According to the general history, Turks came here after the Malazgirt war in 1071. But it isn’t true. Turkish history shows us that we have been here before 11th century. Mostly it is denied by some historians. The last discovery in Konya province proves that we have been here before it is known. An inscription was unearthed in the ancient […]
Ataturk is everywhere
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is the leader of Turkish Republic. The leader and founder of Modern Turkish is supported and followed by Turkish Republic. It isn’t a surprising point. How can we comment if nature even supports this leader? In Turkish borders, there are many natural silhouettes of Ataturk. They aren’t human made silhouettes. They are all reflections of the land […]
Amasya and its view
Amasya is a special province for Turkey because it was a region that Ottoman princes learned how to rule a place or a country. Also the view of Amasya is very impressive. Yeşilırmak (Green river) is a river that flows in the center of the city. It is located in the Black Sea region. It is one of the worthvisiting […]
The only day for world children; 23rd April
The date was 23rd April 1920,Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal had an objective; to establish an assembly and make Turkish state civilized. He achieved his goal and The Turkish Assembly was opened. After the independent war was won, Our leader Mustefa Kemal presented this day to the children that he thought as future of Turkish nation. This day was celebrated as […]
History of Konya plain
Turkish landscape has many fertile agricultural fields. Because of the climate and fertile soil, we can come across many agricultural activities here through the history. Wheat production has been one of the vital agricultural activity. Hittite Empire which was the first civilization that has ever known grew up with the agricultural productitivity. Even Hittite empire weakened by the drought. This […]
107. anniversy of the heroic defense; Çanakkale Battle
It was the period that WWI was existing. Ottoman Empire was the partner of German Empire, The frontiers of Ottoman Empire were very important in order to support tsartic Russia, especially the Dardanelles. Dardanelles strait frontier was under the joint command of German and Turkish officers. Firstly they organised one of the biggest navies of the world. They thought that […]
Ottoman Graveyards
Human life has many stages and they are being stated in various ways. Death is one of the most important stage of the human life (even for a living organism). Turkish Ottoman culture was also pointed death with the Turkish -Islam perspective. The graveyards of Ottomans were like historical records. It is easy to understand the graves’ owners by the […]
Old Palace of Ottoman State; Edirne
Before the conquest of Constantinople (today’s Istanbul), the capital of Ottoman State was Edirne. Ottoman state was extended on both continents. There were a Byzantian State between Asia and Europe. In order to be an empire, Constantinople’s conquest was necessary. The capital of Ottoman State was Edirne. There was a huge palace in Edirne. Even tough it is a ruin […]
Sephardic Jewish Community of Anatolia
We have mentioned on multi-cultural structure of Anatolia several times. Various communities contributed Anatolian culture in many ways. Sephardic communities contributed the economy of Anatolia after their arrival to Anatolia. They became one of the valuable societies here. They have been serving Anatolia for centuries. We can see many valuable members of Sephardic Jewish community in the history including the […]
Jewish Community and Anatolia
Every religion has a different place in the history of Anatolia. Anatolia is known as a geography where various religious systems live together. That’s why Jewish community has an important effect on multi cultural sysytem of this geography. We can come across earlier Jewish communities in ancient sites of Anatolia such as Sardes. As we know that there was a […]