Aphrodite and Dyonsos were very important figures for ancient Greek society. We can come across many statues in ancient Greek sites. Western Anatolia was one of the important regions because some sites were so developed that the Greek culture raised here. Aizonai ancient site – which is located in the border of Kütahya province- was…
Ancient Hittite site; Uşaklı Ancient site
Hittite civilization is one of the oldest civilizations in the history. According to the historical records, it is the oldest one in Small Asia. It was so developed that it was further than their era. They had an alphabet and a recording system.Hittite authorities were very careful about forming archives on government works and ordinary…
Secrets of Ancient İznik sites; Hisardere ancient site
Ancent Nikea city was very important and one of the metropolitan cities of ancient era. Especially the Roman age, the city was on the top of the Small Asia. That’s why we are unearthing many great items from this age such as sarcophagus tombs. The discoveries in this site are so impressive that we can…
Historical Tibeti Church
As we have been expressing for several times, Turkish landscape is full of many ancient religious facilities and buildings. One of them is located in Artvin province. It is known as Tibeti Church. We don’t have detailed information on the period of construction due to the absence of inscription. It is guessed that it was…
Sille village;5000 year historical heritage of Central Anatolia
We have a statement; Anatolia is one of the a few places where different communities live in harmony. This village of Central Anatolia is a proof of this statement. It is dated back to 5000 years ago. Many different cultures such as Christians and Muslims live here in harmony. There is also an ancient church…
The oldest area of Turkey in Central Anatolia
As we know that geography of the world has been changing since the beginning of the world. The earth is 4.5 billion years old. Everything started with super continental structure and this super continental structure began to break down. Today’s earth and contintents had been formed in millions of years. Still the formation of the…
Amasya; the city of Ottoman princes’
We have a city that is located on Central Black Sea region. It is a cute and historical city. Also it was established on the skirts of mountains. It is dated back to Hittite Empire. Also this region protected its importance in later periods. Its real fame came in Otttoman Empire period. Before its historical…
Phrygian caves in Small Asia
Phrygian civilization is one of the oldest settlements of Small Asia. As it was, they didn’t leave too much clues to know them very well. But the caves which were used as home by Phrygians were discovered. Phrygian reigned the Western central Anatolia in their period. It is absolute that Phrygian State was one of…
Archeaological findings on Mt.Cilo
Mt.Cilo is one of the secret natural beauties in Turkey. It is located in the south eastern of Turkey (Hakkari province). The highest peak is 4135 mt. It is a natural beauty and the territory is full of colorful flowers. The wall pictures of Mt.Cilo are dated back to pre-historic age. They are so antique…
Historical Hercules carving in Bursa
There used to be ancient stone mine in the border of Iznik county and Hercules was the god which protected the workers. A Hercules carving was made in order to worship. It was carved in 3rd century AD. It means that it is around 1800 years old. That stone mine became a swamp later. Then…