Turkey has an inquestionable historical background. We can come across many sight seeing places that are added to UNESCO’s temporary historical list. We have five new destinations that are in this list; Beypazarı historical city: Beypazarı is a county of Ankara province. It is famous for one of the traditional architectural styles of Anatolia. They…
Caves of Bakhios; Caves of ancient era
A cave was discovered in Adıyaman province that is located in South eastern region. The importance of this cave is its historical background. Two inscriptions were found on the entrance of the cave. It is named as “caves of Bakhios”. Also there is a name as the cult area of Commagane King Mithrades. It was…
Gölalan Waterfall; a hidden paradise
Turkish landscape offers us many opportunities for the habitants. Gölalan waterfall is one of the greatest waterfalls of Turkey. It is in the border of Samsun province. The rocks and water form a great panorama so this landscape will become an attractive sight seeing place for tourism. This waterfall will be one of the worth…
Cancellations of touristic activities in Turkey
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, touristic activities were cancelled in the world. Turkey is always a preffered destination by millions of tourists. So it seems that Turkish touristic season will be started in June,July and August. Cultural tours and baloon tours were cancelled to the same period. More time we wait for, more pleasure we…
Karkamış Kingdom of Hittites; A new archeopark of Turkey
A new settlement and a new kingdom center were unearthed on Turkish-Syrian border area. This kingdom was esablished in late Hittites era. Karkamış kingdom was an important state of Hittites era. A settlement area and some palaces were discovered. The items were brought to Gaziantep Archeology Museum and Ankara Anatolian Civilizations Museum. This ancient site…
Van Lake history on the basin of the lake
Van Lake is the biggest lake of Turkey. Water of this lake contains soda and this is the one of few samples in the world. This article is about the depth of the lake. Traces of history lie under the lake. That’s why Van Lake’s depth is as important as itself. Van lake is one…
A fault line was declared as National Park
As we know that Turkey is on active fault lines. So Anatolian peninsula has been facing many earthquakes in the history. One of them which passes through Central Anatolia is on the ground. Since it passes through İnönü district of Eskişehir province, it is one of the best samples on the power of nature. We…
An ancient site that is under the dam lake; Hamamlar ancient site
Dam lakes hide many ancient sites because many lands remain under it. An ancient site was unearthed in Tahtaköprü dam last year. Hamamlar ancient site of Gaziantep is around 12.000 years old. It came out when the dam lake dried. There are archeological excavations on the ancient site. Unfortunately it will be under the dam…
Böcek (insect) holy spring church- Bursa
This building is an Orthodox religion that is on the second ranking after St.Sophia. It is around 1000 years old. It is a complex with the baptistery. It is an important Byzantian building. It was built on holy spring of Greeks. Bursa was an important center for East Roman Empire. So we can come across…
Natural Pools of Antalya
As we all know that Antalya is the Turkish Riviera. Antalya offers more opportunities than we imagine. The another reason to visit Antalya is the natural pools that are created by nature. It is an interesting experience for the visitor. You can feel great.