Small Asia or Anatolia, it doesn’t matter. This landscape is full of castles that have different stories in their lifetime. Karacahisar castle is one of them. Its story is in below; It was constructed in a region named as ” site of castles” in the middle age. It had a strategical importance in that region.…
Black Priest Church; A church that lost its function
South Eastern Anatolia is a special region for history. As it is located between Europe and Asia, it has been hosting many civilizations for centuries. Also the religions promulgated from this region. Christianity left us great churches in the region. But unfortunately all of them aren’t lucky to survive till today. Black Priest Church is…
0ne thousand one churches; A great sample of early Christian churches
Early Christians left us a cultural heritage in Anatolia. It is so valuable that they also give hints about Christian history of the world. We are going to visit a place such a basilica; This is called one-thousand-one churches but the most important building is basilica number 1. It was built around 500 AD. It…
Çatalhöyük II; The monument of the history
All archeological world knows that there are some places that have important place in history such as Egypt and Mesopotamia. While listing those locations, you shouldn’t forget historical Small Asian peninsula settlement areas such as Çatalhöyük. Those settlement areas provide us priceless hints on life in ancient era in Small Asia. Firstly we find out…
King’s Daughter Castle ; A castle for Persian princess
It is one of the unlucky monuments of Southern Anatolia. Despite of its huge size, the castle remained as a ruin today. As the archeological works hasn’t been done, we don’t have sufficient information on the castle. But it is a huge and beautiful castle. It deserves to be interested. It is thought that it…
Kemah Castle; A natural castle in Eastern of Turkey
Eastern Anatolia has a tough surface. That’s why when you see a building in that surface, you admire the constructors and the building. This castle is one of those buildings. Kemah Castle was built into a natural rocky territory. It is located in Erzincan province; Its construction year isn’t certain. It is thought that it…
Byzantine war ship sample; A real one in Istanbul
As we know that Byzantine Navy was one of the powerful one in earlier ages. It was described as the best navy with secret weapons. It is known that one of the secret weapon was Greek fire. It could burn the enemy ship approaching the Byzantine ship. Unfortunately those statements were just a description and…
Hurman Castle; A giant Roman Castle
We always state that castles are important military buildings in ancient era and middle age. So they were multi functional buildings. They were built for defense, attack and in order to be an important military base. Hurman Castle is one of the greatest castles of Southern region. It is thought that it was built in…
Anatolian Minor Fortress; A small but very important fortress of Ottomans
As it is always mentioned, Istanbul has many historical buildings. Anatolian minor fortress is a small fortress but it had an extraordinary place in history. This fortress was built in 1395 by Yıldırm Beyazıd. It had various names in the history. Today we name this fortress as Anatolian Minor Fortress. Its mission was to stop…
Rumeli Fortress; A witness of a new era
Istanbul is a very important city due to its historical background. When we category the cities up to historical background in the world, Istanbul will be at the top of the list. As a capital of three empires, this city has a deep spirit. Rumeli Fortress is one of the buildings that witnessed the historical…