Church of St.Nikolaos (Santa Claus ) -Demre/Antalya Merry Christmas to all world….. I wish that we face good events and things in a new year. Demre strict of Antalya province was the home of St.Nikolaos who inspired Santa Claus story in Christianity. A good hearted priest in ancient Demre helped the poor people. He left…
New ancient site of Turkey; Sauatra ancient site
Turkey is a country that can be considered as the golden country for archeaology. Thanks to the background of the landscape, we know that many unknown or unearthed ancient sites are still waiting for archeaologists. Mid- Turkey is one of the wealthest regions of Turkey. According to the historical records, many ancient sites are still…
Beach Joy in December;Antalya
Actually December is a winter month in Turkey. Winter is very cold in Turkey Mediterranean region has an eligibility in this climate. As the winter is very warm in Mediterranean region, a visitor can swim in Antalya in winter months. According to this general situation, tourists are having fun in beaches in Antalya. December is…
Kültepe ancient site/Kayseri;traces of an ancient unknown civilization
Kültepe ancient site is one of the important sites in Turkey. It is guessed that it is around 6000 years old. It means that it has a deep background. According to latest results, new traces for a unknown civilization were unearthed. Even before Assyrian traders came here, there used to be a developed civilization. Ancient…
Tripolis Ancient Site; A site that had a senator in Rome…
Tripolis ancient site is one of the important ancient sites of Turkey. Due to its trade features, it became a wealthy site. It was one of the Lydian sites. The most important power of the site was political. A few sites had political power in Rome. Tripolis ancient site was one of the few sites…
Mokissos ancient site; A Cappadocian ancient site
Mokissos ancient site is one of the newly discovered ancient sites of Turkey. But its importance is very impressive. Due to the location of the site, it was an active site in that period. It is thought that it is dated back to Hellenistic age. We can come across the social facilities like other sites.…
Nuhrut Church; A historical church
Background of Turkish landscape is so deep that we can find traces of those civilizations. A historical church that is located in Southern Eastern region has a different role in history. Nuhrut Church is located in beautiful county of Şanlıurfa;Halfeti. It is around 1500 years old. It was built in Roman era with East Roman…
Hypiapa Ancient Site; An important trade city….
We have stated that Turkish landscape is a treasure for archeaology for many times. We have many ancient sites but we have more ancient sites that are waiting to be unearthed. Hypiapa ancient site is one of them. It is located in border of İzmir province. Lydian, Persian and Roman settlements left traces here. It…
Syedra Ancient Site- Alanya; the new attraction site of Antalya
Mediterranean region has many archeaological treasures such as ancient sites. Alanya county of Antalya is a wealthy region. Syedra ancient site is one of those ancient sites. It is guessed that it is dated back to 9th century BC. Like the other ancient sites, there are social and political facilities such as bath, assembly buildings…
A new attraction center in Eastern Anatolia region; Uzundere county of Erzurum province
Turkey has many attraction centers but thanks to having a lot of natural beauties, we can create more. Uzundere county of Erzurum province is one of them. Thanks to Tortum Waterfall, the region has a great capacity to improve the tourism capacity. Terrace of Tortum Waterfall is the another attraction center for the visitors. The…