As I mentioned before, Turkish landscape doesn’t have too many samples for pre-historic ages due to the geography and mechanism of the world. On the other hand, the archeologists can find some surprises so we can get new datas on history of the landscape. The caves can give us hints on development of the landscape…
Eagle nest: Karahisar Fortress
We have many magnificent buildings in Anatolia. They left their legacy on this land and history. The fortresses have still a remarkable fame even today. Imagine that there is a rock standing in the middle of a city. It is so high that it is impossible to reach there by normal methods. Even if a…
BLACK SEA REGION
There is a nature wonder in the northern part of Turkiye. A region that is famous for tones of green has a worldwide fame. Not only with green tones, and also it is famous for the great climate. There are a few flat places in that region. The mountains climb on the shore of Black…
OLIVE; THE IMMORTAL TREE
Olive is one of the miracle plants of the earth. It is so special that the human being can use olive for many purposes. For example, we can make olive oil or produce olive soaps. We can list so many things. All Mediterranean region is the mainland of the olive thanks to the climate. According…
Antalya: the most famous destination of Türkiye
Antalya is a holiday destination that is famous not only in Türkiye and also in the world. This city is also named as Turkish Riviera. Domestic and foreign visitors prefer spending their summer holidays in Antalya. Due to the historical and natural background, it is one of the most preffered holiday destinations in the world.…
Habib-i Neccar Mosque was destructed
Habib-i Neccar Mosque that is located in Antakya is known as one the oldest mosques of Anatolia. But this building was built as a Christian temple firstly. It was built in 7th century AD. It was named of an apostle in Antakya. This apostle was a carpenter. The apostles came to Antakya to promulgate Christianity.…
The Antioch earthquake in 115 AD
Earthquakes are the reality of this geography. Since the beginning of the time, earthquakes have been shaping this peninsula. It is absolute that many civilizations of Anatolian land had faced earthquakes in every age of history. That’s why, the archeaologists unearth certain evidences of earthquakes that have shaped this land for centuries. Ancient Antioch site…
Historical Bridge didn’t get any damage
Two big earthquakes which happened on 6th of February left us big damages in the southeastern region of Turkiye. The modern and concrete building were down because of the architectural and engineering problems. We can debate on this issue till we get bored. But Roman architecture gave us a recent answer. Historical Cendere Bridge which…
Türkiye and Earthquake
Earthquake is one of the facts of this geography. Unfortunately, every 100 years or every 50 years Turkish landscape has been facing small or big (depends on the period) earthquakes. Türkiye is like Japan actually. The geographical features always affect from the earthquakes. It is reported that some of them have small magnitudes like 2.0…
Gaziantep Fortress fell to pieces
The earthquake that caused a big damage in South Eastern Turkiye also damaged the historical fortress of Gaziantep province. This fortress is also a symbol of the city. Its history is unknown but it is guessed that it goes back to Hittites in order to dominate the region. After this earthquake, the fortress had a…