Category: History and sightseeing places

We are going back to the period of Constantinople invasion. Crusaders came to Constantinople and they invaded Constantinople instead of lasting the campaign. Crusaders ruined the capital of East Roman Empire and created a big destruction. Some Greeks could run away from Constantinople. They came to Trebizond that was another Greek colony in Small Asia.…

Seven sleepers’ legend is common in Christianity and Islam. A church was built nearby Ephesus for seven sleepers. We are going back to Ephesus and the year is 250 AD. The Roman soldiers were tracking seven Christians (the names were unknown) because they were sentenced to penalty due to their religion. They hid in a…

We are traveling to a place that is one of the mysterious places of the world. This mountain has a secret and even today it couldn’t be released. We are on Mt.Nemrut that is located in Adıyaman county of Turkey. This is such a sight seeing place that you can find yourself in a different…

We are going back to 325 AD and we will witness an important event for Christianity; to bring holy relics to Constantinople. Queen Helena went to Jerusalem to find the cross that Jesus was crucified and holy grail by the wish of her son Constantin I. She went to Jerusalem and followed the hints on…

St.Paul was one of the dearest apostles of Christianity. Even though he wasn’t one of 12 apostles, he was one of the greatest servants of Christianity. He had a great effort to form a Christian community in this landscape. He addressed to public of important sites in Mediterranean region. So he could promulgate Christianity in…

A basilica remain was discovered under Lake İznik in 2014. It has an interesting historical background. It was a basilica that was built 1600 years ago. It was collapsed through the lake due to the earthquake. This zone has been on a dangerous earthquake line and it is still available for today. It was realized…

Aspendos is one of the important ancient sites of Mediterranean region. 2019 is declared as Aspendos year in Antalya. It is well known ancient site with a theater from Roman period and water channels. The water channels were developed for the ancient era and also the theater had some futurist features for the era. It…

We are going back to 1204 and IV. Crusaders campaign. This time period was very important because a Latin kingdom was founded in Constantinople (1204- 1264). Crusaders planned to conquer Jerusalem so they had a break in Constantinople. Crusaders impressed from the wealthy of Constantinople. East Roman Empire was in conflict in that period. So…

We are going back in time right now. We are tuning the time machine to 4000 years back and our destination will be Harran (today’s county of Şanlıurfa). We are witnessing an important destination between Small Asia and Mesopotamia. It is an destination on Silk road and a great home of science. It is hosting…

Bodrum is hosting a worldwide famous underwater archeological museum. As we know that Halicarnassus was an important destination for trade in ancient era. So many sunken ships and amphoras were discovered in the region. Most of them belong to ancient era. The remains give us valuable information on sea trade in the region and products…