Kas / Antalya

Tuesday, March 25th, 2014

  History of Kas Township which is in a position independent from Antalya dates back to B.C. 3000 years. As it was also understood from excavations the city had been established over an ancient city in B.C. 4th Century. In antique periods the city which had a significant seaport because of trade of wood has […]

Side / Antalya

Friday, March 21st, 2014

Side, which is located between Antalya and Alanya, was one of the most important port cities of the Pamphilia region had a strong armada and it was famous of its markets where slave trade was made. The history of Side : Side was founded by Aegean-origin Kerne’ s, whose history dates back to the Vllth […]

Hagia Sophia

Sunday, March 16th, 2014

Hagia Sophia, is the first large church of Christian universe. After the conquest of Istanbul by the Ottoman Empire, it had been used as mosque and it has kept its value among all important mosque of Islam universe. This church which is still standing as hard as nails today, have been started to be constructed […]

Suleymaniye Mosque

Friday, March 14th, 2014

The magnificent Suleymaniye Mosque has been located on one of the hills which is one of the seven hills of Europe side. It had been constructed by the architect Mi mar Sinan by the commands of Kanuni Sultan Suleyman in the years between 1550 -1557. This mosque has 4 minarets and has 10 §erefe (balcony […]

Dikilitas /Obelisks

Friday, March 14th, 2014

At the place of Byzantine Hippoddrome, namely in front of mavi Mosque on Sultanahmet Square of today. There is also an Egyptian obelisk have been raised up. This obelisk has been constructed by Egyptian famous Pharoah III. Tutmosis for a Temple in 15. Century B.C. All four sides of these obelisk have been embellished with […]

Topkapi Palace

Friday, March 14th, 2014

The construction of the small lodges of the palace had been started in 1462 by Fatih Sultan Mehmet and the largest portion of the palace had been finished in 1578. This palace have been composed of a huge complex. There are two big towers on both two sides of Babusselam which constitutes the second gate […]

Rumelihisari Rumeli Castle

Friday, March 14th, 2014

Rumelihisari (Rumelian Castle) has been placed on the best point of the Bosporus which connects the Black Sea to Marmara Sea. The castle has been constructed by the commands of Fatih Sultan Mehmet in 1452, one year before the conquest of Istanbul. It has been constructed by the hardworks of thouands of soldiers and only […]

Pamukkale

Friday, March 14th, 2014

This antique city which is at 15 km. north of Denizli province has become famous with its thermal hot water springs, spas. Calcium Oxide deposited by rivers flowing over a terrain with travertine for many years covered everyplace a white color like cotton and a white scenery like snow has come up. This is why […]

Pamukkale

Saturday, January 26th, 2013

This antique city which is at 15 km. north of Denizli province has become famous with its thermal hot water springs, spas. Calcium Oxide deposited by rivers flowing over a terrain with travertine for many years covered everyplace a white color like cotton and a white scenery like snow has come up. This is why […]

Demre / Myra

Friday, January 25th, 2013

District of Demre which is 60 km far from Antalya is called today as “Kale” (Castle), and at the same time hosts the famous church attributed to Saint Nicholas protector of children and sailors. Saint Nicholas who was born in B.C. 300 in Xanthos lived in Patara and then Demre whose antique name is Myra […]