As we all know, Ankara is the capital of modern Turkish Republic. It is obvious that Ankara was also very important in ancient era. Castle of the city is the…
Kerpe Fortress and region; A Byzantine port site
Romans and Byzantines were very careful about the protection of the capital. So they built port sites and military bases on Black sea coasts. The archeological items show us that…
Kefken island; A historical island on Black Sea
Black Sea region has a historical background. There is an island on the coast of Black Sea. It is called Kefken Island which is only one that has settlement on…
Ardanuc Castle; A monumental castle on the rock
Turkey’s Northern Eastern region has a rocky territory. Despite of this territory, civilizations succeeded to construct monumental castles in the region. There is a castle in Ardanuç county of Artvin…
Devil Castle; An impossible construction
This landscape has a lot of impressive buildings. We are going to visit one of them. It is called as Devil Castle. It is located in Northern Eastern region of…
St.Simone Monastery; A theocratic school for Stylites
As we mention before, Eastern Mediterranean has an important role on development of Christianity. The southern region of Turkey has a monumental monastery. This monastery was built by St.Simone; St.Simone…
Ilgarini cave; A cave that has a historical background….
Caves are one of impressive natural structures of this landscape. They all have different features. This cave has also its outstanding features like having a historical background. It is one…
Prusias ad Hypium ancient site; strategical site on the way to Constantinople
The ancient way through Constantinople from Black Sea region consists of many important ancient site. All of them had strategical and military importance in the route. One of them was…
Micingirt town fortress; A fortress that is like an eagle nest
Turkish Northern Eastern region was an Urartu domination field. The hill that this fortress was built was former Urartu settlement field. There used to be Urartu graves and an Urartu…
St.Anna Church; One of the greatest in Trabzon
Trabzon was an important region for Christianity. St.Anna church was one of three oldest church. It was built between 884 and 885 AD. In addition to this period, there were…