Black Sea region of Turkey is famous for natural beauties. We can see many great valleys that were formed by the rivers in the mountains. İncesu Canyon is one of those valleys. It is located in the Mid Black Sea region. As it was classified as national park, it has an entrance fee. It is…
A national museum that has a stage to Ottoman- Russian wars in 19th century;Bloody Bastion
Eastern and North Eastern Anatolia were war fields in 19th century. Russian Empire wanted to invade North Eastern Anatolia so Russian army attacked Ottoman border. Kars was one of the targets of Russian Army. That’s why Ottoman forces had some bastions built in that region. Russian Army had a raid to the basitons that they…
Historical Kula village of Western Aegean region
There is a historical region in Western Aegean region of Turkey. Its name is Kula village of Manisa province. There are more than 1000 historical houses that have unique architecture. It is dated back to 18th century. This region has a historical stage for the visitors. It is under the protection of the Ministry of…
Free and Wild horses of Anatolia
Wild life of Anatolia was very wealthy once upon a time. It was possible to come across some animals and species here. Unfortunately most of them are being exctincted. Wild horses of Anatolia are one of the animal groups that are trying to survive. Fortunately there are some works to protect them and to reproduce.…
Ravanda Fortress ; Witness of history
We have stated that Turkish landscape has a deep historical background for several times. There are many witnesses for this statement. There is a fortress in Southern Anatolia and it was constructed so well that every civilization which reigned the region used this fortress. Its location is so high that it is like an eagle…
Mosaics of Anatolia II
As it is known that Anatolia is a special region for history and archeaology. Mosaics are important masterpieces of ancient site. They tell us very interesting stories from ancient times. We can see the society of Anatolian civilizations. We find skeletons but we don’t have absolute data what they look like. Mosaics help us to…
New results for Çatalhöyük ancient site works
Çatalhöyük ancient site is one of the sites that attaract the attention of archeaology branch. Its features are so special that Çatalhöyük can light up the history. We get new results from those works. According to the latest works, air pollution was one of the issues that Çatalhöyük public had. The public was breathing particules…
Lake of Hazar; The natural beauty of Eastern Anatolia
Eastern Anatolia is a region which has many natural treasures such as Hazar Lake. It is in the border of Elazığ province. This lake became a holiday resort for visitors. Originally it was formed by earthquakes and it has an impressive background. According to the archeaologists, there is a sunken site under the lake. Earthquakes…
Love fountain of Sagalassos ancient site
Love fountains are very famous in the world. According to the ancient myth, one who drinks water from those fountains will fall in love. Two of them are in Turkey. Sagalassos ancient site (Burdur province) is the home of those fountains. They have been flowing around for 2000 years. This is the site that has…
Kaz Mountains; An inspiration for artists( in fall)
Western Anatolia has many natural treasures such as Kaz Mountains. Those mountains are being laid North western Anatolia. Eco-system of Kaz mountains is so impressive that it can be considered as unique. Beside the eco-system, the flora is very breathtaking. A visitor can come across every tone of green and red as you see above.…