Arykanda ancient site is one of the important sites of Small Asia peninsula. It was constructed nearby the highest peak of Antalya mountains. So it is named as ” the site nearby the peak”. It is known that Arykanda was one of the central sites of Lycian Union. Then Persian Empire came, Alexander the Great…
Golf tourism in Turkey
Golf is a very popular outdoor activity in high class society. Not only in Turkey and also in other parts of the world, there are golf hotels and tournaments. Belek county of Antalya is famous for golf tourism in the world. Discover Turkey and explore adventure…..
A hidden treasure in an orange field;Mersin
There is a stone monument that is in an orange field in Mediterrannean region. Actually the function of this monument isn’t clear at present. It is thought that it is 2700 years old. There are some stories about this monument. According to a story, it is a victory monument of Assyrian emperor against Greeks. According…
A traditional festival in eastern Blacksea;7th of May Festival
A traditional festival is held in eastern Blacksea region. It is named as 7th of May Festival. It is dated back to hundreds years ago. It is celebrated in 20th of May because 7th of May is according to old calender (Rumi calender). Whole public of region celebrates this day on the land and on…
A country that shoud be seen before death; Turkish Republic
The world is a big planet but some places are very special. Not only the cultural items and also geographical conditions are the necessary measurements. Turkish Republic is absolutely one of them. The landscape has everything a visitor wants. For example, a hard working person needs a vacation and that person may want to spend…
A dungeon of Roman
As we have stated that Turkish landscape is a treasure for archeaology. Illegal excavations are even able to unearth archeaological objects. Those objects can be so valuable that it isn’t possible to ignore them. One of them was unearthed in Şanlıurfa province of Turkey (the southeastern region of Turkey). A Roman dungeon was unearthed during…
Zela Ancient site
Zela ancient site had an important place in ancient times. Zela was considered as a religious center more than a site. Because this site was famous for the temples. A priest and his society were living there. Especially Persians and Armenians respected this area. In a time period, this site was divided into three regions.…
Veni,Vidi,Vici; Czear was in Small Asia…
We all know the famous words of Roman Emperof Caesar; Veni,vidi,vici. Also we know the meanings of those statements; I came,I saw and I won. But do you know where those statements were told? Briefly the history of those statement is below; In small Asia, there used to be a Pontic Greek State in ancient…
Reputation of Turkey
Turkish Republic has a special place in tourism world. Not only the international area and also the public of the world has a special reputation about Turkey. The political and social events may change this trend in periods. Tourism develops up to the developments in the world and inland. Last 2 years were tougher than…
Immortal Olive tree
We have mentioned that olive tree is an important inhabitant of Aegean and Mediterranean region. You can come across this tree everywhere around Mediterranean and Aegean region. Including Turkey and Greece, olive has a wide geography. Also olive tree is known as immortal tree. Even tough it is 2000 years old, it gives us olive.…