Millennia of peace in Çatalhöyük, majestic female statue from the times of Hittites, Neolithic finds in Istanbul, a military banner used in the Battle of Mohacs - these were the most fascinating discoveries of August 2017.
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Işıkkale is one of the many rural settlements, established in the Taurus mountains in ancient times. Similarly as in the case of the nearby sites of Karakabaklı and Sinekkale, also in Işıkkale you can see the preserved fragments of the Roman road, the remains of residential buildings as wells the ruins of an early Christian church, built on the plan of a three-aisled basilica.
In the place where the city of Edirne stands today, in the ancient period there was a Roman town. It was refounded by Emperor Hadrian at the site of a previous Thracian settlement. Hadrian developed the city, made it the capital of the Roman province of Thrace, and gave it his name - Hadrianopolis. The most visible traces of this period of Edirne's history are the walls of a Roman fortress, erected during Hadrian's reign. They are now a part of a small archaeo-park, situated at the foot of the Macedonian Tower, in the very centre of the city.
Gazi Mihal Mosque (tr. Gazi Mihal Cami) is just one of countless historic buildings of the former capital of the Ottoman Empire, Edirne. The mosque was built on the order of Gazi Mihal in 1422, as is stated on an inscription.
Side, situated halfway between Antalya and Alanya, is not only a popular resort on the Mediterranean coast but also a magnificently preserved ancient city. In ancient times it flourished in the slave trade, which contributed to the wealth and power of this settlement. Even if you are not beach bunnies, do not miss out Side as located on the ruins from the Hellenistic and Roman times are a huge tourist attraction, and the local museum, operating in former Roman baths, has many interesting exhibits.
