Phrygians

Archaeologists have discovered ancient ovens and hearths, thought to belong to Phrygians, who inhabited the region around the seventh century B.C., during excavations at Midas Castle in the central Anatolian province of Eskişehir.

The work, which began in 2022, was carried out in the 3-kilometer (1.8-mile) Midas Valley, home to the famous Yazılıkaya Monument.

Archaeologists in northwestern Turkey discovered a relief on Aug. 16 depicting a war between the Greeks and Persians in the fifth century B.C.

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Daily life of the Phrygian period will be brought to light via visual shows and animations in the Büyük Göztepe Tumulus in Safranbolu, a town in Turkey's northern province of Karabük, which is famous for its Ottoman-era buildings that include frame houses, inns and Turkish bathhouses.

Located in the extensions of the Historical Phrygian Valley in İhsaniye district of Afyonkarahisar, the "Ancient Road" attracts the attention of geologists, archaeologists and art historians from all over the world with its geological structure and mysterious wheel traces that are two meters deep.

The number of tourists visiting the ancient Phrygian Valley, which covers a large area in the central Turkey expanding through the Aegean, has doubled in 2019, according to a local official. 

The Phrygian Way, which passes through four provinces in the Aegean and Central Anatolian regions, has become popular among nature lovers with its 506-kilometer route, the third longest hiking trail in Turkey.

This year's archaeological excavations carried out in the ancient city of Daskyleion in the northwestern province of Balıkesir's Bandırma district have unearthed two kitchens with utensils such as pots, pans, fish bone, seed and mortar made of basalt stone. 

The Penn Museum will host an exclusive exhibition titled 'The Golden Age of King Midas,' featuring a spectacular array of specially-loaned ancient artifacts from TurkeyAn exhibition titled "The Golden Age of King Midas," featuring ancient artifacts from the era of King Midas, will be displayed at the University of Pennsylvania Museum between Feb. 13 and Nov. 27.  

A Phrygian tomb unearthed at the ancient Gordion site in Ankara's Polatl? is believed to provide detailed information about the region in its era A wooden tomb, which has been unearthed in the ancient city of Gordion, the capital of Phrygia, in Ankara's Polatl? district, will shed light on the history of the region, according to officials.