Bosphorus (Istanbul Strait) has been very valuable for hundreds of years. It is one of the important straits of the world, even today. There are two fortress’ on each side of Bosphorus. They were built by Ottoman State before the conquest of the city. One of them is Anatolian Fortress. It was constructed on the…
Istanbul; A city and a love
Constantinople or Istanbul; It isn’t only a city or a resident place where human beings live. It is so special that a person who visits this city at any time, this person falls in love with here. It was the same in the past. When the city was named as Constantinople, we could see that…
Old Town of Istanbul; Constantinople
Constantinople or Byzantiun were the sites that were surrounded by a city wall. This peninsula was the center of Roman empire and the world. There has been residence for thousands of years. The main capitol of Roman Empire and early times of Istanbul were the center. So the holy buildings and great masterpieces were built…
Genoese autonomous zone of Constantinople
Constantinople was the biggest metropolitan cities of the ancient period. There were various nations in Constantinople such as Genoese traders. They had autonomous zone in the city. They were residing and trading in this zone. It was surrounded by a wall. After the conquest of the city by Ottoman Empire, Genoese zone lost its autonomy…
Golden Horn of Istanbul
Golden Horn of Istanbul is a river that is subject to all mysterious stories about the city. Actually it was used as inner port in ancient period. Golden Horn is one of the symbols of Istanbul city. During the period of Constantinople and Byzantium, it was used as navy base. Even today we can see…
Marine transportation in Istanbul city
Istanbul city is located in two continents; Europe and Asia. Its location creates different opprtunities such as marine transportation. You can sail between two continents by a ferry. It is one of the great joys you can find in Istanbul. We know that marine transportation in Istanbul is dated back to ancient times. Ferries of…
Why is Turkey so attractive for tourism?
Tourism is a mixture of some branches and culture. Also culture has a diversity inside the subject. Briefly if tourism of a country works well, it means that the management of culture and other branches work very well. Having a tool such as historical background is a gift but the most important thing is to…
Water management in ancient sites of Turkey..
Water has been the basic element for life since the beginning of the life. Human being should have found out how to control the water in order to create huge settlements. We have found out some methods for this purpose. Roman Empire can be considered as the dominant of water. Ancient Greeks and the Small…
Turkish Landscape’s secret; to reveal the mystery of the history
Ancient sites of small Asia have an important feature for archeaology. They light up the hidden part of human being development. Those sites have some answers for necessary part of human being development. Those sites have different features such as the center of science anf mythology. Most of those sites have important hints for famous…
Dardanelles; Another strait that tie up two continents
There is an another strait that tie up two continents beside Istanbul strait. It is located in the border of Çanakkale province. It is in the western region of Turkey. It has been hosting many historical events in history for thousands of years. Last historical event was Gallipoli wars during WW1. Heroic Turkish defence stopped…