Ancient peoples of Anatolia

The "Emre Lake and Phrygian Civilization Garden Project," under construction in the İhsaniye district of the western province of Afyonkarahisar, is expected to revive nature, history and sport tourism in the region when it finishes in 2021.

The 3,000-year-old "İvriz Rock Monument" enchants visitors with its Hittite legacy as well as breathtaking natural heritage.

The Anatolian Civilizations Museum in Ankara is set to display an armor made of gold dating back to the fifth century from Sept. 12 to Oct. 12.     

Nine layers of millennia-old ruins dating back to the ancient Hittite civilization were discovered in the central Turkish province of Kırıkkale's Büklükale site.

Many of us have fantasized about having a door in our home that leads us to a hidden world, but can you imagine a buried city laying just behind the walls of your house? In 1963, a Turkish man knocked down a wall in his basement, only to discover the ancient 18-story underground city of Derinkuyu, reports My Modern Met. 

In a building unearthed during excavations in the ancient city of Daskyleion in the northwestern province of Balıkesir, some tools and food remnants related to the culinary culture and eating habits of Lydians have been found.