Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Sakıp Sabancı Museum is a private Fine Arts Museum in Istanbul,dedicated to calligraphic art, religious and state documents, as well as...
Pergamum
Initially a minor settlement during the earliest archaic period, Pergamum became famous after Philetairos became an eminent personality,...
Amasya
Amasya stands in the mountains above the Black Sea coast, in a narrow valley along the banks of the Yeşilırmak River. Although it is near...
Miletus - Didyma
Miletus is originally a coastal town, now located over ten kilometers from the sea. Here St. Paul met with the Ephesian elders and made...
The Art of Marbling: Ebru
The art of marbling (Ebru Sanatı) Ebru has long been the name given to the authentic Turkish art of paper marbling to the marbled papers...
Safranbolu
Safranbolu is a town in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The Old Town is situated in a deep ravine in a fairly dry area in the rain shadow...
Why Do Christians Hang Stockings for Santa Claus?
Did you ever wonder why do christians hang stockings or shoes for Santa Claus ? I was also wondering till I came across the story belove....
The 4,000-Year-Old Sumerian Love Poem and the Sacred Ritual of Marriage
'Bridegroom, dear to my heart; goodly is your beauty, honeysweet; lion, dear to my heart'. These are the passionate words of a lover to a...
Dolmabahçe Palace
A blend of various European architectural styles, this palace was built between 1843-1856 by Karabet Balyan, the court architect of...
Sumela Monastery
The monastery was founded in 386 AD during the reign of the Emperor Theodosius. Legend has it that two priests undertook its creation...
