Marmaris that is located on south western of Turkiye is one of the famous holiday resorts of the world. Also Marmaris is famous for delicious pine honey. Pine forests are the natural system that covers up whole area. The bees fly on those forests and collect pine gems. Then they produce world famous pine honey.…
A Geopark of Turkiye;Gökbel Valley
Whole world knows Grand Canyon of USA as one of the oldest rock forms in the world. Grand Canyon actually has an impressive scene in every picture. But Grand Canyon isn’t only one in this category. There is a great geopark in the Aegean region of Turkiye. It is named as Gökbel Valley. While travelling…
Amphoras of Anatolia
Amphoras were the good carriers in the ancient era. Every good including wine, olive oil were transported in amphoras.That’s why we can come across amphoras in every centimeter of the bottom. The ancients ports such as Assos and Halicarnasos have a lot of amphoras around. Aegean and Mediterranean coasts used to be very important for…
Inscriptions that light up the history
The inscriptions or tablets are so important that we can find out some details on the history. Some inscriptions tell us very interesting stories and facts. So every tablet or inscription is worthexaming for the history. One of the inscriptions that were unearthed in Aegean region has an interesting detail. It is an agreement or…
Ottoman Ceramics in Smyrna site
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 the excavations, some items that belong to late periods are unearthed. For example, Ottoman ceramics that were produced in Kütahya province were unearthed. It is…
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 region. Some of them are hidden and unfortunately they are unearthed by illegal excavators. A space after a tunnel was discovered by illegal excavators.It is…
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 the region. So the inhabitants of this region affected from this development. The last discoveries proved us that the settlement has been lasting for a…
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. A Roman mosaic which describes the Troian war was discovered. The Amazon queen and Greek soldiers were drawn on the mosaic. Today’s Syria was one…
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 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…
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…