As we know that war games were popular in Roman era and gladiators were starring actors of those games. This fact had a reflection in every Roman city. Kibyra site was one of those sites. It was famous for gladiator games ; Kybra site was constructed as apart of unity named Tetrapolis (union of four…
Adliye Castle; A retired Byzantine castle
As we always mention that East Roman (Byzantine) civilization had a great heritage in this landscape. They were the experts of building good castles. Their castles have never vanished totally. You can see the wall or gate but you can understand that it is a Byzantine castle. The castle of Adliye village is this sort…
Karacahisar Castle; A forgotten castle of history
Small Asia or Anatolia, it doesn’t matter. This landscape is full of castles that have different stories in their lifetime. Karacahisar castle is one of them. Its story is in below; It was constructed in a region named as ” site of castles” in the middle age. It had a strategical importance in that region.…
Black Priest Church; A church that lost its function
South Eastern Anatolia is a special region for history. As it is located between Europe and Asia, it has been hosting many civilizations for centuries. Also the religions promulgated from this region. Christianity left us great churches in the region. But unfortunately all of them aren’t lucky to survive till today. Black Priest Church is…
0ne thousand one churches; A great sample of early Christian churches
Early Christians left us a cultural heritage in Anatolia. It is so valuable that they also give hints about Christian history of the world. We are going to visit a place such a basilica; This is called one-thousand-one churches but the most important building is basilica number 1. It was built around 500 AD. It…
King Menua; An Urartu King that had its landscape constructed
King Menua was one of the well known Urartu kings because he had many monuments in Urartu land including Mesopotamia and Anatolia. He became king in 800 BC and he decorated his land with architectural monuments. Military castles were important buildings in order to control the landscape of Urartu state. Beside the castles, the civil…
Çatalhöyük II; The monument of the history
All archeological world knows that there are some places that have important place in history such as Egypt and Mesopotamia. While listing those locations, you shouldn’t forget historical Small Asian peninsula settlement areas such as Çatalhöyük. Those settlement areas provide us priceless hints on life in ancient era in Small Asia. Firstly we find out…
King’s Daughter Castle ; A castle for Persian princess
It is one of the unlucky monuments of Southern Anatolia. Despite of its huge size, the castle remained as a ruin today. As the archeological works hasn’t been done, we don’t have sufficient information on the castle. But it is a huge and beautiful castle. It deserves to be interested. It is thought that it…
Kemah Castle; A natural castle in Eastern of Turkey
Eastern Anatolia has a tough surface. That’s why when you see a building in that surface, you admire the constructors and the building. This castle is one of those buildings. Kemah Castle was built into a natural rocky territory. It is located in Erzincan province; Its construction year isn’t certain. It is thought that it…
Pearls of Yalova; Erikli and Sudüşen Waterfalls
I would like to introduce you two nice waterfalls of Turkey. They are in border of Yalova province where is in South Marmara. Those are also resorts and camping areas around those waterfalls. Erikli and Sudüşen Waterfalls are the natural beauties of Southern Marmara region. They were also well known places in ancient era. They…