I have been to Marmaris for four day vacation. It was the beginning of October. Istanbul was colder and cloudy but Marmaris was around 32 celsius. The weather was hot but windy. We have booked at the Hotel Aqua (5 star hotel). It is an all- inclusive hotel. It took around 8 hours and 30…
The ancient order of Çatalhöyük
Çatalhöyük is one of the ancient settlements that have deep impacts in social culture. Order of Çatalhöyük is the oldest sample of settlements. It was designed as groups of buildings. There were no streets or no doors. All of the entrances were on the top of the houses. There were even no windows. This ancient…
Gre Filla ancient site will be removed over the dam lake
Gre Filla ancient site which is considered as Göbeklitepe of Diyarbakır is one of the important archeaological sites of South Eastern Anatolia. Unfortunately it is one of the unluckiest sites of Turkiye. The dam will take it under the water. So the site will be placed over the dam lake with a project. All South…
Augusta ancient site; One of the hidden treasures in Clicia
Turkish landscape has a lot of archeaological treasures in its territory. Unfortunately some of them aren’t lucky. Due to the dams, some of them remained under the water. Augusta ancient site which is located in Adana province of Turkiye was one of the best known ancient sites due to the historical records. This ancient site…
Tourism=Responsibility
According to the termology, tourism can mean everything. But probably it is equal to responsibility for the values of the country and the world. It is certain that values of the country and world are the most important elements of tourism. Above the first paragraph, you can see some values of Turkiye. There are more…
Oracle of Bergama ancient site
Prophecy was one of the important signs of success or failure in ancient world. Even kings consulted to oracles for their actions. Then they decided what to do. This tradition was also common in Anatolian peninsula in ancient era. The discovery of a tomb in Bergama ancient site proved it. A tomb which belonged to…
Gre Filla ancient site of Diyarbakır
As we know that Mesopotamia was the cradle of civilization. Also Anatolian peninsula is one of the territories that ancient tribes were settled. The ancient sites that were unearthed are the solid evidences of this statement. For example South eastern Anatolia is one of the neighborhoods of Mesopotamia region. So the history of this region…
Ayvalık; A diving center and underwater paradise
Western Aegean coasts are very popular destinations for tourism sector. Ayvalık is located in northern side of Aegean coast. This county has many features such as to be one of the popular holiday resorts of Turkey. Also it is a diving center. The coral pea is one of the greatest plant communities on Ayvalık coasts.…
An industrial revolution in Halikarnassos
We all think that recycling is a modern technology. Recycled products have a big share in modern world. If we say that ancient world discovered recyling, how do you comment? According to the last discovery, recycled glass was used in ancient Halicarnassos. In some constructions, the recycled glass was one of the most important materials.…
Domestic tourism
In Turkey generally international tourism is spoken and the authorities focus on international tourism mostly due to the economical reasons. As it is an important source for foriegn currency income, the investments are made up to this demand. On the other hand, domestic tourism has a bigger capacity but it has a less share in…