We are traveling in time and we are going to year 325 and Nicea (today’s Iznik). We will attend the council of Nicea. It is named as the first council…
Hasankeyf: The tragedy of a history
Sometimes time is cruel against the valuable things. We have this situation in Batman of Turkey. Hasankeyf is one of the ancient sites that have pages in history. First outstanding…
Ephesus: the ancient site that has the earliest ad
We know that publicity and marketing are key tools for a successful management today. So ads are necessary tools for a today’s business world. It was the same in the…
Aktopraklık ancient site: A new design for ancient era
Anatolia is a landscape that it is possible to find an ancient settlement in any field. Today I will write a blog about an ancient village that was discovered nearby…
Zeugma: the place where inhabitants smiled at us
Zeugma is the ancient site where time stopped and the faces smiled at us. The most outstanding feature is that we have faces in Zeugma. They aren’t dreams, they are…
Underground cities of Cappadocia; the hidden places of first Christians
As I mentioned before, Cappadocia has a historical value for all human being history. Not only the historical value, and also the religious importance in Christianity is another value of…
Caunos rock tombs of kings: A graveyard of a dynasty
Caunos is one of the most important ancient sites of Turkey because it was a capital that was between Karia and Lykian region. Caunos is located on Dalyan channel of…
Smyrna: The city of Amazon queen
Smyrna was one of the well known sites of ancient era. It is told that Smyrna was one of the Amazon queens and this city was built in the name…
A mythological love: Achilles and Penthesilea
This love story is dated back to Troy war epic. Amazon queen Penthesilea joined the Troy war as an alien of Troy. She was good at fighting so everyone paid…
An imperial site: Ani ancient site
If you are looking for a place where time stopped, Ani ancient site is this place. It used to be a capital of Armenian Kingdom and it also used to…