Category: Holiday resorts of Turkey
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Dara ancient site; A Roman frontier on east border to Mesopotamia
South eastern Anatolia is the gate to Mesopotamia as it was in the past. The ancient period was very violent and Mesopotamia was always under war threat. It was the east border of East Roman Empire. Dara ancient site was born in […]
Kapıkaya Canyon; The beauty of South Turkey
Canyons of Turkey are as impressive as the other ones in the world. Kapıkaya Canyon of Adana province is one of the impressive canyons of Turkey. It is one of the best places where you can do outdoor sports such as hiking. […]
Amasya; the city of Ottoman princes’
- Famous inhabitants of this landscape
- History and sightseeing places
- Holiday resorts of Turkey
- Natural Beauties of Turkey
- Turkish Culture
We have a city that is located on Central Black Sea region. It is a cute and historical city. Also it was established on the skirts of mountains. It is dated back to Hittite Empire. Also this region protected its importance in […]
A Canyon nearby Ankara; Cyprus Village Canyon
Ankara is the capital city of Turkish Republic. It is located in the middle of Anatolia. It was named as Cyprus village Canyon. It can be considered as an urban canyon. It is one of the natural beauties that are in mid-anatolia. […]
Peak of Turkey; Mt. Ağrı
Mt.Ağrı is the peak of Turkey with the height of 5137 mt. Eastern Turkey has a rocky and higher territory. Nearby Iran border, there are mountain chains. The area around the mountain is a national park today. There are two mountains; Small […]
Paradise of Bursa province; Gölyazı
There is a paradise in Bursa province and it is famous for authentic features; Gölyazı district. It seems that its location is very impressive at first. It is located in Nilüfer county of Bursa. Also it is one of the archeaological area […]
A Byzantian Fortress; Yoğurtçu Fortress
- Famous inhabitants of this landscape
- General tourism
- History and sightseeing places
- Holiday resorts of Turkey
A typical Byzantian fortress was built in Western Anatolia (today’s Manisa province) in order to stop Turkish attacks to Byzantine Empire. It was built around 11th and 12th century. It is a model of Byzantine fortress architecture. It provides valuable information on […]
Cisterns of Constantinople and Istanbul
Water is the most necessary element for life of the earth. This fact has been one of the important problems to develop human being life. Civilizations and empires of the world history focused on solving that problem in order to make their […]
Not only a mountain and also the cradle of history; Mt.Latmos of Aydın province
Mt.Latmos can be considered as the cradle of history. Western Anatolia is always the home of history. Mt.Latmos has interesting historical traces such as the paintings on rock which are around 12.000 years old. It is absolute that it has been cradle […]
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The picture below can’t be seen any more because as Ilısu dam is collecting water, this ancient site is under the dam lake. This ancient site is as old as Göbeklitepe and we can come across settlement fields from 10.000 years ago. […]