Virgin Mary Monastery of Eastern Black sea region

I want to introduce you a great monastery of Eastern Black sea region. It was dedicated to Virgin Mary. It is a big religious complex such as Sümela Monastery of Trabzon. Also it was carved into a big rock like Sümela Monastery. It was constructed in Byzantian period. It had been used for centuries but…

Kapuzbaşı Waterfalls

Central Anatolia has its own natural beauties. Waterfalls of Anatolia are worldwide famous. One of those waterfall sites is in Kayseri province. It is named as Kapuzbaşı Waterfall. Actually there isn’t only one waterfall, there are more waterfalls in the region. Kapuzbaşı Waterfall site is one of the exotic beauties of Anatolia. Discover Turkey and…

Taurus Mountains of Turkish landscape

Earth shapes of Turkish landscape are so impressive that they can inspire human being forever. Taurus mountains are one of the great mountain chains of Turkey. They lay through South Anatolia. Taurus mountain chain has a link to Alpine mountains of Europe and mountain chains of Asia. They are the result of tectonic movements of…

The hill of Caretta caretta in Dalyan

Turkish landscape has every sort of surprise. Dalyan peninsula has one;the Caretta caretta hill. Dalyan is a region that is famous for Caretta caretta turtles. Those turtles have been coming to Dalyan for centuries in order to lay eggs. Also the ancient king tombs are important sites for Dalyan. The most interesting thing is that…

A marble board in Ephesus

Ephesus was a site which contained every sort of residence including luxury residence. There is a neighbourhood where high society resided. The excavation of Ephesus show us many unique items. A marble board was unearthed. According to the measurements, it was cut so milimetric that it is very difficult even for today. We realise that…