Category: History and sightseeing places

Turkey is the country of underground treasures as much as historical treasures. Caves are important components of Turkish landscape. There is an interesting cave structure in Eastern Turkey ( Elazığ).…

Urartu civilization is one of the main characters of this landscape. Eastern Anatolia was the main land of Urartu state. One of the masterpieces of Urartu is in Elazığ province…

Sinop is one of the important destinations in Black Sea region. It was named as Sinope in the ancient era. Also it is known as home of philosopher Diogenes. In…

We know that early Christians faced torture and violence by the pagan Roman Empire. So early Christian communities had to hide from Roman Empire’s authorities. They built underground cities and…

As we know that Romans were addicted to war game competitions so they organized every sort of those games and competitions in their land. A gate was discovered in Central…

Hittites left us very valuable heritage including monuments. A monument which was erected in Central Anatolia belongs to Hittite Storm God. It was described as standing between two lions. It…

It is one of the best samples in northern western background of Turkey. It is located in Artvin province. According to written historical sources, the church was constructed between 899…

Rhosus ancient site was an important port site in Roman period. It was a trade center and naval port. Romans made a connection to Mediterranean region by using this port.…

Some ancient sites were built near the river banks but there is the fact that the rivers bring alluviums to the sea. Seleucia Priera was one of those sites. Selecuia…

Urartu civilization was one of the empires that had deep impact on the history of this peninsula. We are going to Eastern region of Turkey. There is a remain from…