Zeus was head God of ancient Greek civilization as we know. He was honoured by the statues. Most of them were lost and gone. By the archeological works in recent years, Zeus statue of Constantinapolis was reconstructed. It was destroyed by a fire 1500 years ago. Zeus at Olympos was the symbol of high class…
Harem; the section of ladies at the palace
Harem is one of the sections that have a deep mystery for the history. Nobody could know this section expect servants, harem girls and royal family. All of the portraits were painted up to the stories the artists heard. Also they added imagination for harem girls’ portraits. Briefly harem was the section for royal family.…
Turkish Carpet Handycraft
Turkish carpet handycraft is one of the most famous handycrafts in the world. They are the well known decoration items in the houses of world. Anatolia is the homeland of this handycraft. This handycraft is under protection of state. Carpet has been the most important item at home or at tents for centuries for Turks.…
Hazerfan; the man who became a dream true
Flying like birds has been one of the dreams that human being want to become true. A Turkish scientist Hazerfan started to work on this subject in 1620’s. His goal was to become flying true and he achieved it. After a long studying period, he climbed through Galata Tower. He built a wing skeleton to…
Harran Plain; the jewellery of South Eastern Turkey
Southeastern Turkey is one of the historical regions of Turkey due to the historical role of Mesopotamia. Harran plain is in the center of the region. Even today, you can see traces of past in the region. As you see above, local houses of Harran plain reflect the past. We mention about the past that…
Hasankeyf is dying; Dam is collecting water
Hasankeyf, the historical treasure, will stay under the dam in future. It is collecting water and the treasures such as Hasankeyf will be under the dam lake. With 10,000 year history, Hasankeyf represents us a time capsule. Due to the rescuing excavations, new items from Seljuks and Byzantine ages were discovered. Residental areas of Hasankeyf…
Antalya is awarded for blue flags
Antalya, Turkish Riviera, was awarded for blue flagged beaches. It is the region where 202 beaches with blue flags are. It is the sign of the clean beach and water. Antalya was the province that was preferred more in 2019. Blue flag is the most important criteria for tourism. It is the sign of sustainable…
Belly Dance courses for all
Belly dancers are professional dancers and they are trained to perform the best dance on the stage. Also some courses for belly dance train the women for this dance. It can be amateur or professionally purpose but mostly they attend those courses for the curiosity. Sometimes the women want to lose weight with this dance.…
1001 Turkish Nights; An entertainment that is unforgettable
1001 Turkish nights are the entertainment sorts that represent old style nights. Belly dancers, folk dances and talented shows are included in this old style entertainment. Also delicious meals of Turkish Cuisine are served. The tourist groups enjoy here after a long tour day. It aims to make publicity of old Turkish culture. Naturally some…
Dreams of Oracles; the way to see the future in ancient period
Human being always wonder of the future. It was also the same in the past. Especially kings and royal families consulted oracles to see the future. Those oracles were generally women. They used some methods such as water fortune and animal organs fortune. They never want to make Gods angry because they needed the mercy…