The earthquake that caused a big damage in South Eastern Turkiye also damaged the historical fortress of Gaziantep province. This fortress is also a symbol of the city. Its history is unknown but it is guessed that it goes back to Hittites […]
The earthquake that caused a big damage in South Eastern Turkiye also damaged the historical fortress of Gaziantep province. This fortress is also a symbol of the city. Its history is unknown but it is guessed that it goes back to Hittites in order to dominate the region.
Gaziantep Fortress after the earthquake
After this earthquake, the fortress had a big damage as you can see above. All city walls of the fortress fell down. The historical structures of the fortress were also damaged. Its richter scales are so big that the fortress shared the same destiny with the city.
As you can see above, Anatolian Peninsula is the conjunction of three plates. Briefly we are on the crash site of three wild plataes. It means that Turkiye is standing on one of the most active earthquake sites in the world. It […]
As you can see above, Anatolian Peninsula is the conjunction of three plates. Briefly we are on the crash site of three wild plataes. It means that Turkiye is standing on one of the most active earthquake sites in the world. It can happen at anytime or in anywhere. Geological structure of Turkiye requires ongoing observation. The earthquakes may happen without any signal.
Anatolia has faced many big earthquakes in the history. This land was under the water in the beginning. That’s why many underwater animal fossils were unearthed. Then the land raised and today’s geography was formed. The changing of the whole territory is going on. For example, by the small earthquakes the straits are getting closer. Marmara Sea and Black sea will lose the connection with the sea maybe after 10.000 years later. The Western Anatolia has many horizontal faults. So İzmir has been facing earthquakes often.
We can see the traces of earthquakes in our historical sightseeing sites. Mostly all of them were collapsed once at least because of the earthquakes. The history will go on like this in future.
Earthquake has been very important fact for this region and the world since the beginning.Human being has faced this fact many times in the history. But some genius architects managed to defeat earthquake and time with their legacies. He is one of […]
Earthquake has been very important fact for this region and the world since the beginning.Human being has faced this fact many times in the history. But some genius architects managed to defeat earthquake and time with their legacies. He is one of them, maybe the biggest master of architects…. Architect Sinan
He was born between 1488 and 1490 (it isn’t certain).He was born in Kayseri. He joined the Janissary guild. He learned how to build bridges and buildings in young ages. He became a master architect after 40. He was the head architect of Magnificent Suleyman. He had built many mosques, fountains, bridges and baths. They have been standing alive for centuries even tough the affects of time. Thanks to his techniques, even today his master pieces are still living. When they are restored, the archeaologists can find a guide how to restore them. His techniques are so well that he could be able to make great calculations for his projects.
On 6th of February, the southeast of Turkish Republic was hit by two earthquakes in 7.7 and 7.6 richter scale. 10 provinces of Turkiye were destroyed. Mostly those cities were demolished by a great power. The destruction is so big that the […]
On 6th of February, the southeast of Turkish Republic was hit by two earthquakes in 7.7 and 7.6 richter scale. 10 provinces of Turkiye were destroyed. Mostly those cities were demolished by a great power. The destruction is so big that the casualties and the ruins are getting more in every minute. According to the last aftermath, the casualties are more than 3000 people and there are more than 20.000 injured people. The people are still waiting for to be rescued under the ruins.
In addition to Turkiye, the Middleeast region and some African countries were affected from the earthquake. It is reported that it is the biggest earthquake happened in five decades.
We all know that Anatolian peninsula was made by eathquakes and earthquake is the most important fact of the region. “Will the earthquake happen?” isn’t the question, ” When will it happen?” is the right question. So we have to be careful and we have to build our sites up to this fact.
Hittites are known as the first central state of the Anatolian peninsula. Also it is known that Hittites weren’t the local tribe of Anatolia. They immagrated from the unknown place. After coming to Anatolia, they merged with the local tribes of Anatolia. […]
Hittites are known as the first central state of the Anatolian peninsula. Also it is known that Hittites weren’t the local tribe of Anatolia. They immagrated from the unknown place. After coming to Anatolia, they merged with the local tribes of Anatolia. Then they established the first central state of Anatolia. They also left a remarkable legacy with some tales. It is one of them;
God Telipinu got mad because of an unknown reason, he was so mad that he wasn’t aware of his actions. He got his left shoe to right food, right shoe to left food. He went into the wood by taking the good things with him. Then the earth was surrounded by the intense fog. The animals in the stables disappeared. The animals rejected their cubs. The soil dried up and the fields became infertile. None of the animals including human beings couldn’t get pregnant or they couldn’t give birth. The human beings and gods were starving.
In order to make the situation better, the god of sun arranged a feast to “Thousand gods”. They had eaten and drunk in the feast but the starving was so bad that it wasn’t enough. So the god of the sun ordered them to find god Telipuni. The God of Sun ordered the eagle to search him. But the eagle couldn’t find him. God of the storm asked the goddess Hannahanna what was possible for this situation.
A bee was commissioned to find the missing God Telipinu. It was told to sting the God Telipinu in order to make him uncomfortable. He was having a rest in the forest. The bee uncomforted the God and he had to come back. So everything became great again.
Handycraft has been very important industrial sector in Anatolia for centuries. Even today a visitor can come across a handycraft market or production center in Anatolian provinces. The reason is that the handycraft markets have been one of the symbols in provinces. […]
Handycraft has been very important industrial sector in Anatolia for centuries. Even today a visitor can come across a handycraft market or production center in Anatolian provinces. The reason is that the handycraft markets have been one of the symbols in provinces. They can be established on every sort of material such as metal items and cotton products. The handycraft markets are still being exhitibed the talent of Anatolian villagers.
Anatolian jewelleries
During the history, Anatolia has a undeniable place on handycraft. It is known that most of the handcrafts were discovered or improved in Anatolia such as metal accessories and jewellery. Every civilization that settled on Anatolia contributed the handcraft industry of this land. For example Troian treasure is one of the popular treasures of Anatolia. They are being exhibited at Troy Museum in Çanakkale. The level of this handycraft is so quality that even today they are considered as one of the most valuable treasures of the history. In addition to Troian tresaures, other civilizations such as Hittites and Greeks left us remarkable legacy about this art. A visitor can see the samples of this art in various museums of Turkiye. Anatolian peninsula is considered as the center of the civilization in the world as many inventions and handycrafts expanded whole world from here such as metal item production and decorative items.
Pieces of Troian treasure
Visit Turkiye and explore the civilization of the world….
Greek theaters were very functional and first places to create civilizations. Also Anatolian ancient sites have great anfi-theaters. In southern Anatolia, some important discoveries were made. Some protocol seats were unearthed. It is the hint of the function and status order. It […]
Greek theaters were very functional and first places to create civilizations. Also Anatolian ancient sites have great anfi-theaters. In southern Anatolia, some important discoveries were made. Some protocol seats were unearthed. It is the hint of the function and status order.
It seems that Greek theaters were the first samples of today’s stadiums.
There are many important ancient sites in Anatolian peninsula. One of them is the site that was built in the name of Roman Emperor Hydranius. It is located in western Black Sea region of Turkiye. Even tough the excavations have been lasting […]
There are many important ancient sites in Anatolian peninsula. One of them is the site that was built in the name of Roman Emperor Hydranius. It is located in western Black Sea region of Turkiye. Even tough the excavations have been lasting for decades, the archeaologists are still discovering new buildings or items. The last discovery is a Roman fortress that was built 1700 years ago. It is guessed that its task was to protect the commerce in the region. As the excavation has been going on, it seems that there are more things to unearth.
We know that Anatolia was a important region for Roman Empire. That’s why Turkiye can be a country where history was written.
I wish you a happy new year. I wish 2023 will bring the peace to the world. Also tourism should be improved in the world. So every authority should do whatever is necessary in order to achieve this goal. Happy new year….. […]
I wish you a happy new year. I wish 2023 will bring the peace to the world. Also tourism should be improved in the world. So every authority should do whatever is necessary in order to achieve this goal.