Turkish landscape is full of ancient sites and some of them are less known than others. Thera ancient site of Muğla province is one of them. It is thought that it belongs to Carian civilization which is known as native of this landscape. It is dated back to 4th century BC. Although there hasn’t been…
The most beautiful palace of the world; Topkapı Palace
According to an international survey, Topkapı Palace of Istanbul was voted as the most beautiful palace. Topkapı Palace which had been the headquarter of Ottoman Empire for 600 years has also a special place among other palaces of the world. Topkapı Palace competed with the big and glorious palaces of Europe and the travelers selected…
Brain surgeries in Anatolia (pre-historic age)
If you imagine that pre-historic age people were very primitive, this article may change your vision. A skull which was discovered in Aşıklı ancient site of Aksaray province is around 9500 years old. It belongs to a woman. The most interesting point is that that woman had a brain surgery 9500 years ago. Also it…
Health Goddess Hygieia was in Aizanoi ancient site…
Greek mythology has a wide pantheon. Gods and Goddess’ were the most affective characters in the daily life and formal format. We all know the head God Zeus. The most well known goddess’ are Aphrodite and Kybele. There are many descriptions of them in the ancient sites of Small Asia. When we mention on the…
Underground world of Anatolia
Underground world of Central Anatolia is so impressive that it still surprises us at present. Central Anatolia is a region that is famous for underground sites and fairy chimneys. The key material is volcanic tuff. It is soft enough to shape it however the people need. According to last data, the underground sites of Capadoccia…
Small St.Sophia of Central Anatolia
When we have a conversation on St.Sophia, mostly the church in Istanbul is remembered. There is a point that there are a lot of St.Sophia churches in Anatolia. Emperor Theodosius had this church built in 385 AD. It was constructed in the name of St. Gregorius Theologos.Its plan is similar to big St.Sophia. It is…
A new site for UNESCO; Arslantepe ancient site
As we have stated for several times, Turkish landscape is an archeaological treasure for the world. Its background is dated back to pre-historic ages. Also the civilizations grew up here. Arslantepe ancient site is known as “the oldest city state” in this landscape. It is located in Eastern Anatolia. UNESCO declared that Arslantepe ancient site…
Traces of Urartu civilization in Lake Van
As we know that the rain is getting less so the levels of lakes are going low. This causes to see the hidden buildings under the lakes. The region of Van used to be under the domination of Urartu Empire. Most of the buildings of Urartu Empire have been disappeared or they are under the…
Living history in Black Sea region; Sinop Prison Museum
Although it is known as the home pain and captivity, actually it is a living history. The construction year isn’t known. It has been restored so much that the traces of constrution has been lost in the time. It is absolute that it was built as a fortress actually. Then the fortress has inverted into…
Forests are burning……
As whole world knows that forests are burning in Turkish holiday resorts such as Bodrum and Antalya. The fires have been lasting for days and Turkey lost many hectares. Unfortunately Turkish state is silent about this disaster. We are losing our lungs and we are full of anger because of their mood. It seems that…