The Largest Museum Complex of Turkey: Sanliurfa Museum

Efforts to establish a museum in Şanlıurfa started in 1948, initially gathering museum artifacts and storing them at Atatürk Elementary School. These artifacts were later moved to Şehit Nusret Elementary...

13/02/2024

Urfa Castle and Mevlid-i Halil Mosque

Urfa Castle is believed to have been built on a site dating back to the Neolithic Age, around 10,000 years B.C., showcasing the depth of history in the Balikligol basin....

12/02/2024

About Blue Mosque

The Blue Mosque, or Sultanahmet Camii as it’s known in Turkish, stands as a monument of historical significance in the heart of Istanbul. This architectural masterpiece owes its nickname to...

02/02/2024

Demre, Myra

Demre is the village between Kaş and Finike which identifies the site of the ancient Myra. In Roman times Myra was on the sea. It was the port where Paul and his companions Luke and Aristarchus...

22/01/2024

Sart Köy – Sardis, Turkey Travel

The partially restored synagogue and the ruins of temples and churches mark the importance of Sardis as a religious site. Beginning in the 6th century BC Sardis was the terminus of the main east-west...

22/01/2024

Yuşa Tepesi, – Giant’s Hill, Anadolu Kavağı – Genoese Castle

Two places of interest because of their long history as religious sites are near the northern end of the Bosphorus on the Asiatic side. Yuşa Tepesi, a grave and a mosque...

18/01/2024

Kınık – Xanthos, The Letoon, Turkey

Xanthos is located dramatically high above the Xanthos River (Esen Çayı). Two of Homer’s heroes are from here, Lord Sarpedon and faultless Glaucos who came from the distant, whirling waters of Xanthos. One of...

10/01/2024

İzmir – Smryna, Beautiful places to visit in Turkey

İzmir is the third largest city in Turkey and the main center for exports. It was the site of the second church scolded by John in Revelation, and the home of the martyred...

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