According to the historical records, there used to be small kingdoms in Anatolia before Hittites Empire. The local tribes of Anatolia and the invaders of this land established small states…
Old Smyrna and Modern İzmir
Smyrna and İzmir.. They are the different sites that exist in the geography, but not in the same period. Despite of this time difference, both of them take breath together…
Turkish Republic is 99 years old.
Turkish Republic is 99 years old. Mustafa Kemal was the leader of Turkish Independence war. He had many plans to be indepedent and powerful. He is a genius. Turkish public…
Meet the real Santa Claus
Firstly I should state that real Santa Claus resided in Demre ancient site of Antalya. This site is so special that it doesn’t matter how long time passes for this…
Greatest Roman military medal
When a soldier got retired, a medal was given to him as a honourable soldier as today. If a soldier could be able to get retired succesfully in the past,…
The great villa of Aphrodisias ancient site
The ancient sites such as Aphrodisias weren’t ordinary or simple residence areas. They were the modern cities of ancient era. So we are able to see the various features. That’s…
The world capital of pine honey; Marmaris
Marmaris that is located on south western of Turkiye is one of the famous holiday resorts of the world. Also Marmaris is famous for delicious pine honey. Pine forests are…
A Geopark of Turkiye;Gökbel Valley
Whole world knows Grand Canyon of USA as one of the oldest rock forms in the world. Grand Canyon actually has an impressive scene in every picture. But Grand Canyon…
Amphoras of Anatolia
Amphoras were the good carriers in the ancient era. Every good including wine, olive oil were transported in amphoras.That’s why we can come across amphoras in every centimeter of the…
Inscriptions that light up the history
The inscriptions or tablets are so important that we can find out some details on the history. Some inscriptions tell us very interesting stories and facts. So every tablet or…