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 of Bursa. A necropole area was unearthed. Unique samples of Roman tombs were discovered. This necropole field is […]
A Byzantian Fortress; Yoğurtçu Fortress
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 East Roman military engineering. Also it was used by Turks. It is just a touristic field at present. […]
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 domination strong. One of the great samples for this solution was from Roman Empire. According to their principle, […]
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 of human being since the history begins. This field has a real archeaological value. It is planned to […]
A mysterious ancient site; Thera ancient site of Muğla
Turkish landscape is full of ancient sites and some of them are less known than others. Thera ancient site of Muğla province is one of them. It is thought that it belongs to Carian civilization which is known as native of this landscape. It is dated back to 4th century BC. Although there hasn’t been any archeaological excavation, the magnificent […]
Traces of Urartu civilization in Lake Van
As we know that the rain is getting less so the levels of lakes are going low. This causes to see the hidden buildings under the lakes. The region of Van used to be under the domination of Urartu Empire. Most of the buildings of Urartu Empire have been disappeared or they are under the Lake Van. Drought periods are […]
Forests are burning……
As whole world knows that forests are burning in Turkish holiday resorts such as Bodrum and Antalya. The fires have been lasting for days and Turkey lost many hectares. Unfortunately Turkish state is silent about this disaster. We are losing our lungs and we are full of anger because of their mood. It seems that the fires are on the […]
İncesu Canyon; A natural treasure of Black Sea region
Black Sea region of Turkey is famous for natural beauties. We can see many great valleys that were formed by the rivers in the mountains. İncesu Canyon is one of those valleys. It is located in the Mid Black Sea region. As it was classified as national park, it has an entrance fee. It is a worth visiting canyon of […]
Historical Kula village of Western Aegean region
There is a historical region in Western Aegean region of Turkey. Its name is Kula village of Manisa province. There are more than 1000 historical houses that have unique architecture. It is dated back to 18th century. This region has a historical stage for the visitors. It is under the protection of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture. This village […]
Ravanda Fortress ; Witness of history
We have stated that Turkish landscape has a deep historical background for several times. There are many witnesses for this statement. There is a fortress in Southern Anatolia and it was constructed so well that every civilization which reigned the region used this fortress. Its location is so high that it is like an eagle nest. It was constructed with […]