Category: History and sightseeing places

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 that he wanted to be the richest king of the world so Midas touch became true. Thanks to god Silenus ( goat and human shaped),…

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 war ended with this treaty in BC 1274. The most outstanding event was that Hattusili III signed this treaty because Hittite king Muvattali was killed…

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 location as Bogazkoy district of Çorum province. Due to its features, it has an important place in history. The another feature that makes here unique…

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 population was around 8500. It was a site that unique items such as small sculptures and under house graves were unearthed. There were skulls under…

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 the Iliada, Thracians came from Ainos city and they fought heroically. As we found out that this society was pagan and the coins were found.…

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 was a beautiful nun in temple of Hera. Zeus fell in love with Io. Hera was in jealous with Io so Zeus transformed her as…

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 construction year is unknown although it was reconstructed by Byzantine Emperor Constantinus.

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 he was from Antalya actually. St.Nicholas was the saint who inspired Santa Claus character in Christianity. It is told that he helped the local people…

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 so tough that the city couldn’t be conquered till 1453 by Sultan Mehmed II. The city walls of Istanbul had served to protect the city…

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 architecture features. It is dated back to 13th century. Allowance of Hagia Sophia Directorate is required to visit this palace. Maybe you can see the…