Amasya is a special province for Turkey because it was a region that Ottoman princes learned how to rule a place or a country. Also the view of Amasya is very impressive. Yeşilırmak (Green river) is a river that flows in the center of the city. It is located in the Black Sea region. It…
Mosaic with Apple Tree; A great mosaic of Anatolian Territory
The illegal archeaological excavations sometimes can unearth some great pieces. Some of those samples can be rescued from illegal hands. One of them was unearthed in Amasya province. A mosaic that has an apple tree on its surface was disscovered by illegal hunters. It was rescued by official authorities. It is thought that it is…
Akyatan coast of Adana province; home of sea turtles
Mostly the Aegean coasts are known as the home of sea turtles such as caretta caretta. But they also lay eggs in another beaches like Akyatan coast. It used to be polluted once upon a time but it was cleaned. So the sea turtles begin to come here to lay eggs. After the baby turtles…
A hidden room under a house
South eastern Anatolia has been a junction in every direction. East to west and north to south, this region has a way to every direction. That’s why south eastern Anatolia has hidden treasures in the region. Last sample of those treasures is a hidden room under a village house. According to the archeaological works, it…
One of the oldest babies of Anatolia
Historical Arslantepe site which is located in Malatya province offers us great treasures that are worthvisiting. As we know that every archeaogical items can’t be exhibited even they are very valuable. One of those items is being exhibited in Malatya archeaological museum. A buried baby in a jar is such an object. It is guessed…
Why is Turkey so important for the world history?
There are a few places that are very lucky for the history in the world. Some places are famous that their names are told even by closed eyes. There is no need to tell more words in order to define the role of this place in history. Anatolian peninsula and Thracia are such a place.…
History of Konya plain
Turkish landscape has many fertile agricultural fields. Because of the climate and fertile soil, we can come across many agricultural activities here through the history. Wheat production has been one of the vital agricultural activity. Hittite Empire which was the first civilization that has ever known grew up with the agricultural productitivity. Even Hittite empire…
2000 year old granite columns
Once upon a time, there used to be an acient site named Alexandria Troas in Western Anatolia. It was a port city and it became a rich site by the trade of granite columns. By the time, the geography has changed and the conditions have been reshaped. It became a lake so it had been…
IV.Arsinoe; the younger sister of Queen VII. Cleopatra
This name isn’t famous in world history. Even she was an impressive Egyptian princess (or a queen), her name isn’t announced among the strongest women of Ancient Egypt. Her life isn’t clear and we know alittle about her. But there is one thing about her, her life ended in Ephesus. According to the records we…
The historical main street of Istanbul;Divanyolu street
Istanbul or Constantinople; it doesn’t matter. This city has the same value. There is a historical main street in the historical peninsula. It used to be a path to the great palace of Byzantines from the Theodosius square. The historical peninsula had holy places in Byzantion and Constantinople period such as Theodosius square and Great…