Showing posts with label anatolia. Show all posts
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Abant, beautiful in every season. But the romance reaches its peak in the fall

Abant, beautiful in every season. But the romance reaches its peak in the fall. Phaetons, fallen leaves, vegetation, bone-dry air, I think one of the most affordable places to go for winter preparation. Just nearby is Mudurnu, still kept alive the tradition of an Ottoman town of Ahi.
Abant, 277 km away from Istanbul. Ankara, 3, can be reached in 4 hours from Istanbul. In addition, the center of Bolu minibus expeditions are also easily come here.
Abant, known, known lakes. The size of the lake is 1.28 square kilometers, the deepest place in the 18 meters. Naturalness, with a very attractive bakirliği. So far we have preserved, before the beauty of the structures deteriorate very encouraging. Must be formed over the years, an amount of pollution, but limit the number of facilities, attractions, this heaven rescued.
Abant Lake surrounding walking trails, 7 miles. A wonderful way. Your soul to her job in years, to recover the ideal pass by. Work "sport" part, I think the side effect of activity. The real impact, souls created by innovation and a sense of well being. Walk on by pressing the leaves rustling, like looking at the lake, sometimes calm, sometimes to hear a bird beat its wings ...
Just a little advice for those who love adventure: Hiking trails explore not the way is also very exciting. Here Abant untouched areas, provinces,. Hiking paths upward, curl up into the forest. Beware, very easy to get lost! Pine, fir and beech trees in the forest, "however, put myself down to get to the lake," you say, right from the shore of a kind can be çıkamadığınız.
Radiative SAUSAGE bread's flavor of the fireplace

The pavilion will see in the way of walking, a tea içimlik can take a break. Üşüdüyseniz, waiting for you inside the fireplace. Then, the mansion's garden swing, sit down a little bit by looking at the lake. Especially if no one around; desolation in the middle, a great point, as if from another planet. Soak up the fresh air. Autumn leave you Kats vigor; It's where your heart to get rid of your accumulated all the problems ...
The second day, I wanted to do something else. The first day gezdiğim trail on foot, once you've traveled the phaeton. Probably sight distance is increased, I noticed all the landscape was different. In addition, young people living in surrounding villages, tourists also walks us through horses. If you love to ride a horse, a very appropriate venue. Binicilikte skilled young people to learn on their own, love to show their skills. Meydandalar, will not be difficult to find. Do not go back to watching their shows.
Abant, a tradition now, instead of returning to sausage-bread eaten. Clean it up if the weather, sports, hiking, horseback riding or something, on top of plenty of fresh bread, fat, sausage chargrilled half a coil! Nearby need to eat from street vendors. It also sausage, bread, there is also very tasty!
Abant'taki hotels, there are also gyms, you know I find that if you think you've missed the thread of ...
There are many places to explore in the surrounding area. Your trip two or even three days var.Köyler for extracting, from driving forest roads, the very beautiful views of the lake from above. Autumn, as if all the colors offered. Complete without fading colors, the weather cooled down a full, open-air still easily yürünüyorken; View should. I always say, life is beautiful gezince!
WHEN OLD TOWN

Mudurnu, 18 kilometers away from the center of Abant. Cobbled streets, old houses, bridges, very attractive. 'Six shop-top house "procedures within this market, kept alive the tradition of Ahi. Every Friday morning, the ceremony is done. Also waiting to be repaired Yildirim Beyazit Mosque and does not get tired of watching the old mansions.
There is a small ethnographic museum operated by the Association of Cultural Mudurnu. Authentic embroidery and a few old items on display. The ground floor for women, diamond, pancakes, noodles, doing dishes, such as a local. A very nice effort.
The clock tower looks down on the county's prisoners in 1930.
Local food on the "Keyvan Mansion", a full 160 years. Keyvan, "a collection of stars" and "welcomed caravans of people" to come from that. The ground floor restaurant and upper floor of a nine-room hotel. Food is not bad. Mudurnu'dan passing, receiving, and the center of the palace halva "flatbread tostçusu in" that special toast not leave without trying. I also could not eat it, remained in my mind!

provide visual demonstrations of the pre-migration of the flamingos

Salt Lake, this year hosted flamingoya around 50 thousand. Type the Protection of Nature Conservation Center Program Coordinator and expert Libby Balkız flamingo, flamingos, also known as  
Turkey,''blush''pike, saltwater wetlands as breeding ground for life and has chosen, in this context, the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea is an important destination for the flamingos said .
Salt Lake, around 50 thousand flamingos
In countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Turkey, Gediz Delta is an important incubator for the flamingos and the Salt Lake area indicate that Balkız,''which is very selective in breeding birds, breeding lie in the Gediz Delta and Salt Lake. Gediz Delta colony of dogs by the distribution of breeding flamingos in the Salt Lake this year, only they did,''he said.

According to the result of work done by the Nature Society, flamingos breeding this year, breaking a record, in the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea formed about the largest ever in the Salt Lake Balkız kindergarten, said:
''This year, 16 thousand flamingos hatched offspring, while the Mediterranean countries, the largest ever recorded popülasyonudur puppies. According to our observations, the number of flamingos that hatched in the Salt Lake, the water varies according to the state. To date, the number of flamingos hatched thousand fell in 2008 due to drought, record rainfall in 2009 and rose to 14 thousand 644'e breeding record was broken.''


50 thousand flamingos migrated to the south

Overwinter and hatch in March of the Flamingos on a regular basis for the Salt Lake emphasized that the Balkız, said:
''Salt Lake and surrounding wetlands fed flamingos, cubs born in Salt Lake, by putting büyütüyorlar here. Constitute the main food source of the brine shrimp salinalar flamingos. Magnifies their young flamingos, are migrated to warmer countries in the south in September and October. If a part of staying in Turkey. From the lake this year about 35 thousand to 16 thousand from the adult world when combined with flamingo flamingo flamingo salt lake to the left if we add a total of 50 thousand emigrated to countries on the Mediterranean coast. Previously flamingos halkalanan Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, Tunisia, Algeria and Mauritania have determined that the migration. Also in the Eastern Mediterranean, Iran and Israel believe that they were going.''


Salt Lake has a charming effect

Balkız, Salt Lake, in the middle of the steppe and white view of the lake near the lake in the past or who have visited over 100 thousands of local and foreign tourists, he said with a charming effect.

In contrast to the high number of visitors to the lake, the lake is almost negligible number of those who expressed flamingos Balkız, said:
''Especially in Cappadocia to Ankara-Adana highway users, and domestic and foreign tourists, Şereflikoçhisar go through Salt Lake shore. Here is a lakeside resort of arrivals, making walking in the lake. This flamingo is 50 thousand people lived in the lake if you say no one wants to believe. Mediterranean basin, where the largest population of flamingos. But tourists can not see them. The reason for this, flamingos, remote sections of the lake due to the pressures of human life and the choice of incubation space. In this way, flamingos can be protected by human activities.''

Balkız, Salt Lake, considered the implementation of projects should be implemented without any damage to the water-balance, otherwise the flamingos and other species will be harmed if large, he added.

salt, vinegar, wine, molasses. Roman civilization in the name of the county roads

To understand the evolving civilization İskilip'te the following items in particular need a good look at the general place in the history of human civilization, salt, vinegar, wine, molasses. Salt, on behalf of the roads which were built by the Roman civilization, an indispensable ingredient of civilization.
Iskilip rock tomb
Made on behalf of the wars, the soldiers' salaries are paid with salt, salt for income tax states to see that is a fact. If we look at Rome in the context of the fight simply for this reason Iskilip Pontlarla Iskilip themselves instead of their geography and the ways to make these paths in the Mile Stones ruled the aforementioned dikmişlerdir.Burada "SALT" İskilip'te Yerliköy'de and Çukurköy'de only (two neighboring villages) are . No one knows the history of salt in the entity are domestic Ghost Village. Here is a settlement since the days of being understood by the Romans Yerliköy. Indeed, in the northern part of the village, "Ruins," he has a place. Here are found the traces of the building base. Also known as the village on a hill slope in the face of the foundation of the building has a large number. Currently, most readily observed in the traces of the building. Here is a tip of an end-to-3 km from the city which is known to contain a large.
Iskilip snake (Elaphe longissima), until the 1950s leather dabaklanıp oxcart, a plow, and harness connection at all to the world as an element of the sale is made and the new offspring from eggs collected in the countryside used to be sold abroad over France.
Perhaps Oren Yeri'ndeki Yamaç'taki residential placement with a unified, single yerleşimdi. Used on the slope until recently, was a well called Bitter Well (cistern) had. The nose at a place called the Palace of the city's administrators are said to be a palace. Hollowed out by the Tekke stream right here are the remains of walls built of bricks blend of tea in bed. Vineyards in the south of the village and past the field, the direction of the cemetery Iskilip-Çukurköy-come, "Muggatin link in a" go from there to the palace of the nose (to the west direction) towards the paved road also has a. This road also said that the Silk Road. On the above-mentioned Iskilip path (or one of the ways) Is not this lead to?

Copper in the age of copper smelting furnace İskilip'te (foundry), known to be. Today, evidence and documents obtained from the Hittite period in the context of the city is considered to be İskila presumed lost.

Iskilip in the context of written sources; Paflagonlar'ın last king of the central kingdom, Galatians, the second kingdom of the center of Ankara.

Which has an important place for Christians and the ancient city mentioned in the Bible Kilistra

Recognized as the apostle of Jesus and the disciples who spread the religion of Christianity to St. Paulos visited the center of Konya Meram district Hatunsaray Gökyurt village located within the boundaries of rock carved churches and settlements Kilistra'da a significant potential for religious tourism is.
Established in five different places in the natural rock formation in the Byzantine era parallel architecture of the ancient city of Klistra chapels and churches, religious buildings, structures are found in defense and security purposes.

Cruciform plan, and around the rock-hewn churches Kilistra'da striking land areas between the settlements in Cappadocia, Konya, Cappadocia with fairy chimneys because of the properties referred to as host. Kilistra, visited a place of pilgrimage for Christians is seen as a half.

Selcuk University Faculty of Arts and Professor, Department of History. Dr. Hasan Bahar, located in a region of volcanic Kilistra that its appearance is comparable to Cappadocia from time to time, he said. Konya, Cappadocia region,''he stated''that he describes this Spring, said:''Kilistra, as well as natural beauty, the beauty hidden in the rock-cut tombs in the Roman period, water reservoirs and residential areas are located. Later, the Prophet. Which the disciples of Jesus and the apostle St. Paulos recognized as the first missionary work has been done on the arrival of Christianity. The first Christians, using the rock tombs of the ancient sites of Rome established the small places of worship. Here chapels (churches), however, and carved into the rock and carved in the form of the outer part of the pilgrimage. This is our Greek cross, the Byzantine architectural style that we call the cross, 6 century onwards, is seen. Anatolia is one of the few chapels. That is also extremely valuable in terms of art history.''
Is located 55 kilometers away from Konya to visit Kilistra and daily reminders Spring,''especially in this region of Cappadocia tourism region of Antalya is tourism, although tourism is extremely easy to transport to why this was of interest. These areas often have to look good. Domestic and foreign tourists during a rally here neglected because of pollution caused by the image we are embarrassed,''he said.


'Orphaned and save this image to ruin'

Of care of the church and the surrounding rock that tells the Spring,''is located in Kilistra volcanic terrain and Gökyurt, deck, there are villages in this region, such as Botsan. Also consider the region's potential for tourism as a whole is very high. We need to do for services to tourism in these villages. Feature shows a ruined villages abandoned, these areas can be revived. Unattended and must save this image to ruin this region, integrate the tourism,''he said. Kilistra'ya show great sensitivity and to be sensitive to history that tells the Spring, Safranbolu enormous contribution to tourism in this region, adding that it is possible to see the viability of Cappadocia.

After the reign of Midas, and more a part of the land occupied by the Galatians

Ancient settlements of Midas, Ayazini, Aslantas, Yazılıkaya, Gordion, Pazarlı Alişar the mound, the remains were found on Alacahöyük and Bogazköy Phrygians. This ancient Hittite Phrygians living campuses, and they were impressed by the powerful Hittite civilization they created a civilization.
a Phrygian rock-cut tomb, Midas Monument
The art of the Phrygian, Urartu, as well as the Hittites, Assyrians, and also bears the imprint of the art of ancient Aegean civilizations. Phrygian rock monuments bezediler various human and animal motifs. The walls of their temples to the goddess Cybele, adorned with plates of earthenware.

BC Phrygian architecture and engineering, the most important product 8.yüzyılda is a castle built in the capital, Gordion. Castle, BC Remained intact until the 4th century. There was a monumental gate of the castle fortress. Rectangular structures, and the king's palace inside the castle, had called the Megaron. Pebble mosaic pavements in the buildings were. Bezemeci the inventor of this method of laying the Phrygians. Evolved in the mining and wood processing industry. Excavations reel handle, bronze plates, boilers, gold, silver and bronze spring loaded safety pins, precious stones, clothing belts, buckles, and richly decorated textiles, wood and ceramic animal sculptures and household items decorated with geometric patterns were found. Especially safety pin (fibula) in making the technology is very advanced for that era is seen. Phrygians very ustaydılar weaving. Today, thousands of years of Anatolian motifs kilimlerindeki and other Turkish states, the reason we have the Phrygian Motifs, is still unsolved. Phrygians were advanced in the field of music and many musical instruments are known to have developed.
Phrygian costumes
Tümülüslerdir most important feature of the Phrygian culture. These, BC 8.yüzyıl and BC Made in the first half of 6th century artificial graves. Numbers around the face. These structures was observed prior to the Phrygians of Anatolia. Phrygians probably settled in Phrygia also continued their tradition of burying the dead in Europe. Burial tumuli in the room, was built on the main floor. Written documents belonging to the Phrygians, BC 8.yüzyıl and BC Dates from the period between the 4th century. Uncovered to date and the content is short for a small number of texts could not be resolved fully. The Phrygians, however, speak in a language of Indo-European origin.

Goreme, Cappadocia balloon tour and overview of the demonstration video



Goreme, Cappadocia balloon tour and overview of the demonstration video

Animal head ornaments, stars, sky and tree of life motifs used in the madrasas

Crown doors with double minarets, and the decorations on the door, the most glorious part of the structure. 12 species per animal ornaments, stars, and used the tree of life motifs. The minarets of chipped limestone walls of the madrasa, 25 meters long.
Two-storey four-iwan scheme is applied with an open courtyard Gok Medrese alleged a theology school. A masterpiece of plastic art in light of the crown at the door of marble material affect the overall look of the shadow system. In addition, glazed brick and blue tile masonry brick minaret braided crown gives more importance to the door. Three-segmented arch to the left of the facade, a two-line inscription to the front and the three aspects of circulating fountain hareketlendirmiştir geometric bordürüyle. This mobility of the left and right side windows, and look like complete bekitme towers. Door, entered the top two corner crown inside the madrasa is filling the heads of animals.

Minaret of the geometrical sizes of the column bases down from the marble surface, a large, plastic case, and view text and made symmetrical floral motifs. Madrasa mosque entrance is located on the right. Wooden pulpit made later. A large part of the niche, has survived to the present day. Verse-el Kursi written on the tile is coated with. The slopes of the dome of the mosque and the dome is provided with triangles tile tezyinatlıdır transition.

Domed room is square to the left of the entrance part of the Dar-ul-Hadith. Interior walls were plastered. Cover with a rectangular inner courtyard in the middle of a pool must be open. Today, the building blocks of marble still remains in the pool. The largest known pool of Seljuk Anatolia. 22 square poligonil has a plan. To the north and south are part of a portico with six columns was built on. In this behind the porticos small cells entered the gates. Eastern direction, and inscriptions in the stone instead of the main iwan, a wall collapsed. Tezyinatla is decorated with tiles in the north and south side iwans.

Values ​​that reflect the local culture for the submission of Beypazari Mansions

Like every inch of the territory of very ancient civilizations of Anatolia Beypazari been the scene live. Although there is clear information that points to the first placement as a settlement based on the use of evidence showing that there are times immemorial. This supremacy was so different that passes through the territory of the accumulated Beypazari history bears the traces of different cultures. Evliya Celebi's Book of Travels deyinme Beypazarı historical significance could not pass, were fed with these differences.
Beypazari Aladdin Street
Which is an ancient settlement in the territory of Beypazari, respectively, the Hittite, Phrygian, Galatian, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottomans are known to be dominant.

Beypazari during the Seljuk period, Ontario - has been an important trading center on the way to Baghdad. Beypazari, Orhan Bey's acquisition of Ankara Hüdavendigâr (London), the Ottoman administration was connected to the Sandzak.

Roman period, "Lagania" takes its name, this area became the center of a bishopric. "Rock Peak", which means the name is then prevailing in that period of Emperor Anastasius (AD 491 to 518) visit to the region "Lagania Anastasiapolis" was changed to. Istanbul, Ankara and Baghdad on the location of passageways connecting the high period lived in a commercial sense.
Examples Beypazari filigrees
The occurrence of the Turkmen tribes are sovereign homeland of Turks in Anatolia, most importantly Kayi Boyu'dur Beypazarı.Bu lengths. Seljuk Sultanate of them as the country has shown, the management of Gazi Gündüzalp first settled in the vicinity of Ankara. Founder of the Ottoman Empire, Osman Bey, the grandfather in the village of Gazi Gündüzalp'in Hırkatepe Beypazarı tomb.

"We do not know the first constructor. But, first conqueror of the Shah's vizier of Kutahya rulers Germiyanoglu Jacob Hezar'dır Dinar. Therefore, the city" Germiyan Hezar "or they say."

Any architectural work created by the mankind as well as Beypazari Mansions us to take a date style and way of life of local people leaking information about the concept of asylum. Usually two or three stories high, adorned with hosts during the functional and cultural details. These houses are stone ground floors, upper floors into the wood frame was built using wood or mud-filled system. Garden, small garden and a large variety of the show gardens. Bay windows, or more commonly "guşgana"-related structures can go in our face.

Beypazari Local Tastes
Which is a feature of the houses with gardens, and "cannot", also known as "guşgana", a small section at the top of the typical houses of Beypazari. Although construction of this section is actually a sense of an aborted deliberately structured that way. Beypazarılılar, and thinking about the possibility of enlarging the house as well as food for their families are stretched while being dried or preserved in such a structure also chose to take advantage of. Write Guşganalar hot, dry and winter when the winter needs the cold months, which he kept intact in this section. Tomorrow's the prudent Beypazarılı erzakını ready today, is a warm-blooded being made in the houses adjacent to each other reveals.
Doors of neighboring homes, windows, looks at each case guşganalar. This residential-style nest of social life, and points to the sincerity of the relationship. Sloping areas, the houses and gardens of the input is done directly from the street. Small garden houses the main entrance to the garden arranged in connection with street entry. Large garden at home before you reach home after a garden. The entrances of the houses, "life" at the so-called precious belongings fires, predators used in the iron door to protect the storage chambers are located. Located on the ground floor with windows opening out of the small trough in January and is usually taşlıkta.

This layer, which is the main living area with wooden staircase connects the upper floors the first few digits. Providing access between floors and stairs at the beginning of the so-called mamrak pulley covers parts are used as a warehouse. In the area around the gazebo called the sofa section contains areas such as kitchen and toilet. Some homes around the outward-looking sofa iwan, regulations such as building shape are also forms of mobility that create overhangs. Sofas large or illuminated by arched windows.

Beypazari homes in the local language, "let-up cabinet," the so-called horizontal and vertical service between departments and floors and cabinets that are returned. Roofs are usually made of squat brick home. Recently, the applicability of remedial and cheapness of easy-to-hand passing in mind there are roofs covered with sheet metal material. Garden walls of houses with gardens that street out to be quite high against the measure is emphasized.

Almost adjacent to the neighboring houses have gardens and a sense of trust between the people think. Developed in conjunction with the general architectural features of houses of Anatolia which opened its doors to pine hosts a friendly, warm people can browse experiences. Eye shaking, but also staying in the mansions of tasting local dishes offered in this yaşantıdan can play a few days.

Values ​​that reflect the local culture for the submission of a restaurant or guest house surrounded by some of Beypazari Konakları. More local food products are sold in small houses, shops or the field of handmade Beypazari gümüşçülerine space became of great importance.

wall of the church was being attacked by snakes snaky four naked women sinful

Box office revenues after the stairs leading down to the left to leave the bus at 50 m. After going ahead by a bridge of the 20 m further up the stairs, scroll çıkılarak reached.
Cross plan, the barrel-vaulted, and the only abscissas. The chapel is located in the north wall of the graves of the monks. Four naked woman was being attacked by snakes in the west wall of the sinful church, this name was given because of the scene. The first woman was attacked by eight years of the crime of destruction of the inscription is not understood. The second woman to her child's chest emzirmediği snakes, the third woman's mouth for lying, and that does not obey the fourth woman to the ears ısırmaktadırlar listens.

Serpentine Church, 9 belongs to the end of the century.

The main venue is transversally rectangular, barrel-vaulted, the additional space in the south has a flat ceiling. The apse of a long wall on the left is carved in the church were left uncompleted. Input from the north. Respected saints of Cappadocia, on both sides of the church vault, there are depictions of.

Even if Europe and America, wondering what is the Mevlevi

Although it has never established the foundations of a religious order. Chat with his friends to organize meetings, religious speeches made ​​at these meetings, listened to music, whirling and zikredilirdi done. 
Over time, Rumi's ideas spread and increased the number of those who want to participate in the meetings. Some of these people were coming from foreign countries such as Iran and Arabia. Rumi, put some rules for the meetings to order. In this scheme, the origin of the rituals of the Mevlevi sect, after losing Mesnevi yazdırır.Oğlu Şems'i oluşturacaktı.Gönül friendly and student of Sultan Veled Husamettin Celebi, and then develop it before coming yaymışlardır.Mevlana Anatolia and other regions, 'One of the descendents who return to Kütahya lies in the mosque.
Rumi's son Sultan Veled postnişin (sheikh) after a cult center (lodge) was built. This lodge, were read the Koran and the Masnavi has become one of the Sufi Orders. Mevlana, Konya, where relatives and friends buried in the Yeşilkubbe (Hadre dome), and the order became the spiritual center. Today, many Muslims have been visiting this shrine and the next tekken.

Mevleviliğinin sema ritual at the beginning, the dervishes began with the arrival of ecstasy. Ulu Arif Çelebi from the sky before time began to read the Koran and Gazels. The shape of present-day ritual called Sema Response 15 century was the time of Pir Adil Celebi.

Proprieties, and has an advanced rule system Mevlevi ... For instance, a common side dish with a spoon food meals are taken yeniyorsa yenir.Kaşığın food into the mouth with the other side is taken to not touch that touch the part of the meal ... In addition, all assets realm of God assuming a value to them verilirdi.Örneğin parts; spoon lunch öpülerek start, their backs they wear vests were worn öpülerek, ... As with the other sects of Mevlevi wool is worn and that the material and spiritual poverty, especially in form of a Showing

Rumi's mysticism, Sufism is not just limited to the asset, a mystic and an idealist, completely elude ferdiyetten and personal ambitions, and the public, which is manifested by contrasting it to spread to the community and a love for the extravagant social life, a human in sight, and an absolute unity, morale everyone sahadaysa itself, Kamil abide by a general reformation, and with admiration for the beauty, and a departure for the better, and so the reality that manifests in nurture a human character, which has worked a Sufism. The importance of the philosophy of Islam known as Sufism, Mevlana and Mevlevi büyüktür.mevlevilik and tolerance of human-oriented, aimed at the beautiful and sincere, do not regret to give up being a great scholar and forgiveness while ago vardır.kısacası Şems'ten Shams Mevlana's heart with a heart so wide, that had fun with then everyone got into the richness of the heart from the son of Sultan, and his students in the Mevlevi Veled many people self-tied in Europe and America today is not only the Islamic countries are also curious and tried to figure out.
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King of the Netherlands in the 16th century by Suleiman the Magnificent sent tulips

Tulip has a special place in the eastern culture and mythology. Frequent use of myth in literary works, as well as the emergence of tulips and a wide variety of stories that are different.
The most famous of these, especially the eastern literature and mythology, the tulips are the most useful of Persia söylencesidir origin. 

To one rumor that lightning has fallen leaf at the top of this is a raw, grain and leaf flame was so raw. It occurs after the freeze, and tulip. 

Based on this story, the darkness in the middle of the tulip flower was believed to be a result of the combustion process.
The homeland of Kazakhstan. Most of Turkey's place in the natural spread of Nevsehir and in particular. Has a membranous covering on the bulbs. There are 2-8 leaves with meat and green. Flowers and stems are often a tip, sometimes two. , Whose flower parts. Red, yellow, and have colors in shades of Search.

King of the Netherlands in the 16th century by Suleiman the Magnificent sent tulips, all within a short time at first, the Dutch and the Europeans have left in awe. So up to now has been the world's most tulip-producing country, the Netherlands.

that the video slide show of photos from the four corners of Turkey

that the video slide show of photos from the four corners of Turkey




Letoon information about the ancient city, near Fethiye

The Letoon, sometimes Latinized as Letoum, was a sanctuary of Leto near the ancient city Xanthos that was one of the most important religious centres of the Lycian region in Anatolia. The site is located between the towns of Kaş and Fethiye in Antalya province of Turkey, approximately four km south of Xanthos along the Xanthos River.
Archaeological finds at the site, which was never a fully occupied settlement, but remained essentially a religious centre, date back to the late sixth century BCE, before the Greek cultural hegemony in Lycia, which began in the early fourth century. In earlier times, the site was probably already sacred to the cult of an earlier mother goddess— she is Eni Mahanahi in Lycia— which was superseded by the worship of Leto, joined by her twin offspring.
The "Lycian" Apollo, a Roman pastiche in a Praxitelean manner
In Greek mythology, a claim for an early cult of Apollo in the valley of the Xanthus, unsupported by history or archaeology, was provided by two myths, each connected to an eponymous "Lycus". One sprang from the autochthonous Telchines of Rhodes and would have colonized the region at the time of Deucalion's flood; the other Lycus was an Athenian brother of Aegeus driven from Athens, a seer who introduced the cult of Lycaean Apollo, which a folk etymology connected with Lycia and therefore made him its Athenian colonizer: see Lycus.

The foundations of the Hellenistic temple dedicated to Leto, and her children, Artemis and Apollo, have been excavated under the direction of H. Metzger from 1962.Archæologists have excavated much of the ruins; discoveries include the Letoon trilingual, bearing inscriptions in Greek, Lycian and Aramaic, which has provided crucial keys in the deciphering of the Lycian language; it is conserved in the Fethiye Museum.

The sacrosanctity of the site is the purport of an anecdote related by Appian concerning Mithridates, who was planning to cut down the trees in the sacred grove for his own purposes in his siege of the Lycian coastal city of Patara, but was warned against the sacrilegious action in a nightmare. The site remained active through the Roman period. The site was Christianised by the construction of an early church, which reused cut stone from the sanctuary, but was abandoned from the seventh century CE.

Cappadocia balloon tours of interest is increasing every day

Turkish Aeronautical Association (THK), an invited group of Cappadocia Balloon Business Manager Hasan Aytekin Press mensubuna THK introduced balloon flights.

increasing every day

THK balloon flights beginning in 1983 and since 1995 under the Parachute School said that operate in the Cappadocia.

Cappadocia balloon tours video

Until last year on behalf of other companies began to fly passengers flying its own this year, representing THK Aytekin, balloons to their bodies, the best companies in the high-quality fabric is produced by the special design and is equipped with extra safety equipment, said.

A total of 94 passenger capacity within THK Gokcen Aviation passenger balloon of 3 and 5 that education about the Aytekin, taken together with 4 new balloon will reach the said passenger carrying capacity to 150.

The most effective way to see the unique beauty of Cappadocia balloon tours Aytekin stated that the first light of dawn slowly with balloon floating over the great works of nature bear witness to an unforgettable moment, he said.

Balloon tours of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation with the increase in interest and the requirement to have a balloon getirmesiyle at least 5 companies in the region, indicating that there were an explosion in the number of business and the balloon Aytekin,''the company organizes tours of the region, the balloon and the balloon was an increase in the number of more than one hundred per cent compared to last year,''he said .

Aytekin, regulating the number of companies in one year, from 8 to 18 balloon flights, balloon 120 has been received and the number of 60-70s said they added new ones every day.

Can handle a maximum of 75 balloon flight in the region at the same time, some problems may lead to more emphasize the Aytekin,''Ballooning activity, trade in the world with the highest reported in the Cappadocia''he said.

Tourists coming to Cappadocia, tours to about 10 percent participated in a balloon and a turnover of 30 million pounds which is concerned about the Aytekin,''THK, the hot air balloon tours last year with passenger carrying around 12 thousand, 2.2 means we have achieved. In the first 8 months of this year, around 4 thousand 500 tourists had made a balloon trip,''he said.

LGD under the balloons between the hours of 6:00 to 7:00 each day dawn havalandığını and out of about 300 meters high, watched the sun rise and expressing the general views of Cappadocia Aytekin, photography has been entered into the valleys and fairy chimneys balloons almost seyrettiğini dokunurcasına away, he said.

Aytekin, balloon tours to the Far East was the most intense interest in it came from tourists, the Spanish, French, German, British and Czech tourists, said watching.


With the marriage proposal of ballooning

3 pack includes tours of''standard''Balloon flight tour lasts approximately 1 hour and the fare is 175 euros per person, indicating that the long flight''package''Aytekin said the changes between 1.5 to 2 hours.

Aytekin,''''private flight tours are arranged according to personal choices in these rounds, and those who wish to solemnize the marriage or married in the balloon to offer the greatest demand coming bulunacaklardan expressed, according to the size of the bubble in the price of such uçuşlardaki began thousand euros, he added.

Balonculuğun Turkey now operating in other regions should be found by breaking the shell, emphasizing the Aytekin,''THK for the region as a narrow our thinking about the future of the Phrygian Valley between Afyon-Kutahya, Pamukkale, or are in search for other places''he said.

Aytekin, in Cappadocia, in 1997 1 Organizing the World Air Games in Turkey recently, the International Balloon Festival of successfully representing THK said, adding that the target of editing.

unique in the world for the Anatolian lion lion resembles the imposing appearance of

The homeland of the Kangal district of Sivas Kangal dog that has a large number of features of the master race.
Friendship, sadıklığı, very good protection dog is a fact, cesurluğu, harsh and adverse natural conditions, starvation and resistance to water stress, physical strength and intelligence level is high among the most popular dog breeds in the Kangal, large-bodied and imposing despite their very is stated to be approachable and friendly.

Large body structure, head shape and resembles the imposing appearance, the lion lion''for''the so-called Anatolian Kangal dog, more faithful than many breeds, including the owners of which can be very strong friendships, owner of the over-indulgent, sees four or five years ago, although given to someone else Registering as a property that does not see the old owner.

They do not make any threats and aggression for no reason unless you have the drive coils, especially against women and children exhibiting a protective attitude.

One of the most important and well-known features of a wolf, maintain their herd, which is founded yıkabilmeleri Kangals sometimes alone, the nightmare known as the wolves. Prairies Kangals''lookouts''which some consider, not only in the month of the wolf and other wild animals such as wild boar or savaşabiliyor.

Depending on the owner, other persons to be responsive, responsible for the region is not to put any living thing that is running the Kangal dog, to have developed a sense of compassion, vulnerable persons, especially women and children submissive and soft against the said acts.

Unique in the world

Kangal dogs, fulfilling the duty to protect the owner and his family with the ability to distinguish between good and bad-intentioned people that, if it believes that a malicious person of action on the information from the sources is located.

Unprecedented in the world, expressed in a Kangal dog is a type of dog, from around the world also sees strong demand. It was like that in the guardians of nature, over the centuries to protect against every kind of danger Kangal Anatolian shepherds herd as well as a feature known as the fratricidal çiftleşmemesi being expressed.
Developed sense of smell, honorable, and the type of job, a dog who knows basic training techniques used in the education of the Kangal dogs are not different, but as of this free-spirited temperaments of dogs and shepherd dogs, they are leading their jobs without the need for rigorous training for the many well-known that they can do.


"Kangals arslanıdır a anatolian"

Hill Meraküm Kangal Dog Training and Production Center of Special Provincial Administration of the operator Hussein Star, is a feature by specifying a large number of Kangal dogs,''the imposing Kangal dog first appearance, a look Babayiğit exhibitions. Viewed from the front is reminiscent of a lion. Anatolia as if it were a lion in the vineyard and koştuğunda natural life in motion,''he said.

Kangal dog is very loyal and intelligent about the Stars,''the Kangal dog, loyal, awarded to the house, an animal extremely sensitive to villagers. He arslanıdır an Anatolian. Performs extremely well on every task given. Feelings, the general structure of sezileriyle body coordinates. Sezer and future needs to be done with all the good, the evil, which solves a very good type of animal,''he said.

Kangal dogs, one of the features that describe the fratricidal çiftleşmemesi Stars,''is one of the distinguishing characteristics of other dogs. One is as the people of Anatolia. These geographic conditions are very suitable structures. You can observe a very comfortable''he said.


Herd at the expense of trying, protects

Stars come out about all things having a lot of coils to which they belong,''Today is a very good round up a Kangal dog alone, 500 animals in a herd can easily güdebilir 3-4 Kangal dog. Kangal dog herd wolf, bear, pig, and a very good güdebilir protects foreign people at the expense of soul. Against the dangers facing the front of a very good intuition. Shepherd can sleep comfortably. This is the beginning of the flock in motion, such as a radar, these dogs,''he said.

Keep moving, intelligent animals who noted that wolves and Stars,''but the Kangal dog, and his hunting strategy, and his strength, and intelligence, and what it can do in advance of his flock of sheep perished divines the chance to recognize him,''he said.


The nightmare of cheetahs

Project launched by an American researcher, the Kangal dogs already taken to Namibia, Africa's fastest land animal, Cheetah conditions familiarizing themselves against the attacking herds reported have demonstrated success.

Launched in 1994 under the leadership of the American Research Lauro Marker Cheetah Conservation Project,''''under the Kangal dog should be taken to America, Namibia, previously used to prevent locals from attacking herds killed by cheetahs.
Kangal dogs is reported to be adapted to African conditions, as soon as possible, ulaşabilmesiyle speed of 70 kilometers in 2 seconds, the fastest land animal herds to attack the obstacle is known as the cheetahs. Thus, coils, flocks attacked by local people, contributes to the protection of the grounds of his generation who was killed in cheetahs.

Kangal fish, pieces of dead skin and the kind of genetic skin disease, atopic dermatit'i gnaw

Poplar district in the village of Sivas Kangal thermal and creeks that grows like sardines or fish. Runner's belly silvery gray. Is about 3 to 10 cm in size, easily with people because their skin is approaching the region's shortage of protein feed.
The most important feature of the approach of the people due to lack of nutrition and skin proteins and dead skin on skin and kind of pieces of genetic skin disease, atopic kemirmeleridir dermatit'i. During erosion and deposition into the saliva under the skin of a kind of salt that is believed to cure psoriasis skin disease.

Especially in areas of patient skin kemirirler. These are also called doctor fish. Coil healing property of the fish population has identified and established in terms of primitive fish in the ponds next to the tents, waited to chew on volumes of startling. Today, under modern medical conditions and care expected kıpırdanmadan tedavşleri fish swimming pools.

European biologists have determined the type of fish that can Heckel in 1843 and has been in litaratürlere Latin Garra rufa.

The fish made ​​a long promising medical research. This feature of the structure of the fish with the warm and sunny region is thought to play an important role in treatment. Have not been medically proven to be good for all skin disease.

This feature is also heard in Europe and out of the country illegally abducted in various countries are produced.

Urgup 1 International Festival of vintage started

41st district of Nevsehir, Urgup National 1 International Festival of vintage Urgup, Nevsehir Governor of the Republic Square in procession march was also attended by Abdurrahman War.
Cortege, Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality and Bursa Metropolitan Municipality mehter Sword Shield team and teams were also in folklore. During the march, accompanied by a cortege is full of grapes that Urgup famous grapes of the tools were offered to citizens.

Honorary Mayor of the festival's opening speech, Urgup Stars, Urgup city in the world are explained in any environment, Urgup's history, nature, farming, sharing a global value of the protection and said it was necessary yaşanılması.

Urgup Municipality successfully so far in an attempt to introduce the world that they are all vintage Festival in the festival for the first time this year that they carried with them an international platform stars, march in the opening of the festival, said that a good example of the merging of state and nation.

Governor of the war, the current season, seasonal work is the result of a receipt, stating that coincided with the bozumunun bond, is to appreciate the efforts of such events is extremely important that the said fine.
War, a plantation of human life, just as in agriculture, labor and labor to harvest period, which stated that as a result.

Procession marches and speeches and then the Congress Hall Hotel Antakya Civilizations Perissia Choir concert attracted great attention. The festival will end on Sunday, Sept. 11.

Excavation works in the capital of the Hittites Hattusas secret underground passage to 10

Carrying out excavation work on behalf of the German Archaeological Institute in Çorum Assoc. Dr. Andreas Schachner, during excavations in the Hittite Hattushash to 10 reported that a secret underground passage.
Schachner, said in a statement, continued excavations in the lower city, which is open to visitors potern 10 more secret underground passage to the door like that, as in the previous year of excavations in the lower city are concentrated in areas near the city walls, he said.

The first settlement in the city is Hattusas down and goes back years of history in around 300 BC, about 2 thousand Schachner, the growth of the empire is being built adjacent to the city up and down the city with the majestic structure has been brought into the present Hattusas told.

Hattusas recent excavations that the city gates with the emergence of a secret that expressed Schachner,''Down in the city which is open to visitors, like the door potern found 10 more secret underground passage. Also located on the city walls in a one arrived at the door. Remained intact, if possible, and to reveal the underground gates and are planning to open at least one visit,''he said.

Schachner also down the city wall is a large part in the temple was restored and opened to visitors targeted, said that within 3-4 years to complete this work.

The door will be restored Sphinx

Visiting the excavation site which gives information about the studies Boğazkale governor Morteza Dayanç'a Schachner, after years of Earth's home to be returned to the gate, where the masonry Bogazkoy Sfenksi'nin Hattuşaş'daki been removed from the mid-point of the hill said.
Here a total of about 4 pieces removed from the sphinx Schachner,''This is one of four sphinx, sphinx, which will be brought from Germany. The other is on display at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum. One of them was completely destroyed as a result of a fire, even though the original place where the other stands a great destruction. Istanbul Archaeological Museum, the home of the Hattusa Sfenksi'nin initiatives for the Hattuşaş'a getirtilmesi resumed,''he said.

Gate Place a copy of the sphinx, Schachner do that,''Displaced prepared by taking a copy of sphinxes on display elsewhere. Arranged for tourists to visit the former case is scheduled to open the door. Exactly the same size as in the King's Gate, and the sphinxes of the characteristics, placed where it belongs. Appear to be provided, such as the sphinx and the door on the day,''he said.

Kadirli Anavarza Castle, at the intersection of the boundaries of the district of Ceyhan and Kozan

Anavarza Castle, Anavarza; Kadirli, at the intersection of Ceyhan and the Kozan district boundaries, are within the boundaries of Kozan. Ceyhan, 35 km. away from the Ceyhan-Kozan on the edge of ruin. Contour is used as a recreation area.
The name of the important centers of the plain of Cilicia, the ancient sources Anavarza'nın Anazarbos, Anazarba, referred to as Aynızarba or Anazarbus. About 70 km from Adana. north-east of the ancient city Dilekkaya village, 8 km from the earth combined with Sunbas Ceyhan river. on a hill north of the island that rises like.

The castle and the city, BC. IX. century, Cilicia was founded by the Assyrians seized or is estimated to have been built on an old settlement. The exact date is known as the ancient city of Anavarza, BC 1 Augustos'un century Emperor (BC 27 - AD 14) Roman Empire bağlamasıyla Anavarza'yı begins. City, during the reign of the Roman Empire was one of the most important centers of the region and major monuments in the city was built in honor of the Emperor.

However, looking with suspicion by historians claim it was established by the Assyrians are also available. According to this view, the Assyrians in Çukurova 50 - 60 years as a colonial territory in a short period of time, and they are the dominant use is a concern, the establishment of an ancient city like Anavarza not seem possible. Therefore, the 700-year periods as long as the Hittites dominated Anatolia, Çukurova, and therefore need to concentrate on.

Anavarza the castle and the city, a melting pot of various cultures and time to affect each other has been an important settlement. In an inscription found near the triumphal arch, two-time earthquake destroyed the city walls, and by whom, who is mentioned to have it repaired in time.

Yaşar Kemal's' İnce Memed Anavarza'da the novel contains a section.

Museums of the world of the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations

Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara, Anatolia, is located between the archaeological museums of the world works and exhibits in a museum. Atpazari district, the Ankara citadel, the southeast coast of the outer wall, arranged in two Ottoman buildings located in the new function is given. One of these buildings is Mahmut Paşa Bazaar and the other Lead Han.
Initially only a museum with artifacts from the Hittite period, then enriched with material from other civilizations, and Hittite Museum ceased to be, has become the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations. Today, with its unique collection of museums of the world, this museum, from the Paleolithic Age to the present day are exhibited in Anatolian archeology.

Council of Europe's European Museum Forum (European Museum Forum), which is provided by the European Museum of the Year Award in 1997 in Lausanne, Switzerland has been elected as the winner from among 68 museums. Turkey, for the moment, this award-winning museum.