Historical Hercules carving in Bursa

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…

Aphrodisias ancient site; Sacrophaguses around necropolis

Necropolis was the most important section of an ancient site. It was called as the site of dead people. Archeaology finds valuable hints on the life of ancient people. Unfortunately some illegal treasure hunters can be able to do good discoveries. Aphrodisias ancient site’s necropolis area was very important. Two sarcopgahuses were discovered on a…

The charms of Constantinople 2; Marcianus Column

Monuments of Constantinople have deep functions for Constantinople and Istanbul. They have different meanings for us even today. One of them is Marcianus column. It is in border of Fatih district of Istanbul. It was erected in 450 AD. It was one of the oldest Roman monuments of the city. According to the legend, while…

Halikarnassos ancient site…

Bodrum district is hosting the ancient site; Halikarnassos. It is one of the best known sites of ancient periods. It has many epical sides to tell. Up to the recent works, the wall of Halikarnassos was unearthed. The excavations are continuing nowadays. The mysteries of Halikarnassos are revealing. Discover Turkey and travel in time….

“Normal” will not be the same; the new tourism norms…

Everything will change after the COVID-19 pandemic so is tourism. It is expected that some norms will be rearranged for the high season. Tourism policies and safe travel rules will be implemented in the world; Health passports or Corona documents: Starting from this high season, some European countries plan to rearrange the travel rules. Health…