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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Choisya Fest; A street fest from Adana
Festivals are important cultural activities for every country of the world. Turkey has well known festivals such as Choisya Fest. This fest is being organised in Adana province of Turkey.…
Virgin Mary and the duty of pilgrimage
When Virgin Mary came to Aegean region of Anatolia, she was running away from cruelty of Roman Empire. She settled on a peak of the mountain. There was no way…
Underground water channels of Gaziantep; Rival to Venice Channels
Last discovery in Gaziantep unearthed hidden underground water channels. It was the place where the society used to live. It is around 100 years ago. Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality restored those…
Flying Rock in Mt.Kaz
Mt. Kaz is one of the famous mountain chains in Turkey. A discovery that happened by chance hypnotized us very much. The rock above is locating over the ground, so…