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…
The secret naval base of Ottoman; Antalya
The Mediterranean and Aegean coasts are always very important for the states and empires in the history ( in the past and present). Also they are very suitable in order to establish naval bases. Unfortunately the naval bases of the past were vanished and we had their names in historical records. As a result of…
Underground channels of South Eastern region
Water is the most valuable substance of the life in the earth. Water management has been one of the vital branches of society. It is especially important in hot territories such as South Eastern Turkey that is so hot that protecting water potential becomes a serious matter. That’s why, the old governors of the region…
İshakpaşa Palace; A modern palace in medieval age
A palace in the eastern region of Turkey has a special place in architectural history. A palace that is named İshakpaşa Palace is located nearby Turkey’s Iran border. It is in Doğubeyazıt county of Ağrı province at present. It was built 235 years ago. Its features were further the past. The features of this palace…
Lonely Minaret of Anatolia
Anatolia has some interesting stories. The story of a lonely minaret is a great story. This mosque was built in Central Anatolia (today’s region is Çorum province at present) 147 years ago. The mosque served the local people as a religious facility more than 100 years. A flood collapsed all mosque expect the minaret in…
Beylic era of Anatolia and Ottoman Beylic
After Anatolia Seljuk Empire lost the dominant on Anatolia region, some small autonomous states that are named beylic were existed. The head of those beylics were mostly former Seljuk soldiers. They declared their autonomous governance. Ottoman Beylic was one of the border beylics. It was on the border of East Roman Empire. Thus Osman bey…
Sille village;5000 year historical heritage of Central Anatolia
We have a statement; Anatolia is one of the a few places where different communities live in harmony. This village of Central Anatolia is a proof of this statement. It is dated back to 5000 years ago. Many different cultures such as Christians and Muslims live here in harmony. There is also an ancient church…
The biggest Ataturk statue of the world
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is the founder of modern Turkish Republic and he is still the most effective leaders of the world. He has his heritage and spirit in every part of Turkish Republic. Thanks to his leadership, we have this country and we live free as a country. We owe him our everything. In order…
Life on Muş Vast Plain
Eastern Anatolia is like a hidden natural treasure, the region has a lot of natural beauties. Due to the rough past of the region, the region wasn’t able to develop in tourism. So the beauties of the region had been unknown for a long time. It seems that the region’s situation seems promising. That’s why…
Amasya; the city of Ottoman princes’
We have a city that is located on Central Black Sea region. It is a cute and historical city. Also it was established on the skirts of mountains. It is dated back to Hittite Empire. Also this region protected its importance in later periods. Its real fame came in Otttoman Empire period. Before its historical…