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.
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.
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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.