#anatolia

Train journeys, which are currently one of the most popular options for taking a vacation, will make you feel as though you are traveling through a postcard with each passing kilometer because of their

ENG The Taurus Mountains are Turkey's most magnificent mountain ranges. Surrounding the Mediterranean for several cities, standing like a barrier between Central Anatolia and the Mediterranean Region,

For many people, the images of graves can be frightening, but the places we visit most often are actually cemeteries. Thinking that we are visiting our relatives who lost their lives, we stop by their

Stuffed Mussels: the delicious snack-food of Istanbul, Turkey is a savory, seafood snack. Stuffed with rice and spices,

In ancient times, the Aegean coastline of Western Anatolia between Izmir and Edremit Bay was known as Aiolis. It is a fertile and beautiful Anatolian corner extending to the Gediz River in the south and

Mehmet Yayla, October 2018    Eğin... Town in eastern-central Turkey. "Kemaliye" as official name, "Agn" with the historical name in Armenian. Land of my grandparents (from mom's side). I decided

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Date: 23.8.2018 Medium: Samsung S7 Location: Konya, Rep. of Turkey edited with the AndroidApp Pixlr

Date: 22.8.2018 Medium: Samsung S7 Location: Aksaray, Rep. of Turkey edited with the AndroidApp Pixlr

English I visited today a cousine of mine in Nevsehir and drived by at Cappadocia and shoot a few photos. Deutsch Heute besuchte ich einen meiner Cousens in Nevsehir und bei der Vorbeifahrt hielt ich kurz

English Sapmaz is the village where my parents were born. When I was still a kid, we were often in our vacations here to visit my grandparents. Deutsch Sapmaz ist das Dorf in dem meine Eltern geboren wurden.

Sardes Synagogue, known as the third temple of the Jews in the world, located in the ancient city of Sardes in the Salihli district of Manisa, draws attention with its splendor. Europe's and Turkey's first

source When a marriage contract came to fruition, so did the need for religious consecration. Such an important action could not take place without sacrifice and other consideration of the various gods

source In the highlands of Anatolia, one of the biggest revolutions in history was getting ready: people were discovering a new way of life. For millennia, the first of our kind had stalked the countryside

source Romance novels and gospels Censorship regulations are also known by Julian, but these refer only to the pagan priesthood. As pontiff Maximus, as the spiritual head of the empire, he wrote in a missive

source The parchment The papyrus remained unchallenged as a writing material until the second century BC, then it arose competition in the parchment. This consists of depilated, smoothed and specially

source The library on the Palatine When Augustus had ended the civil wars, he beautified the capital by shining buildings, including the large library on the Palatine Hill. It was divided into a Greek

source "Tome" with marginal notes and paragraphs The role was not, as one often thinks and as it is sometimes seen in films, rolled from top to bottom, but to the side. She was held with her

source Papyrus scrolls What did these books look like? They were scrolls of papyrus, the pith of the papyrus, which grew in the marshes of Egypt, especially in the Nile delta, and had been used by the