Carthaginian Hannibal Barca whom Ataturk admired

Carthaginian Hannibal Barca, whom Atatürk admired

Hannibal Barca; MÖ 247’de Kartaca’da doğmuş bir politikacı ve generaldi. Tüm zamanların en büyük askeri dehası olarak bilinir. Çağının en büyük generallerinden biri olarak kabul edilen Barca, “Stratejinin Babası” olarak tanımlanıyor. Gebze’deki TÜBİTAK arazisi içinde Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’ün hayran olduğu ve araştırdığı dünyaca ünlü komutan için bir anıt var. 1981 yılında Gebze’de Hannibal Tepe üzerine …

The Secrets of the 1500 Year Old Magnificent Structure Hagia Sophia

The Secrets of the 1500-Year-Old Magnificent Structure Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia, one of the most important symbols of Istanbul, is a masterpiece that has survived for 1500 years. This structure, which has hundreds of years of history, is extremely important both architecturally and religiously. It is said that this building, which has been very important for Christians and Muslims since the day it was …

The Story of the Cyprus Peace Operation and the Password

The Story of the Cyprus Peace Operation and the Password “Let Ayşe Take a Vacation”

Cyprus Peace Operation; It was the operation carried out by the Turkish Armed Forces in Cyprus on 20 July 1974 under the leadership of the then Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit. It was carried out in order to prevent the oppression and persecution of the Turks in Cyprus by the Greeks and to establish peace and …

Gordion with the Worlds Second Largest Tumulus

Gordion with the World’s Second Largest Tumulus

Turkey has hosted many important civilizations in the past. Gordion Ancient City, one of these civilizations and the capital of Phrygia, is located in the Polatlı district of Ankara. In the ancient city located in Yassıhöyük Village, which is home to a 4,000-year-old history, there are mounds of various sizes, that is, tombs called “Tumulus”. …

12 Thousand Year Old Building Gobeklitepe and Its Secrets

12 Thousand Year Old Building Göbeklitepe and Its Secrets

Göbeklitepe archaeological site; It is located near Örencik Village, 18 km northeast of Şanlıurfa city center in Turkey. The structures unearthed during the excavations in the area are of a nature that will change the history of humanity. These large and complex structures belong to 12 thousand years ago. The findings unearthed in Göbeklitepe are …

The Meaning and Importance of the 18 March Canakkale Victory

The Meaning and Importance of the 18 March Çanakkale Victory

March 18 date; It is a national day celebrated all over Turkey, which celebrates the victory in the Battle of Gallipoli and is designated as the day of commemoration of the martyrs. The Battle of Çanakkale, which changed the history of the world, witnessed many defenses and contributed greatly to the victory of the National …

The Mysterious Civilization of Cambodias Forests Khmers

The Mysterious Civilization of Cambodia’s Forests Khmers

The Khmer Empire, which ruled most of Southeast Asia, existed between the 9th and 15th centuries. They built the world’s largest religious monument on an area of ​​163 hectares. The destruction of the empire, which still dominates the region that forms the lands of today’s Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and Malaysia, is among the …

Lost Civilization Hittites and Ancient City of Hattusa

Lost Civilization Hittites and Ancient City of Hattusa

The Hittites are an empire that was forgotten for about 3,000 years and then rediscovered. The capital of the Hittites, a community that lived in Anatolia, is Hattusa. Although the excavations in Hattusa have continued for hundreds of years, a certain part of it has been unearthed. Even this excerpt contains quite surprising information. The …