King Midas was one of the famous characters of the history. He had this fame from his legends and his actions. He lived in Gordion city. He was so greed…
Silver Treaty: the first written peace treaty in the history
Hittites and Egyptians made the first written peace treaty in the history on that landscape. Pharaoh Ramses II and Hittite King Muvattali had a war in Khades city so this…
Hattusa ancient site: the site where iron was used first..
Hattusa was an important city because it was the capital of Hittites Empire. So it had a glorious look and it was decorated with marvelous sculptures. Today we name this…
Çatalhöyük: the greatest settlement of Anatolia
Çatalhöyük ancient site was very important for the historical period because we came across unique items and valuable hints on human being development. Its size was so big that the…
Ainos (Edirne)
Ainos ancient site was constructed by Aoilles in BC 7th century. Its symbol was the mountain goat “Ainion”. We came across in Iliada of Homer in first time. According to…
Bosphorus of Istanbul
This water strait takes its name from a myth that is about Zeus and his complicated love life. Zeus had a jealous wife named Hera. Bosphorus means cow strait. Io…
City Walls of Diyarbakır
Those are the walls that are second longest walls after Great China wall. It is around 5700 mt. long and the average height is around 10 or 12 meters. The…
Santa Claus:St.Nicholas
Santa Claus is a holy character of Christianity because he is symbol of helpful and good character of the religion. Everybody thinks that Santa Claus lives in North Pole but…
City walls of Constantinapole
Constantinapole was the city that had been capital of East Roman Empire for more than 1000 years. The secret key to defend this city was the city walls. They were…
Tekfur Palace: the palace of Byzantine Governor
Tekfur Palace is a very important remain from East Romans because it is the only imperial building that is in good conditions. We can see the details of East Roman…