It is obvious that Turkish landscape has many important ancient sites. Most of them have interesting stories for us. The findings in those sites are part of a great story. It is called history. Prusias ad Hypium ancient site (Western Blacksea region) is one of them. Some important findings were unearthed in the site such…
Karahan Tepe; Brother of Göbeklitepe
South Eastern Anatolia is one of the oldest areas of the world. Before the Göbekli Tepe discovery, there were local rumors that had been a float for centuries. The local people had some stories like them. Many people were thinking that they were just rumors till Göbekli Tepe temple was unearthed. After the archeological studies,…
Efteni Lake; A Byzantian Princess Legend
Efteni Lake is one of the nicest lakes of Turkish landscape. It is located on Duzce plain. It is one of the important stops for immigrant birds. Also its legend is very popular. It has a muddy structure. The Byzantian army had a stop on the shore of the lake during a military campaign. Princess…
Parliament Building of United Lycian state; Patara
United Lycia is one of the well known federal states in the history. This was a unite that was formed by city states of Small Asia. Patara was the capital city state and they had a constitution. Patar city officials decided to build a monument parliament building. They built this parliament building in 2nd century…
Theateral Masks of Small Asia
Theater is one of the oldest visual arts in the world. It is known that it is dated back to ancient Greek and Small Asia. We can come across some proofs for this theory in ancient sites of Small Asis such as Myra and others. The archeaologists unearthed the best samples of the masks. The…
Boyabat Fortress
Turkish landscape has a lot of impressive fortresses. They are the witnesses of deep historical background. Every civilization left us valuable legacy. Those fortresses are greatest elements of their legacy. It is dated back to 6th century BC. The construction year is unknown as there is no inscription. This fortress has two sections; old and…
A tradition for 2000 years;To produce grape molasses
History has many hidden traditions. Turkish landscape has a deep historical background so it isn’t a surprise to come across one in Turkey. So a hidden tradition is becoming true nowadays; to produce grape molasses. The experts and archeologists tried to recreate this tradition in Uzuncaburç ancient site of Mersin. They produced molasses from grapes.…
Mosaics of Black Sea region
Mosaics are important art works and also they have hints on daily life and beliefs. Zeugma of Gaziantep is one of the best samples in Turkey but it isn’t only a place. Some mosiacs were unearthed in Black Sea region. A site in Sinop province presentes us mosaics that are like the ones in Zeugma…
Earthquake history of Turkey
Earthquake is a reality that the world lives with. Turkey is one of the active countries for geological activities. An earthquake occurred in Izmir region of Turkey. Its epicenter was under the Aegean Sea. It can be considered as a close point for the land. So its impact got wider. Turkey, Greece and neighbour countries…
A house with church; A significant discovery in Laodikya ancient site
Christianity has deep impacts on Small Asia peninsula. After Christianity was accepted as official religion of East Roman Empire, the sites had changed. An example for this period was unearthed. A house with churh was discovered in Laodikya ancient site of Denizli province. The religious structures have changed in this period. The base of the…