Tieion ancient site is one of the ancient sites in Black Sea. It is located in Zonguldak county of Turkey. A priest named ” Tios” was leader of Greek community. They established Tieion on the coast of Black Sea. Roman Empire ruined the city but they reconstructed the site. Then it became a fishing center.…
Antiphellos ancient site; A site that is across the rocky place
Antalya region has many ancient sites such as Antiphellos. All of them have outstanding features and stories. Antiphellos is one of the ancient sites that have interesting stories. Here it is; This site was built in Lycian region and it was constructed across the rocky territory. The word was ” Antiphellos”. It was the member…
Tavium ancient site; A site of trade in Central Peninsula
Tavium is one of the important sites of Central peninsula because it had a very important role due to its location. It was a capital of the land of Trokme region. This is the story; The tribe Trokme that was member of Galats founded this site in 280 BC. Tavium was the center of trade…
Justinianus Bridge: A bridge that 1500 years old
This is a bridge that is one of the best preserved ones in Turkey. A long time had passed till it was constructed. Also it was called five bridges. This is the story; Emperor Justinianus had a project to tie up two banks of creek Melas. So the route would be shortened. He had a…
Rhegione ancient site; A security point for Constantinople
Urbanization is the fact that can destroy the tracks of history. It is available for every big city. Istanbul is one of the metropolis’ of Turkey. On the other hand it is the region that has been hosting various civilizations of this landscape. So the city has a lot of hints and records on this…
Satala ancient site; A Roman military base in this landscape
Satala ancient site is one of the archeological sites of Turkey despite the lack of interest. It is located in border of Gümüşhane county of Turkey ( A junction point between Eastern Black Sea region and inner Anatolia). As the archeological studies weren’t sufficient, we have a few information on this site. Satala was an…
Codex Iustinianus; Basic codex of modern law
Iustinianus I was the emperor who left a big heritage for today’s world. He gave a new order to East Roman Empire. He decorated New Rome (Constantinople). In addition to his services to East Roman Empire, he had a legendary project; Codex Justinianus. Emperor Iustinianus collected the Roman laws in 6th century AD. This was…
Vazelon Monastery; One of the earlier monasteries of Anatolia
Monasteries are important building of this landscape because their existence prove that this landscape is the junction point of all cultures in the world. There is a monastery that is older than Sümela Monastery in Trabzon (Eastern Black Sea region). Its name is Vazelon Monastery. Despite of its age, it isn’t very well known by…
Talas underground city; An underground city with a cistern
Talas underground city is an important sightseeing place for Turkey. It is located in Kayseri county of Turkey. Although Central Anatolia has many underground cities, Talas underground city has some outstanding features. This is the story; This underground city was constructed in Byzantine period. It had some outstanding features rather than other underground cities. Firstly…
Monastery of Tekkale: A sample of Georgian churches
As we always mention, Turkey hosts many civilizations and different cultures. Georgian style churches are one of the a wide cultural heritage items in this landscape. I will introduce you our cultural heritage building ” Monastery of Tekkale” or ” four churches” as a local name. This is the story of four churches; Georgian King…