The seven wonders of the ancient world have been revered and fascinating humankind since as far back as 200 BC. Today we can only read about and imagine what all but one of these impressive locations looked like. Built and completed around 2560 BC, only the Great Pyramid of Giza remains standing today. Here is […]
Turkey is an immensely popular holiday destination. Indeed, increasing numbers of foreign visitors are holidaying there every year. For instance, over 40 million people traveled there between January and October of 2018. That figure represented a 22.4% rise on the year before. Of all the locations to travel to in the country, Bodrum holds a […]
Are you planning a trip to Antalya Turkey? There is something there for all of your travel companions no matter if they are a history buff, an adrenaline junky, or a fan of the arts. On top of exploring old ruins and doing some serious shopping, you’ll also be able to get the luxury treatment […]
Unless you’re a well-versed traveler of the world, you may not be familiar with the Hotel Antakya in Turkey. The building was completed this year, and it includes beautiful pre-fabricated rooms, a restaurant, a lounge, and all the amenities of a five-star hotel in the modern world. But the hotel’s most astounding feature lies on […]
The Sumela Monastery is a historic site located in modern-day Turkey. At over a thousand years old, it is one of the oldest monasteries in the Christian world. However, age alone is not what sets this historic site apart. Travelers come from all over the world…to look up. As in 1,200 km (4,000 feet) to […]
In places like the UK, approximately 11 million loaves of bread are bought daily by 99.8% of the households. Ever since its discovery, bread became a daily breakfast meal for most people all over the world. There are many types of bread with a range of tastes and flavors as diverse as the cultures of […]
Turkey is a land which has been home to many civilizations, and even in its remotest mountains and valleys are found traces of a past going back thousands of years. Some of the civilizations are well known, but others still guard their secrets. Hundreds of archaeologists labor ceaselessly to discover them. With picks, spades, and […]
For thousands of years, Turkic people spread far and wide across Eurasia, but Mongolia is of particular importance in the study of Turkish history on account of the numerous ancient monuments which provide valuable evidence for archaeologists, linguists, and anthropologists. The inscriptions on these monuments are the earliest documents in the Turkish language and throw […]
Prof. Dr. Ekrem Akurgal is Turkey’s most prominent archaeologist, whose research is closely followed in the world of historical and archeological studies. During his long university career, he trained hundreds of young archaeologists desperately needed by a country overflowing with ancient sites left by scores of civilizations over the past twelve thousand years. As well […]
When you want to communicate with someone that lives across the country, you get on your laptop or cell-phone. Connections happen instantly without much effort. Imagine if you were alive 2,500 years ago. If you wanted to communicate then, it was difficult. The leaders of the time had to figure out how to spread messages […]
