Medusa is a historical character that can be discussed whether it is fabolous or real. But there is a certain point; she is full of mystery. The myth on Medusa…
Giants of Anatolia
Giants are the mythological creatures that had lived on the earth thousand years ago. According to some evidences, those giants had lived in Small Asia. Some giant skeletons were unearthed…
Legend of Seven Brothers Tower Bastion- Diyarbakır
Diyarbakir city wall is the fourth longest city wall in ranking. It has a glorious structuıre and it has 4 main gates. A legend on seven brothers tower bastion is…
Constantinople with the pandemic of Bubonic plague
We are going back to 540 AD. A bubonic plague pandemic appeared in Egypt. It caused a big chaos in the region. The civilizations that were around the region were…
Juliopolis ancient site; Lost ancient site of Ankara
It is known that there are many ancient sites that locations are unknown. Juliopolis was one of the lost ancient sites, it was discovered in 19th century. Unfortunately it remained…
Boncuklu Field; A historical place that has an important feature
We all know that Göbeklitepe is an ancient site that is one of the oldest civilizations. If we think that it is around 12.000 years old, we may imagine that…
Karkamış Kingdom of Hittites; A new archeopark of Turkey
A new settlement and a new kingdom center were unearthed on Turkish-Syrian border area. This kingdom was esablished in late Hittites era. Karkamış kingdom was an important state of Hittites…
Byzantian couple that rebuilt Constantinople
East Roman Empire’s capital Constantinople (New Rome) was rebuilt by Emperor I.Justinian and Queen Theodora. Emperor I.Justinian became an emperor and he rebuilt Constantinople siloutte. He stopped the Nika uprising…
Caves of Zağ; Secret praying place of first Christians
Caves of Zag which are located in Bingöl province were one of the secret praying places for first Christians. Before Christianty was accepted by Romans, first Christians looked for secret…
Norik ancient site: An ancient site that will be gone forever
Another ancient site will be other victim of dam projects in Turkey. Norik ancient site which is in Bingöl province will be under the dam lake. During the excavations, An…