The Ultimate Holiday Guide of Fethiye

Turkey History

  The history of Anatolia, the Turkish homeland is simply incredible. The world's oldest 'city ' was discovered here, at Catal Hoyuk in 7500 BC. The Hittite Empire, little known in the west, rivalled that of ancient Egypt, and left behind captivating works of art.
     The heartland of classical Hellenic culture is actually in Turkey, including cities such as Troy, Pergamum, Ephesus , Miletus and Halicarnassus. Most modern Turkish cities have a Roman past and all have a Byzantine one. The Seljuk Tukish Empire could boast of people like Omar Khayyam and Celaleddin Rumi, the poet, mystic and founder of the order of Whirling Dervishes. Turkey's history is astoundingly long, extending for almost 10,000 years.

• Prehistoric Anatolia
  • Neolithic Age
  • Chalcholithic Age
  • The Bronze Age
• The Byzantium
  • The Dark Ages
  • Byzantium means Istanbul
  • Hagia Sophia
  • Chora Monastery
  • Palaces, Aqueducts, Water Cisterns
  • The Byzantines in Anatolia
  • Aphrodisias & Hierapolis
  • Santa Claus
  • The Land & the people of the Byzantines
  • The Influence of the Church
• Ataturk