Every domestic animal has a different characteristic. One of the cats attracting human beings’ attention for centuries, having silky white fur, different colors, perfect hunting abilities and loving to play with water is Van Cat. Domestication of Cats The fossil of ancestor primitive of modern domestic cats can be seen about 12 million years ago. […]
(Turkish: Black Eyes, or Gypsy), type of Turkish shadow play, named for its stock hero, Karagoz. The comical plays are improvised from scenarios for local audiences in private homes, coffee shops, public squares, and innards. The play was highly developed in Turkey by the 16th century and was adopted in Greece and North Africa. In […]
The friendship between Turkey and Australia was strengthened by the incongruous conflict between these two nations during the so-called Great War of 1914-1918. This, of course, was not a battle over territory or ethnic difference. There was no historical reason to cause one party to hate the other. The Turks were defending their territory. The […]
HISTORY TIMELINE OF ISTANBUL Pre-Historic Era 7000 BC Neolithic fishing settlements in Kadikoy, Pendik & Yarimburgaz. Byzantium 660 BC – 196 AD (Greek/Pagan) 750 B.C. Greeks sailed through the Bosphorus. 676 B.C. Byzantium was founded probably by Greek colonists from Athens and Megara. 667 B.C. Greek colony of Chalcedon founded in what is known as […]
Butterfly Valley opens onto a cove near Fethiye on Turkey’s southwest coast. This deep steep-sided valley has a floor of approximately ten hectares in an area where almost all the butterfly and moth species from the Mediterranean coastal region are to be found, making it an open-air natural history museum. The abundance of Lepidoptera is […]
Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, and the Blue Mosque are the sights that first come to mind when visiting Istanbul. But, there is so much else to see that a few days or even weeks would not suffice for them all. Among them, the Istanbul Archaeological Museum is one that should not be missed. It contains […]
Whenever I decide to write an article about Safranbolu, which occupies such an important place in my life, something always seems to be missing. Even if I have decided on the title and the points which need to be emphasized, when it comes to setting it all down in writing I feel that I haven’t […]
Through the history of Anatolia, Turkey; women have always been on top of the stage as a goddess, productive laborer, a sovereign monarch, a nationalist, a prolific author, an artist, teacher, pilot, and maybe the most importantly; as a guiding mother. While the word “Anatolia” Turkish: Anadolu meaning “Lesser Asia” or “The Place of The […]
Postage stamps are one of the most important ways of broadcasting a country’s image. Carried by letters from their country of the issue to the four corners of the world, they inform the recipient at a glance about a country’s unit of currency, its festivals, flora and fauna, national costume, historic buildings, and indeed anything […]
Ibn Battuta (1305 – 136?) Ibn Battuta started on his travels when he was 20 years old in 1325. His main reason to travel was to go on a Hajj, or a Pilgrimage to Mecca, as all good Muslims want to do. But his traveling went on for about 29 years and he covered about […]
