There is an ancient site in West Anatolian region. It is named as Mastaura ancient site. It is dated back to Roman time. As we know that war games were the most famous entertainment. It was avaliable where Roman Empire was spread out. Like the Collezium in Rome, another arena was built here in order…
An Apollon statue (it is guessed)
Turkey is a real treasure for archeaology. We can list many items that were unearthed by chance. A statue and an item were unearthed in the province of Afyon. It is guessed that it is Apollon statue. As it isn’t complete, it requires a complicated examination. Anatolia is the homeland of the civilization and it…
Turkey lovers…..
As we know that many Turkish lovers are waiting for the time to come to Turkey. As the governments aren’t permitting their citizens to travel to Turkey, they are waiting for the final decisions. Godd news is that they will give us a date to open the borders. Also the bad news is that it…
Isle of Cleopatra(Sedir Island at present)
I have stated for several times that Anatolia had famous visitors. One of them was legendary Egyptian Queen Cleopatra. She had a lover the Roman commander Marcus Antonius. The Roman commander was the authority of the peninsula. According to the story, the lovers met on the island that is lying on the bay of Aegean…
Gates of Constantinople and Istanbul
Istanbul (Constantinople) has been the greatest capital of all times, even today Istanbul(Constantinople) is on the top of ancient cities. Its glory is so impressive that the city is a timeless treasure. Constantinople – the capital of East Roman Empire- was the most important capital of medieval age. The walls of the city were so…
Cold waterfalls of the province Artvin
Waterfalls are great places in every part of the world. Water makes a power show in every waterfall as a living organism. Also Anatolian peninsula hosts great waterfalls in this landscape. Some of them are so shocking that you will never believe that water formed those natural grounds. Waterfall with the ring (Deliklikaya Waterfall) We…
Roman Tombs in Cappadocia
Cappadocia is a special tourism area. Wherever you look at, you can come across history and mystery. One of the historical building in the region is Ishak Fortress. Actually it is a Roman fortress. Since it was used by Ishak Pasha who was the Anatolia governor of Sultan Mehmed II(Conquerer) as headquarter, it was named…
Underground water channels of Şanlıurfa
Anatolian cities have historical backgrounds that are very impressive. You may walk on the ground but you can be sure that there can be another world underneath. Şanlıurfa – a province on South eastern Turkey- has a similar story. Hidden waterchannels of Şanlıurfa are the another world under the city. They are about 300 years…
The construction secrets of Urartu civilization
After the human being started to settle at a site, construction customs began to reveal. As it is at present, earthquakes and quality of buildings were important measurements. Human being observed that mother nature was so powerful that it was capable of destroying everything. But also human being realised that they had intelligence. So they…
Antalya; A paradise for football clubs
Antalya has many advantages for tourism sector. It isn’t only about accommodation or sea and also it is about sport clubs. Tourism isn’t connected to foreign visitors for beaches and culture only. There are alternative modes for tourism sector. For example to host the football clubs in Antalya for winter and summer. It creates an…