Merry Christmas from Santa Claus of Demre

Church of St.Nikolaos (Santa Claus ) -Demre/Antalya Merry Christmas to all world….. I wish that we face good events and things in a new year. Demre strict of Antalya province was the home of St.Nikolaos who inspired Santa Claus story in Christianity. A good hearted priest in ancient Demre helped the poor people. He left…

New ancient site of Turkey; Sauatra ancient site

Turkey is a country that can be considered as the golden country for archeaology. Thanks to the background of the landscape, we know that many unknown or unearthed ancient sites are still waiting for archeaologists. Mid- Turkey is one of the wealthest regions of Turkey. According to the historical records, many ancient sites are still…

Beach Joy in December;Antalya

Actually December is a winter month in Turkey. Winter is very cold in Turkey Mediterranean region has an eligibility in this climate. As the winter is very warm in Mediterranean region, a visitor can swim in Antalya in winter months. According to this general situation, tourists are having fun in beaches in Antalya. December is…

Kültepe ancient site/Kayseri;traces of an ancient unknown civilization

Kültepe ancient site is one of the important sites in Turkey. It is guessed that it is around 6000 years old. It means that it has a deep background. According to latest results, new traces for a unknown civilization were unearthed. Even before Assyrian traders came here, there used to be a developed civilization. Ancient…

Mokissos ancient site; A Cappadocian ancient site

Mokissos ancient site is one of the newly discovered ancient sites of Turkey. But its importance is very impressive. Due to the location of the site, it was an active site in that period. It is thought that it is dated back to Hellenistic age. We can come across the social facilities like other sites.…

Hypiapa Ancient Site; An important trade city….

We have stated that Turkish landscape is a treasure for archeaology for many times. We have many ancient sites but we have more ancient sites that are waiting to be unearthed. Hypiapa ancient site is one of them. It is located in border of İzmir province. Lydian, Persian and Roman settlements left traces here. It…