It is one of the toughest works for the archeaology because we have to come over the ignorance of years and insufficient policy of the state. Istanbul city has been…
Asian Minor of Istanbul; the forgotten history of the region
Istanbul city is always memorised as one of the capitals of history. Due to the historical background of the city, whenever a project is constructed in Istanbul, we come across…
Constantinople’s lost amphitheaters
As we know that Constantinople was a Roman capital city. So when we think of a Roman capital city, something is missing in today’s ruin; An amphitheater. It means a…
Why is Constantinople /Istanbul sacred in the history?
This region has something mysterious in the history. The legends and stories are always existed in this region. Even before Roman era, the public of this strait (for both banks)…
Aphrodisias ancient site; Sacrophaguses around necropolis
Necropolis was the most important section of an ancient site. It was called as the site of dead people. Archeaology finds valuable hints on the life of ancient people. Unfortunately…
The charms of Constantinople 4; Arcadius column
There are many momuments that remained from East Roman Empire era. We are very close to lose some of them forever. Some of them are stuck to somewhere in the…
The charms of Constantinople 3; The million stone
We all know zero point in NY. US declared the ruins of twin trade towers as center of the world. Around 1600 years ago, when Constantinople was constructed, a monument…
Silver Coins at Aizanoi ancient site
There is a statement ; wherever you dig, you may find a treasure. We have proof of this statement everywhere in Turkey. Aizanoi ancient site is one of the important…
The charms of Constantinople 2; Marcianus Column
Monuments of Constantinople have deep functions for Constantinople and Istanbul. They have different meanings for us even today. One of them is Marcianus column. It is in border of Fatih…
The Charms of Constantinople 1; The column of Constantinople
Constantinople had a lot of monuments. Also it is believed that they have mysterious functions such as to protect the city from various disasters. Even today we have the same…