A hidden treasure of South Eastern Anatolia;Takoran Valley

Every region of Turkey presents us different beauties. They are so impressive that a traveler can fall in love at first glance. South Eastern region of Turkey was far away from the public’s view because of some unsuitable conditions. Fortunately the conditions get better in recent years. That’s why we can state that South Eastern…

Çal Cave; the natural treasure of Eastern Blacksea region

Eastern Blacksea region is famous for natural beauties in the world. The natural landscape is so impressive that the region is one of the favorite places for international tourism. Trabzon is one of the important provinces in the region. Çal cave is one of the natural beauties in Trabzon. It is the second longest cave…

Historical Fortress of Kütahya

Kütahya is one of the historical provinces of Turkey. It is thought that it is dated back to Phrygian period. In addition to Phrygian period, the archeaologists unearthed East Roman, Seljuk and Ottoman period ruins. The history of Kütahya fortress isn’t clear but it could have been witnessed Phrygian era. History became alive on Anatolia…

Count Dracula was here………

Despite of absence of official records, it is told that Count Dracula was jailed in Anatolia. After Sultan Mehmed II held a military campaign against Count Dracula, Ottoman sultan took him prisoner. There is no official records about this military campaign and results. According to the historical stories, Count Dracula was prisoned in Eğrigöz Fortress…

Antique path of Phrygian region

Phrygian region is one of the important sight seeing places of Turkey. Due to the historical background, Phrygian region was the one of the cradles of world civilizations. The path of this region has some mysteries such as the prints on the wall. According to the historical records, it was an active trade route. Discover…

Balcam Cave; A natural treasure and a house of prayer

Turkish landscape has a lot of caves. Some of them are open for visit and some of them aren’t so famous. Balcam Cave is the cave that is in second class. But it doesn’t mean that it has nothing. In the opposite, it has a wide background that religion culture is involved. It is located…

St.Mercurius underground site

Central Anatolia is famous for the underground sites. Those sites still have mysteries for us. Firstly we think that the human being of ancient period didn’t have developed engineering level. But those sites make us shocked because the enginering level of those sites is so high that we come across developed systems such as the…

Fortress Houses in the border of Iraq

South Eastern Turkey has many hidden historical treasures. Çukurca district of Hakkari is one of the places which were affected from terror. The natural beauties of the region became visible after treat. Fortress houses are around 400 years old. As they were abondoned, they needed care. Restoration of those houses will make them valuable again….…