History

Situated to the northwest of the gulf of the same name Antalya is, both historically and archaeologically, one of the...

 Homer referred to the fire-breathing monster that lived in Lycia and was known as the Chimaera. The monster was part...

To the north of Çirali village, near the village of Tekirova is the ancient site of Phaselis. The city possessed...

The ancient Lycian town of Limyra is interesting for its excellent monumental tombs dating from the 4th century B.C. The...

Anamur is 241 kilometers from Mersin over a road which offers some of the most spectacularly beautiful scenery in Turkey....

The Urartians became a powerful force beginning around 1000 B.C. in the mountains of Eastern Anatolia. Their origins have been...

As the Ottoman Empire declined during the first part of the 20th century, the sultans found that they could not...

 The Seljuk  Turks were a tribe moving westward out of the steppes of Central Asia. 'By the tenth century, what...

The first city of Smyrna was founded 5000 years ago in Tepekule, Bayraklı. This city had a small sheltered harbor...

The Madien's Tower: There are two legends about this tower. The first is that of Hero and Leander who was drowned...