the great climate. There are a few flat places in that region. The mountains climb on the shore of Black…
Turkiye and historical civilizations
Anatolian Peninsula where modern Turkish Republic settles was the home of the civilizations in the history. Hittite Empire was one of the empires that has significant remarks in the history. Thanks to their writing habit, we know that Hittites built magnificent cities including their capital Hattusas. Also, we found out that the first written peace…
A leader that has changed the world forever
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Imagine a leader that has a deep vision. That leader is so brave and deep that his vision can be deeper centuries away. He is so great that he sacrificed his life his nation’s freedom and improvement. He didn’t have a nice life, even it can be considered as tough life. It…
Kaikilianos: The Champion Wrestler of Anerium
It was 1800 years ago. A citizen named Flavianus was organizing local sport tournaments in Anerium. It was a city of athletes. It was possible to see the best athletes in the tournaments. A champion was the important figure in the society. His name was Kaikilianos. He was very famous in the region. It is…
Meet Aphrodosios who was killed by the lover of his wife 1800 years ago
The story is from Akexandria Troas which is one of the important ancient sites of West Anatolian region. A tomb stone was taken from here and brought to Louvre Museum of France. According to the tomb stone, cheating or murders of lovers are older actions than we think. A man who is Aphrodosios from Alexandria…
Anatolia Forever-the land of history
Anatolia is the land of history and civilization. Anatolia is the name of the area between West and East. This land has a deep importance since the beginning of civilization. In the history, the geography was also very important. Some lands had strategic importance in order to extend or control a territory. Anatolia is such…
Habib-i Neccar Mosque was destructed
Habib-i Neccar Mosque that is located in Antakya is known as one the oldest mosques of Anatolia. But this building was built as a Christian temple firstly. It was built in 7th century AD. It was named of an apostle in Antakya. This apostle was a carpenter. The apostles came to Antakya to promulgate Christianity.…
The Antioch earthquake in 115 AD
Earthquakes are the reality of this geography. Since the beginning of the time, earthquakes have been shaping this peninsula. It is absolute that many civilizations of Anatolian land had faced earthquakes in every age of history. That’s why, the archeaologists unearth certain evidences of earthquakes that have shaped this land for centuries. Ancient Antioch site…
Çanakkale can’t be passed…..
108 yeasrs ago, an epic war became true in Dardanel strait. A fleet of English and French ships aimed to pass through the Dardanel strait to occupy Istanbul and to help Russian Empire. But Turkish forces that are under the command of German officers were in defence positions. Turkish artillery was in alert. Their arsenal…
Historical Bridge didn’t get any damage
Two big earthquakes which happened on 6th of February left us big damages in the southeastern region of Turkiye. The modern and concrete building were down because of the architectural and engineering problems. We can debate on this issue till we get bored. But Roman architecture gave us a recent answer. Historical Cendere Bridge which…