Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, touristic activities were cancelled in the world. Turkey is always a preffered destination by millions of tourists. So it seems that Turkish touristic season will be started in June,July and August. Cultural tours and baloon tours were cancelled to the same period. More time we wait for, more pleasure we…
Karkamış Kingdom of Hittites; A new archeopark of Turkey
A new settlement and a new kingdom center were unearthed on Turkish-Syrian border area. This kingdom was esablished in late Hittites era. Karkamış kingdom was an important state of Hittites era. A settlement area and some palaces were discovered. The items were brought to Gaziantep Archeology Museum and Ankara Anatolian Civilizations Museum. This ancient site…
Van Lake history on the basin of the lake
Van Lake is the biggest lake of Turkey. Water of this lake contains soda and this is the one of few samples in the world. This article is about the depth of the lake. Traces of history lie under the lake. That’s why Van Lake’s depth is as important as itself. Van lake is one…
A fault line was declared as National Park
As we know that Turkey is on active fault lines. So Anatolian peninsula has been facing many earthquakes in the history. One of them which passes through Central Anatolia is on the ground. Since it passes through İnönü district of Eskişehir province, it is one of the best samples on the power of nature. We…
An ancient site that is under the dam lake; Hamamlar ancient site
Dam lakes hide many ancient sites because many lands remain under it. An ancient site was unearthed in Tahtaköprü dam last year. Hamamlar ancient site of Gaziantep is around 12.000 years old. It came out when the dam lake dried. There are archeological excavations on the ancient site. Unfortunately it will be under the dam…
Böcek (insect) holy spring church- Bursa
This building is an Orthodox religion that is on the second ranking after St.Sophia. It is around 1000 years old. It is a complex with the baptistery. It is an important Byzantian building. It was built on holy spring of Greeks. Bursa was an important center for East Roman Empire. So we can come across…
Natural Pools of Antalya
As we all know that Antalya is the Turkish Riviera. Antalya offers more opportunities than we imagine. The another reason to visit Antalya is the natural pools that are created by nature. It is an interesting experience for the visitor. You can feel great.
Choisya Fest; A street fest from Adana
Festivals are important cultural activities for every country of the world. Turkey has well known festivals such as Choisya Fest. This fest is being organised in Adana province of Turkey. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it doesn’t seem possible to organise it this year. Citrus fruits are the main product of Mediterranean region. Orange Blossom…
Virgin Mary and the duty of pilgrimage
When Virgin Mary came to Aegean region of Anatolia, she was running away from cruelty of Roman Empire. She settled on a peak of the mountain. There was no way to go to this peak. She isolated herself here. She dedicated her life only for praying God. It was close to Ephesus and seven sleepers…
Balıkesir; A new international destination for health and well-being tourism
Balıkkesir is one of the holiday resorts of Turkey. Also it is one of the connection points on Northern Western Marmara. It is famous for holiday resorts and thermal springs. According to Elite Destinations for Thermal Tourism , Balıkesir was selected as local destination for Health and Well-being tourism in 2019.