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Cankiri
... the ruins of Cankiri Fortress from the 11th century with rock tombs and underground tunnels inside. In the city, the Ulu Mosque dates back to the 16th century, and was built via great Turkish architect ...
Cesme
... defeat at the hands of Tamerlane (Timur) the town was returned to the Aydinogullari, finally being recaptured by Bayezit’s son Mehmed I (1413-1421). A 14th century Genoese fortress, restored and ...
1453: Conquest of Constantinople
... in Topkapi. The same day the city was besieged from the Golden Horn to the Marmara Sea from the land. 6-7 April 1453 First cannons fired. Some of the fortresses in Edirnekapi were destroyed. 9 April ...
King Croesus
... Solon, "I count no men pleased until his death, for no man can know what the gods may have in store for him." There was indeed great misfortune in store for Croesus. Cyrus the Great of Persia, extending ...
Banks in Turkey
... 50 00 212-318 55 78 www.finansbank.com.tr Fortis Bank A.S. 212-274 42 80 212-272 52 78 ...
Batman
... Kepha" in Syriac sources during it is known as Hisn Kayfa in Arabic which means "rock fortress". Hasankeyf enjoyed a rapid development in the past since it was located at the junction of 2 historically ...
Turkish holidays
... the "Night of Record", which falls on the fifteenth night of Shabaan, the month before Ramadan. Once again every effort will be made to attend the mosque. On this night, Muhammad said, God registers ...
Bingol
... from these periods can be found at various sites, the most necessary essential being the medieval fortress inside the city center. The city is small but has fine facilities for hunting, thermal bathing ...
Bodrum (Halicarnassus)
Bodrum is 1 of the most well liked holiday resorts in Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), well known for its night life, underwater archaeology museum, and mausoleum of Halicarnassos. An impressive medieval ...
Bosphorus
... Bebek, Rumeli Fortress, Tarabya, Yeniköy, Istinye, Sariyer, Uskudar (Scutari), Kanlica, Beykoz, Anatolian Fortress, Beylerbeyi Palace and Kuleli Military High school. ...
Xanthos
... the city was again rebuilt and, establishing fine relations with its neighbors, was considered as an necessary essential center in Lycia. However, Xanthos again met with an unfortunate end. As a result ...
Grand National Assembly
... consisting of 550 deputies elected every 5 years. Under the 1961 constitution, the Grand National Assembly was a bicameral parliament with over 600 members. The 1982 system represents an effort to avoid ...
Termessos
... significant remains of the site are the fortified city walls, towers, king's road, Hadrian's gate, agora, stoas, gymnasium, heroon, odeon, theatre, tombs, temples, houses, shops, cisterns and drainage ...
Teos (Sigacik)
... on the northwest side. The other ruins and cisterns date from Seljuk and Ottoman times. The names Cifitkale or Cifte Kale (kale meaning fort or castle in Turkish) refer to the time when the last ruler ...
Tlos
... city in Asia Minor, in the Mediterranean region of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), because of the presence of the Ottoman fortress of "Bloody Ali" (Kanli Ali in Turkish), a local brigand in addition to ...
Tokat
... also a crystal clear and delicious spring water. Zile is another ancient town, 67 kilometers west of the province, with its fortress and the 13th century Ulu Mosque near it. This district has been the ...
Trabzon
... was opened. Huts for defense were built at bends and effort was given to establish Christianity so that the tribe Can, the dwellers along the road would be obedient. Aqueducts of Saint Eugenius were built. ...
Troy
... evil harborage, crazing men, routing ships and cables stopped the Greek army, because Agamemnon had offended Artemis and his most beautiful daughter had to be sacrificed to change the fortune. After ...
Tunceli
... Beginning with the Urartians, it changed hands among Persians, Romans, Byzantines and Ottomans, and today it is a modern province with remains from these periods. One necessary essential ruin is the fortress ...
Turkey 's flora
... of the Mediterranean. Two species breed in Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), where efforts to protect them have been extremely successful. A tourism development project at Köycegiz has been scrapped ...