Alacahoyuk is located 45 kilometres south of Çorum and 17 kilometres northwest of the Alaca township. The Alacahoyuk village is 34 kilometres away from Bogazkoy and 210 kilometres away from Ankara.
This tumulus, or mound, was first introduced to the world of science by W.C. Hamilton in 1835 and after that time, it became a place […]
Çeşme is a part of Erythrai Ancient City, was called as Cyssus in Ancient Times. It was an important settlement area in the 6th century BC. The city developed its trade by establishing relations with Egypt, Cyprus and Western Countries.The Erythrai Ancient City excavated in (the village of) Çeşme-Ildiri, the Castle, Caravanserai and many fountains […]
Troy which has an Important position on the land of Anatolia where the civilization of the world has been born and had flourished has always attracted the interest of the archaeologists around the world for almost a hundred years. Iliad and Odysseus, two masterpieces in the world literature, tell about this city. The excavation which […]
Assos, the famous teaching center of antiquity Is 87 km south of Canakkale in Ayvacik County. Aristotle, Plato’s most famous student, was invited to Assos and spent over three years living and teaching there. He married the niece of Hermeia, founded a school of philosophy and conducted his early exploratory work in zoology, biology and […]
Sedir Island (Kedrlal ancient city), that Is on the borders of the Ula district, in the Gokova Gulf, with its archaeological natural structure, is one of the parts of the region, where cultural tourism is very dense. Transportation to Sedir Island is provided with boats from Gokova - Akyaka Area or from Çamlıköy.
A great number […]
Laglna Hekate holy area Is on the borders of the Turgut Area of the Yatagan District of Mugla. The Lagina ruins are reached by going 9 km by the asphalt road that splits in to two taking the right near the Thermal plant The fame of the Lagina holy area, which was an important cult […]
The archaic city of Stratonikeia lies in the borders of Eskihisar Village on Yatagan- Milas highway that is 6- 7 km to the west of Yatagan District of Mugla.
The city was established in the 3rd century BC. Syrian King 1 st Seleukos(Seleukos I) gave his wife Stratonike to his son Antiokhos. Antiokhos has established a […]
Telmissos is on the Bodrum – Turgutreis road, three kilometres past Ortakent. The site is in the village of Gürece, which is two kilometres before the turn for Gümüşlük, with the hill where the remains are to be found to the North of the main road. You can see remains of the Hellenistic period, mainly […]
Pedesa is four kilometres away as the crow files, on the top of a hill covered with trees. As there is no road and you can only get there on foot. For those who are insterested this trip will give them a pleasant hike and great satisfaction. The ruins can be seen on the top […]
Not much remains from this city since it was established on top of the old city of Antiphellos in Central Lycia. From an inscription written in two languages, we can see that the city under Kas was Antiphellos. But the old name of Kas is Habesos. In the ninth century B.C., Antiphellos was a very […]