Arşivler: Locations

KONYA MEVLANA MUSEUM The incredible Mawlana Museum social complex is located in Konya. It is renowned for being home to the Mevlana Mausoleum, which belongs to the renowned great dervish, poet and pioneer of Islamic mysticism, Mevlana Jelaleddin Rumi. This magnificent structure includes many sections such as the outdoors, Dervish Cells, Kitchen, Yard, Mosque, Library, Chant Room, […]

The little Hagia Sophia Mosque at the first was a church but later turned into a mosque. At the beginning, in the Byzantine Era it was constructed by the order of Justinian I (the Emperor of Byzantine) and his wife in order to be used as a church for the sake of Monophysite Community in […]

MUSEUM OF BERGAMA TURKEY The first official archaeological excavations began in 1900 and were led by Carl Humman Alexander Conze. These excavations, which took place at the Acropolis, resulted in the creation of a warehouse that served as the foundation of the modern museum. It was one of two archaeological artifacts in Turkey at the […]

BERGAMA RED COURT LOCATION The Red Court, or Red Hall, is located approximately one kilometer from the center of Bergama on the way to Acropolis, offering a spectacular view from the upper town. The Red Hall is a unique structure, featuring two symmetrical circular towers placed on either side of the basilica. The sanctuary is […]

BERGAMA ASCLEPION LOCATION The Asklepion of Pergamon was a renowned center for medical treatment and healing in ancient Greece and Rome, along with the medical senatoriums of Epidarius and Kos. According to the famous writer Pausanias, the senatorium was established in Pergamon in the 4th century BC as a health center and was expanded during […]

BERGAMA ACROPOLIS TURKEY The Acropolis, meaning “Upper Town,” is home to the most significant remains of Pergamon. This ancient city was largely built on a hill and is a unique masterpiece among the old settlements, referred to as a “cut-mountain town” due to the lack of a natural plateau. The city’s temples, palaces, library, theater, […]

ISTANBUL OLD CITY WALLS Istanbul’s first city walls were built to protect the acropolis, located where the Topkapi Palace stands today. In 203 CE, the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus erected the second set of walls, situated 300 meters outside the original Greek walls. Over the course of many centuries, the walls were reinforced and extended. […]

YILDIZ PARK ISTANBUL – YILDIZ ROYAL GARDEN Yıldız Park, located in the Besiktas district of Istanbul, has two separate entrances; one on Cıragan Street and the other on Palanga Street. It first became prominent in the early 1600s, when it was known as the Kazancioglu Garden and belonged to the Kazancioglu family. The Ottoman Sultan […]

EMIRGAN KORUSU (EMIRGAN PARK) IN SARIYER ISTANBUL Located in the Sariyer district of Istanbul, Emirgan Park spans an area of 47.2 hectares and is surrounded by high walls. Formerly known as “Feridun Gardens,” the park was renamed after it was gifted by Ottoman Emperor Murat IV to the Persian Emir Gune Han in the 17th […]

GALATA MEVLEVI LODGE MUSEUM – MEVLEVIHANE The oldest preserved Mevlevihane in Istanbul, the Mevlevi Dervish Lodge, is located on Galip Dede Street, named after Sheikh Galip, the head of the Galata dervish lodge. The lodge sits at the top of a slope leading down to the Galata Tower in Beyoglu. It was built by Ottoman […]