Ağırnas is the well known district of Kayseri. It is famous for the great underground city. As we know that Central Anatolia had hosted Christians for centuries. This underground city is so big that it has a capacity of huge population. Also Ağırnas is the home of greatest architect of all times; Architect Sinan.…
Camel Wrestling Fest
We all know that bull wrestling is the symbol of Spain even tough it is criticized in world wide. Animal wrestling fests are very famous in the world. One of those fests is in Alanya county of Antalya. Camel wrestling is a traditional activity in Antalya. A fest is organized in Kumluca district of Alanya…
Kef Castle; A castle of Urartu civilization
Urartu civilization has a deep impact on Turkish landscape. A visitor can come across Urartu effect in every building including castles. Urartu castles are special featured defense buildings because we can discover many outstanding features such as great architecture. Construction year of Kef castle isn’t certain due to absence of document. It is certain that…
Çeşme; A windsurf paradise of Turkey
Çeşme is the county of Izmir province and it is located on the western end of Turkey. Çeşme is one of the famous holiday resorts of Turkey. Çeşme is one of the windsurf paradises of Turkey. Due to the climate, summer is very hot and windy. It is so windy that the climate is very…
İzmir; The pearl of Turkey
İzmir is one of the most beautiful cities of Turkey. It can also be considered as pearl of Turkey. Historical background of the city is dated back to earlier ages. There are many ancient cities in İzmir such as Ephesus. Gulf of İzmir is one of the historical zones of Anatolia. There has been settlement…
Van Lake ; Lake of Turkey with its monster
Lake Van is the well known lake of Turkey. It is located in Eastern Turkey. It has some outstanding features. It was formed by tectonic movements of the region. The water of Lake Van is salty and it contains mineral water. This feature was existed due to its volcanic structure. It is the biggest salty…
Satlel Castle; A castle of lost times of the zone
This castle of Northern Eastern zone is very impressive even tough it is a damaged building. It has an mysterious historical background. It is certain that this castle witnessed history. It has an outstanding architectural features. It has a huge area. It is located in Artvin province. It is the castle of Bagrat Empire.
Meya Caves; The hidden beauty of Eastern Anatolia
As we state that our landscape has many beauties. Eastern Anatolia has been hosting many inhabitants for centuries. The last discoveries showed us that some zones were very important such as Meya caves in Ağrı province. This cave group seems like an ancient site. Those caves have some facilities such as temple, praying rooms and…
Kibyra ancient site; A site of Gladiators
As we know that war games were popular in Roman era and gladiators were starring actors of those games. This fact had a reflection in every Roman city. Kibyra site was one of those sites. It was famous for gladiator games ; Kybra site was constructed as apart of unity named Tetrapolis (union of four…
Adliye Castle; A retired Byzantine castle
As we always mention that East Roman (Byzantine) civilization had a great heritage in this landscape. They were the experts of building good castles. Their castles have never vanished totally. You can see the wall or gate but you can understand that it is a Byzantine castle. The castle of Adliye village is this sort…