Earthquakes are the reality of this geography. Since the beginning of the time, earthquakes have been shaping this peninsula. It is absolute that many civilizations of Anatolian land had faced earthquakes in every age of history. That’s why, the archeaologists unearth certain […]
Earthquakes are the reality of this geography. Since the beginning of the time, earthquakes have been shaping this peninsula. It is absolute that many civilizations of Anatolian land had faced earthquakes in every age of history. That’s why, the archeaologists unearth certain evidences of earthquakes that have shaped this land for centuries.
Ancient Antioch site has faced a big earthquake in 115 AD. The residents of this land were aware of this fact. That’s why, the architecture and the building methods were developed according to this fact. The seismic shooting was around 7.5 richter scales.
Western Aegean coasts are very popular destinations for tourism sector. Ayvalık is located in northern side of Aegean coast. This county has many features such as to be one of the popular holiday resorts of Turkey. Also it is a diving center. […]
Western Aegean coasts are very popular destinations for tourism sector. Ayvalık is located in northern side of Aegean coast. This county has many features such as to be one of the popular holiday resorts of Turkey. Also it is a diving center.
The coral pea is one of the greatest plant communities on Ayvalık coasts. Also this ecosystem provides various life systems in the reef.
Historical Arslantepe site which is located in Malatya province offers us great treasures that are worthvisiting. As we know that every archeaogical items can’t be exhibited even they are very valuable. One of those items is being exhibited in Malatya archeaological museum. […]
Historical Arslantepe site which is located in Malatya province offers us great treasures that are worthvisiting. As we know that every archeaogical items can’t be exhibited even they are very valuable. One of those items is being exhibited in Malatya archeaological museum. A buried baby in a jar is such an object. It is guessed that it is around 5000 years old. A baby was buried and it was a sample of Anatolian death cerenomies.
Although it was unearthed in 1980’s, it was in the warehouse of the museum. Now you can see it..
Anatolian peninsula has a wealthy wild life. Especially the migrant birds stop in various destinations while flying to their main destination. Some lakes and swamps are the common places for them. Seals of Foça are one of the famous animals of Anatolian […]
Anatolian peninsula has a wealthy wild life. Especially the migrant birds stop in various destinations while flying to their main destination. Some lakes and swamps are the common places for them.
Seals of Foça are one of the famous animals of Anatolian peninsula. As they land on Foça beaches, they are named as Foça seals.
Wild horses of Anatolia are the symbols of wild life. They are so wild that they live as groups. Mostly they are brown.
Caretta caretta turtles are the mostly known animals of Turkey. They are under protection of laws. Their beaches where they are born are very special. So it is allowed to be disturbed. They come here to lay eggs. It is a routine trip for them.
There are many animal that we can see in Anatolia. Wild life observation can be a good branch.
It is certain that Ancient Egypt is one of the ancient civilizations that affected the world history most. Maybe it is on the top. It is still influencing the modern world. Even we admire the Egyptian civilizations. So it is normal to […]
It is certain that Ancient Egypt is one of the ancient civilizations that affected the world history most. Maybe it is on the top. It is still influencing the modern world. Even we admire the Egyptian civilizations. So it is normal to see the Egyptian items in leading cities of the world. Constantinople can’t be forgotten in this term. Even tough it was in the past. We name the city as Istanbul at present.
The background of this region is very wealthy. It used to be a capital of Roman Empire. As we know that Romans also admired this magnificent civilization. They brought Egyptian items to the leading cities of Roman Empire including Constantinople. The most important Egyptian item in İstanbul is the obelisk of Tutmosis III. The obelisk which is located in the historical square of the city was actually in Karnak Temple of Egypt. It was brought to Constantinople by the order of Roman Empire. The obelisks were the arches of triumph in ancient Egypt. They can be considered as pharaohs’ boards. It is the sign of multi-cultural structure of Roman Empire.
Every ancient site has their own story here. Amorium ancient site is one of those sites. It is located in Afyon province of Turkey. It is close to mid-anatolia. It is dated back to around 2000 years. It is a site that […]
Every ancient site has their own story here. Amorium ancient site is one of those sites. It is located in Afyon province of Turkey. It is close to mid-anatolia. It is dated back to around 2000 years.
It is a site that had been resided for 2000 years.There are various layers that belong to big civilizations such as Hittites and Roman Empire. The archeaologists discovered consistent resident layers through Ottoman period.
The ancient times are very mysterious for the celebrations. We have the records that were prepared by ancient historians or poets. But we don’t have so much visual view for this title. Thanks to the archeaological excavations in Turkey, we can get […]
The ancient times are very mysterious for the celebrations. We have the records that were prepared by ancient historians or poets. But we don’t have so much visual view for this title. Thanks to the archeaological excavations in Turkey, we can get some mosaics that show us how the celebrations were.
A mosic that was discovered in Kahramanmaraş province of Turkey gives us this visual proof. It was discovered in Germanicia ancient site which was very important in Roman period. We can see dancing ladies, servants and musicians on that mosaic.
As we have been expressing for several times, Turkish landscape is full of many ancient religious facilities and buildings. One of them is located in Artvin province. It is known as Tibeti Church. We don’t have detailed information on the period of […]
As we have been expressing for several times, Turkish landscape is full of many ancient religious facilities and buildings. One of them is located in Artvin province. It is known as Tibeti Church. We don’t have detailed information on the period of construction due to the absence of inscription. It is guessed that it was built in 9th century AD. Only outstanding of the church remained at present.
After the society of the region became Muslim, it was converted into mosque. The mosque elements were damaged because of the lighting.
Canyons of Turkey are as impressive as the other ones in the world. Kapıkaya Canyon of Adana province is one of the impressive canyons of Turkey. It is one of the best places where you can do outdoor sports such as hiking. […]
There used to be ancient stone mine in the border of Iznik county and Hercules was the god which protected the workers. A Hercules carving was made in order to worship. It was carved in 3rd century AD. It means that it […]
There used to be ancient stone mine in the border of Iznik county and Hercules was the god which protected the workers. A Hercules carving was made in order to worship.
It was carved in 3rd century AD. It means that it is around 1800 years old. That stone mine became a swamp later. Then unfortunately as it isn’t under protection, the illegal treasure hunters or someone damaged it. It should be kept under protection of the state.