13 new places from Turkey on in the UNESCO Temporary List of World Heritage

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 04/21/2014 - 08:03

Thirteen new places from Turkey have been accepted into the UNESCO Temporary List of World Heritage.

Neandria

Submitted by Iza on Mon, 02/24/2014 - 16:30

Alexandria Troas was the ancient port city in the Troad, founded by Antigonus I Monophthalmus - one of the generals of Alexander the Great - as Antigoneia. After the death of Antigonus, another Macedonian commander - Lysimachus - controlled the Troad. The city was then renamed to Alexandria, in honor of the great Macedonian leader. Because there were many cities called Alexandria in those days, this particular Alexandria was given the term "Troas" or "from the Troad."

Byzantine church found under Lake İznik

Submitted by Iza on Sat, 02/01/2014 - 11:26

In the end of January 2014 Turkish media informed about the discovery of a Byzantine church, hidden underneath the waters of Lake İznik in Bursa Province. The mysteries of this structure have slowly began to be unveiled by archaeologists and historians that joined their efforts to find out as much as possible about the building.

Volcanic geochronology evidences for the Çatalhöyük map

Submitted by Jarek on Fri, 01/17/2014 - 14:58

Researchers from the USA, New Zealand and Turkey have provided new evidence that supports the hypothesis suggesting that the mural excavated at the Neolithic Çatalhöyük is the oldest known map. Çatalhöyük site is located in Konya province, Turkey, and it provides a unique insight into daily life of humans in the period of transition from hunter-gatherer to settled societies. One of the interesting finds from this site is a mural from level VII, which has been described by its discoverer as depicting a volcanic eruption.

Theatre in Aspendos

Submitted by Iza on Thu, 01/16/2014 - 23:11

The theatre in Aspendos is considered to be one of the best-preserved theatres of antiquity. The Roman builders of this structure managed to express the state of ideal balance between the auditorium and the skene building and, what's more, the whole theatre matches perfectly into the landscape.