Four years ago, while digging the foundations of a new building at Yokusbasi in Bodrum, an ancient tomb was discovered. When archaeologists lifted the 700 kilo stone lid of the sarcophagus they saw the perfectly preserved skeleton of a woman. She was wearing a gold diadem in the form of a myrtle branch and flowers […]
Born in 1922 in the UK, June Haimoff (known as Captain June) moved to Africa for business since her father was a fuel engineer. She lived in Uganda, learned Swahili. This is how the adventures life of this beautiful girl started running barefoot around these vast lands. When they moved back to London, she took […]
The road leading east from Tokat towards Almus runs through the valley of the Yesilirmak River, and at a small crossroads, 13 km from the city takes a turnoff into the mountains. Winding through deep valleys, over dry river beds and up steep slopes, it takes you to a medium-sized village set on a bare […]
History is full of curious contradictions: heroic acts born of cowardice, and sparks of compassion amid ruthless conflict. One such example is Florence Nightingale, who not only transformed health care for soldiers during the Crimean War but whose work changed the whole concept of nursing and hospital care throughout the world. The Ottoman Empire, which […]
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 […]
When the 17th-century Turkish writer Evliya Celebi, who traveled throughout the Ottoman Empire recording everything he saw, visited Malatya he remarked upon the plentiful water from numerous springs, the good air, and the orchards and vineyards in the green plain, and said that this was a city which aroused the admiration of all those who […]
