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 or liberately hidden. This one is intentionally hidden by Ottoman dynasty. After a hard rain in Istanbul, Fatih region of Istanbul had a lot of rain in 19th century AD. […]
Marmaris; A holiday paradise in South Eastern Turkiye
I have been to Marmaris for four day vacation. It was the beginning of October. Istanbul was colder and cloudy but Marmaris was around 32 celsius. The weather was hot but windy. We have booked at the Hotel Aqua (5 star hotel). It is an all- inclusive hotel. It took around 8 hours and 30 minutes to reach there by […]
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 being control the life. It is known that some oldest samples were in Anatolian peninsula. There are some hints in some ancient sites. Due to the fertile soil of Anatolia, […]
The ancient order of Çatalhöyük
Çatalhöyük is one of the ancient settlements that have deep impacts in social culture. Order of Çatalhöyük is the oldest sample of settlements. It was designed as groups of buildings. There were no streets or no doors. All of the entrances were on the top of the houses. There were even no windows. This ancient site was one of the […]
Gre Filla ancient site will be removed over the dam lake
Gre Filla ancient site which is considered as Göbeklitepe of Diyarbakır is one of the important archeaological sites of South Eastern Anatolia. Unfortunately it is one of the unluckiest sites of Turkiye. The dam will take it under the water. So the site will be placed over the dam lake with a project. All South Eastern Anatolia is one of […]
Augusta ancient site; One of the hidden treasures in Clicia
Turkish landscape has a lot of archeaological treasures in its territory. Unfortunately some of them aren’t lucky. Due to the dams, some of them remained under the water. Augusta ancient site which is located in Adana province of Turkiye was one of the best known ancient sites due to the historical records. This ancient site was unearthed in 1950’s and […]
The tracks of cultural development; Genetic science
The cultural development has been lasting for centuries in the world. How can you track them? By archeaology and genetic science. The scientists and archeaologists are co-operating in order to solve the mysteries on cultural development. Anatolia’s cultural development is also other mystery for history. We know that many civilizations lived here and left significant tracks. But finding tracks isn’t […]
Tourism=Responsibility
According to the termology, tourism can mean everything. But probably it is equal to responsibility for the values of the country and the world. It is certain that values of the country and world are the most important elements of tourism. Above the first paragraph, you can see some values of Turkiye. There are more but unfortunately I can’t place […]
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. Mostly it is denied by some historians. The last discovery in Konya province proves that we have been here before it is known. An inscription was unearthed in the ancient […]
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 pieces and buildings that belong to Urartu State at present. Ayanis Fortress was one of the great military buildings. It was built in 7th century BC. It was the fortress […]