Båtsfjord is Norways largest fishing community and the largest fishing port of any Nordic country. The municipality/township is located on the North side of the Varangerhalvøya peninsula and has approximately 2.200 inhabitants. Surface area are 1.433,0 km2. Archeological finds truly traces of an ancient hunting culture 6-7000 years back in time. Permanent settlement in the […]

Gordium, 80 Km (50 miles) from Ankara, is where the river Sangarius is crossed by thee main routes westward from the Anatolia plateau to the sea. It is only 18 Km (12 miles) from the village called Yassıhöyük. Gordium’s history can be traced back to 3000 BC, the Bronze Age. The Assyrians and Hittites lived in this […]

Archeological excavations show that Ankara’s past extends way back to the Palaeolithic Ages and one of the early settlers was the Hittites (1750-1200 BC). However, the first important settlers of Ankara were the Phrygians (750-500 BC). According to the legend, Ankara was founded by the Phrygian King Midas, who was known to have donkey ears. […]

This article is one in the Cultural History of Turkey series. For the description of any cultures or tribes please read that article. Decline and Fall of the Ottoman Empire Starting with the second half of the 16th century the Ottoman Empire entered into a stagnation period (1579-699). The stagnation was followed by decline and […]

This article is one in the Cultural History of Turkey series. For the description of any cultures or tribes please read that article. After the death of his father, Gündüz Alp, Ertuğrul (Gazi) became the leader his clan and brought his people to Erzincan. In their quest to find a habitable land they moved to […]

This article is one in the Cultural History of Turkey series. For the description of any cultures or tribes please read that article. The Turks throughout their history established many states, such as the Huns, Göktürks, Avars, Karahan State (Khanaate), and Gaznes and appeared under different names; the Bulgars, Peçenegs, Cumans, and Kıpçaks are few […]

This article is one in the Cultural History of Turkey series. For the description of any cultures or tribes please read that article. The history of the Byzantine Empire begins in 324 with the foundation of a second capital in Byzantium, an ancient Greek city, by the Roman Emperor Constantine I (306-37). Constantine renamed this […]

This article is one in the Cultural History of Turkey series. For the description of any cultures or tribes please read that article. Asia Minor was an important part of the Roman empire. It rivaled Rome in art, culture, and power while preserving its own traditions. It was in fact a big rival. When the […]

This article is one in the Cultural History of Turkey series. For the description of any cultures or tribes please read that article. They are also known as the Gauls and Celts. The Hellenes called them the Keltai, and the Romans called them the Gallia. They were the Celtic invaders from the northern Europe and […]

This article is one in the Cultural History of Turkey series. For the description of any cultures or tribes please read that article. The first civilization that arose in the Bronze Age in the Aegean islands (Crete and Cyclades) was the Minoans, 2000-1100BC. They got their name from their king, Minos. In the late Bronze […]