Golden Horn of Istanbul is a river that is subject to all mysterious stories about the city. Actually it was used as inner port in ancient period. Golden Horn is one of the symbols of Istanbul city. During the period of Constantinople and Byzantium, it was used as navy base. Even today we can see…
Seagulls of Istanbul
Seagulls are one of the residences of Istanbul. We can consider them as the symbol of the city. Wherever you go on the shore, you can see the seagulls everywhere. Actually they are feeding by fish but due to pollution, fish population got less in recent years. So they become more addictive to human being.…
Why is Turkey so attractive for tourism?
Tourism is a mixture of some branches and culture. Also culture has a diversity inside the subject. Briefly if tourism of a country works well, it means that the management of culture and other branches work very well. Having a tool such as historical background is a gift but the most important thing is to…
Water regime in rivers of Turkey
There are photographs of water springs on Turkish landscape. Turkish territory can be considered as a wealthy territory for water. Mostly Turkish territory has flowing rivers and proper eco-systems around them. Except South Eastern Region of Turkey, we can come across water springs. South Eastern region has a dry climate and the rain is so…
The land of natural therapy sources; Turkey
Wellness is one of the main purposes of a human being. A holiday doesn’t mean to have a rest only and also to be healthy in a natural way. Nature has every sort of tools to provide it for all living organisms. Some countries are also very lucky for this potentional tourism branch. Turkish Republic…
Achilles;a half god warrior
Achilles was one of the important warriors in Trojan war. He was a half god. He couldn’t be killed unless he was shot from his heel. When he was blessed with the holy water by Gods, only his heel didn’t touch the holy water. So his heel was his weak point. By the way, he…
Trekking; A new trend in nature after COVID-19
COVID-19 has changed everything in the economical and social life. One of the deepest impacts hit the tourism sector. Tourism has changed so much that our normal will not come back. Actually tourism is one of the dynamic sectors of the economy, briefly changing the sector is normal for tourism. COVID-19 changed our tourism styles.…
Why is Constantinople /Istanbul sacred in the history?
This region has something mysterious in the history. The legends and stories are always existed in this region. Even before Roman era, the public of this strait (for both banks) have mysterious life time. Even today, we don’t have significant information on pre-historic Istanbul. Archeaology unearths many new hints on the history of the region.…
400 year old historical accommodation facility will be restored as a hotel
Historical accommodation facilities that are named as han were the hotels of the past. There are a lot of hans on the Anatolian Peninsula. All of them have the characteristic features of the medieval age. The Anatolian hans always have a historical value such as Develi Han in Tokat province of Turkey. Develi Han which…
Antakya (Hatay); One of the cultural centers of Turkey
Antakya (Hatay) is one of the historical provinces in Turkey. Historical background of Antakya is dated back to early ages. Since the history was begun, we can be able to come across historical objects in Antakya. Also Antakya (Hatay) is the latest province that joined Turkish Republic (1939). Hatay is in the south region of…