The ancient sites of Anatolia have long lasting life in history. The archeological excavations support this statement. The ancient sites such as Smyrna have a deep impact in history. During…
Urartu treasures are unearthed
Urartu civilization is one of the Anatolian civilizations that established multi cultural structure in this peninsula. All Eastern Anatolia was their territory. Urartu State has a deep heritage in the…
Cultural links of Southeastern Anatolia
Southeastern region of Turkish Republic has a different importance in the history. If we think that civilization raised from Mesopotamia region, we should consider this region as a neighbourhood of…
Tracks of Troian War are in Syrian region
Troian war was known as the first World war in the world. That’s why the impacts of this war expanded whole region. The latest discovery in Syria approves this statement.…
An Istanbul mystery; Are Conquerer Sultan Mehmed and Constantine I buried in the same tomb?
The history of Istanbul is actually very impressive. The city is full of legends and mysteries. Some of them are well-known by the public. But some of them are forgotten…
Agriculture; the development in Anatolia
Agriculture is one of the steps that have deep impact on human being development. It leaded to establish settlements and to get products from soil. Also agriculture made the human…
Heracles cult in ancient Anatolia
I have been stating for several times; Anatolia hosted ancient cults and languages. The ancient cults including Heracles cult were the important parts of the belief systems. Every god or…
We were here before Seljuks came here
According to the general history, Turks came here after the Malazgirt war in 1071. But it isn’t true. Turkish history shows us that we have been here before 11th century.…
Ayanis Fortress of Urartu State
Van province of Turkiye used to be center of ancient Urartu State. Urartu civlization was one of the civilizations that had an impact on ancient era. We still unearth great…
Oracle of Bergama ancient site
Prophecy was one of the important signs of success or failure in ancient world. Even kings consulted to oracles for their actions. Then they decided what to do. This tradition…