As I always mention that Turkey is a right place for history lovers. You can find any surprising things at any time. For example, two sarcophagus’ were unearthed in Turkey. They were found by chance and luckily they went to the museums. The archeologists found out that they remained from Roman age.
Blaundus ancient site; A similiar site of Stonehedge
History has nice similiarities and they also have deep impact for the chronology. Blaundus ancient site that is located in Uşak province of Turkey is a very important site because it was constructed by Alexander the Great’s order. Also the architectural structure of the site is like the ancient site of UK Stone hedge.
Clandras Historical Aquadect
Historical aquadects are important monuments of water channels. One of those monuments is Clandras historical aquadect that is located in Uşak province of Western Anatolia. This aquadect is around 2500 years old and it was constructed by Phrygians. It ties up two sides of a canyon. It is one of the samples of Phrygian constructions.…
A sarcophagus lid that is used as coffin stone in the mosque
Turkish landscape is a place that you can witness incredible events. One of them is in Southeastern Anatolia. A sarcophagus lid is being used as coffin stone in the mosque. This ancient sarcophagus is around 2000 years old. It belongs to Roman tomb. We know that it is worth exhibiting in museums. I guess that…
Bodrum after COVID-19 outbreak
Bodrum is one of the most popular holiday resorts in Turkey. It is full in any season of the year. Also it is known that Bodrum is a resort where a person can go to the beach at any time. After the COVID-19 outbreak, Bodrum became very silent and the beaches are empty. We hope…
Att:Famous carving was stolen
Unfortunately this article is about a carving that was stolen from Hierapolis ancient site. It was removed from the rock basis of the carving. Thieves stole the historical treasure of Turkey and committed crime against history.
Solar Watch; time machine of ancient era
Solar watches were time machines that used in ancient era. Especially Greek civilization developed this watch and spread to all developed ancient sites of the world. Our ancestors were designing their season and times according to those watches. It was working up to the position of the sun and shadow on the diameter. Some of…
Istanbul after COVID-19 outbreak
Istanbul is normally an active city and some districts such as historical peninsula are always busy. It was valid till COVID-19 outbreak. Today Istanbul is very silent and a few people is outside. There are some views from Istanbul after the COVID-19 outbreak;
Byzantian couple that rebuilt Constantinople
East Roman Empire’s capital Constantinople (New Rome) was rebuilt by Emperor I.Justinian and Queen Theodora. Emperor I.Justinian became an emperor and he rebuilt Constantinople siloutte. He stopped the Nika uprising and he had the Hagia Sophia built. It was the third and the last Hagia Sophia. Many cisterns were added to New Rome city. He…
Putting people first; Stay at home, travel tomorrow
Whole world is being threated by COVID-19. Entire economical systems are damaged because of the pandemic including tourism. WTO has a slogan for this situation “Stay at home, travel tomorrow”. Due to the public health, people should stay at home for a while. We will recover this disaster sooner so we have to wait for…