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Caves of Elazığ
Buzluk Cave
The most important cave in Elazığ is Buzluk Cave.
Location: It is in the north-east of Harput, at a distance of 11 km from Elazığ. The cave has a view of Keban Dam.
The Art of Tile Making
The development in the art of ceramic tiling in İznik, can be easily understood from tile coverings on historical structures of which construction dates are known. Having been built between 1378 and 1391, İznik Green Mosque with its oldest Ottoman tiles which decorates its minaret continued the Seljuk tradition in [...]
Zindan Cave
Location: Isparta, Aksu District
The cave is located inside the Aksu Creek Valley which is 2 km. northeast of Aksu district. The road following the creek bank and leading to the plateaus above passes in front of the Zindan Cave. Reaching to the cave via this road by bus and other sorts of vehicles [...]
Caves of Hatay Sarıseki Cave Location: Hatay The arrival to the cave is provided by a stabilized road between Sarıseki – Azganlı Köyü, Dutlu locality and then to Kurşunlu locality. After this point, by a track inside the forest, İncelcelep locality is reached by foot. From this location, climbing about 30 meters is [...]
The Ministry of Transport
Dırectorate General Of Turkısh State Raılways
Transportatıon Systems For The Youth Travel (International Implementations)
1- Inter Rail Card: In Inter Rail System, the international cards Inter Rail 26 and Inter Rail 26+ Card are on sale for the passengers. Inter Rail Card gives unlimited travel opportunity to the young under 26 in the second [...]
Kırkpınar Wrestling
The History of Kırkpınar
Various stories are told to explain how Kırkpınar wrestling started some 641 years ago. The following tale is the one most widely told:
In 1346, during military expeditions led by Orhan Gazi to conquer Rumelia (the part of the Ottoman Empire which lay in Europe), his brother Süleyman Paşa marched with [...]
Period of Cüneyd Bey in İzmir
Cüneyd Bey, the grandson of the founder of the Aydınoğlu Dynasty, is an interesting figure of the respective period. Following the death of his brother and governor of İzmir, Musa Bey in 1403, Cüneyd Bey became engaged in a power struggle for the Princedom with his opponent Umur II. His [...]
Ancient Remains in the Neighbourhood of Smyrna Thermal Springs of Agamemnon
The thermal spring containing sulphur, 10 km west of İzmir, was known even in very early times. According to legend Greeks, coming to Anatolia under the leadership of Agamemnon had lost another war with a tribe near Pergamon after the fall of Troy, tried to [...]
İzmir from the End of the Byzantine Era to the Times of the Turkish Republic (XIV-XX Centuries)
İzmir as a city and a harbour on the western Anatolian coast was established with a great advantage of geographical conditions given by the grace of nature and has preserved its strategic position since, hosting various cultures and political [...]
The Economy of İzmir Today and Yesterday
Throughout its history İzmir has been a city that has had a close relationship with both industry and commerce and was able to make these work together. Being founded inside a gulf, that is; protected against storms and other external effects damaged the ship-building industry to settle in İzmir [...]
The Characteristics of İznik Tiles
İznik Tiles are admired worldwide for the following reasons:
• İznik Tiles are made on a very clean white base with hard backs and underglazed decorations in a unique technique.
• 70-80 percent of an İznik tile is composed of quartz and quartzite. Its beauty arises from the harmonious composition of three succe