The Biblical Turkey

Turkey opens new archaeology institute in quake-hit city Researchers are hopeful the state-of-the-art Turkish Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Institute will enhance international collaboration in the field

Theodosius (Şerefiye) Cistern | Turkish Archaeological News It might seem that everything erected in Constantinople in the 5th and the 6th centuries was of colossal proportions: mainly regarding its public buildings and fortifications, but also the water supply system. The city, founded in the prominent and admirable location and surrounded by water lacked o...

Hierapolis | Turkish Archaeological News This text is a fragment of a guidebook to Hierapolis and Pamukkale: "The Secrets of Pamukkale and Hierapolis". Lured by the glistening snow-white travertine terraces, thousands of tourists from all corners of the globe come to visit the famous World Heritage Site of Hierapolis-Pamukkale. For many of...

An ancient and surprising underground city where thousands of people lived.😲🤯
Although the Derinkuyu underground complex, located in Turkish Cappadocia, gained popularity in the 1970s, when Swiss researcher and author Erich Von Däniken revealed it to the world through "The Gold of the Gods", Derinkuyu had long been raising questions. especially among archaeologists in his country.
It was discovered accidentally when a man knocked down the wall of his basement. Upon arrival the archaeologists revealed that the city was 18 stories deep and had everything necessary for underground life, including schools, chapels and even stables.
Derinkuyu, the underground city of Turkey, is almost 3,000 years old, and once housed 20,000 people.

A new Indo-European Language discovered in the Hittite capital Hattusa The Çorum Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism announced in a written statement that a new Indo-European language was discovered...