Turkey is an amazing country, on whose territory there were once many ancient states with a great history. Many majestic monuments have remained from the peoples of the past, which can be admired today. However, many of these structures tell us that in past centuries there were clearly some advanced technologies on the planet.
1. The incredible temple of Apollo at Didyma
Didyma is an ancient city on the territory of modern Turkey, founded long before our era. In this city, a unique temple-sanctuary of Apollo has been preserved, which amazes the imagination with its size, amazing architecture and carefully crafted blocks and a mysterious column cut into even pieces. It is curious that here you can see such traces in stone blocks, similar to those in Egypt, Peru, Cambodia. But the most interesting thing about this temple is a huge column, as if cut into pieces by an unknown tool. It looks as if it was cut into pieces by the angry creator of this temple when something did not work out (by the way, the temple of Apollo remained unfinished, was partially altered in later times). Inside the column we see mysterious holes. The side supports are clearly handcrafted in later times. Who could cut a giant column so evenly and how such an incredible structure could be built BC remains a mystery.
2. Fortress Cavush-Tepe
Not far from the famous Turkish Lake Van are the remains of the ancient fortress Cavush-Tepe, built in the days when the state of Urartu was located in these places (it disappeared in the 6th century BC). These places are very little studied, although there are absolutely amazing testimonies of the past. Here, for example, there are inscriptions carved in basalt. The Chavush-Tepe fortress amazes with its amazing stone blocks that go far underground - at the same time, almost no excavations were carried out at its base. However, even what has already been excavated shocked the researchers - recently they found traces of a sewage system here - an underground system of stone "pipes" -channels that run at a depth of 1 meter throughout the fortress. This sewage system is almost 3 thousand years old.
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3. Ancient library in Ephesus
The famous ancient city of Ephesus contains the stunning ruins of a library built by the ancient Romans. At least, this is officially considered, but the question arises why then there are inscriptions in it in ancient Greek. Interestingly, it was considered the second largest and largest after the famous Alexandria Library. The remains of this majestic structure are simply stunning. And one involuntarily thinks - perhaps the Library of Alexandria was then absolutely incredible.
4. Mysterious tombs at Egil
Egil (tur. Eğil) is a town in the Turkish province of Diyarbakir. Throughout its long history, Egil was the cradle of many civilizations - Assyrians, Byzantine, Roman and Ottoman empires. Here are the oldest tombs, and, according to legend, biblical prophets are buried in them. In addition, there are the tombs of the Assyrian kings, which are still standing, despite the past centuries. Photos of these tombs and rocks next to them raise the question - how were such structures created in such ancient times?
5. Temple complex in Gebekli Tepe
Gebekli Tepe is a mysterious temple complex widely known throughout the world. It was found in the 60s of the XX century, but excavations began in the 90s, and immediately became a sensation. It turned out that the complex was created 12 thousand years ago, i.e. belongs to the most ancient structures on the planet. At the same time, it is by no means primitive - carefully processed megaliths, reliefs on stone columns, the weight of which sometimes reaches 50 tons. Scientists cannot explain how people could have created such structures in such ancient times. On the territory of the complex there are also such amazing circles, the purpose of which is unknown. Interestingly, to date, only 5% of the complex has been excavated, so no one knows yet what secrets it keeps in itself …
6. Ozkonak underground city in Turkey
Ozkonak is an underground city that is located near the city of Avanos. Ozkonak was accidentally discovered in 1972 by a local named Latif Akar. At first he found a small underground hall, but later it turned out that there was a huge city underground, connected by tunnels. Ozkonak is located on several levels. Now only four floors of this amazing city are open to visitors, but it is known that there are at least ten floors in it, which go 40 meters deep. It is curious that ancient Ozkonak had a complex system of ventilation, sewer and water pipes. Scientists have found that about 60,000 people lived in the city - and this despite the fact that excavations are still ongoing and the boundaries of the city are not precisely defined. It is interesting that the city has many huge stone circles,which closed the entrances and exits to the tunnels, protecting the inhabitants from enemy attacks.
7. Stone pipes in Patara
Patara is an ancient Lycian city located on the territory of modern Turkey. It is believed that it was founded by the son of the god Apollo named Patar. The most ancient traces of traces of human activity, discovered by archaeologists in this city, date back to the 7th century BC. Patara is also famous for the fact that it was here in 270 AD. born Nikolai the Wonderworker. There are many interesting remains of ancient civilizations in the city, for example, the Arc de Triomphe, the Corinthian temple, baths and necropolises. And the remainder of the aqueduct that supplied the city with water from the mountains. Pay attention to how strange the stones from this aqueduct look.
8. The unexplored megaliths of Teymioussa
Teymiussa is an ancient ruined city, in the place of which the Turkish fishing village Uchagyz is now located. Almost nothing remains of the ancient city, only a few mysterious megaliths made before our era. Pay attention to these megaliths, their unusual shape and quality workmanship.
9. Stele in the Museum of Van
The city of Van is located in the East of Turkey, near Lake Van. This city has a very ancient history dating back thousands of years. Once in its place was Tushpa - the capital of the state of Urartu. The local archaeological museum houses many ancient artifacts found in the surrounding area. For example, here is this stele, made long before our era using unknown technologies.
10. Underground reservoirs of Istanbul
When we hear the words "reservoir" and "cistern", we imagine not at all what is in the many undergrounds of Istanbul. The local cisterns-reservoirs are huge dungeons with columns and capitals, created in Constantinople during the Byzantine Empire. The exact number of them is still unknown. The most famous of the underground reservoirs is the Basilica Cistern, located near the Hagia Sophia. Its ceiling is supported by 336 columns eight meters high, and the walls are 4 meters thick made of refractory bricks and covered with waterproofing mortar. Interestingly, these columns were taken from the ruins of ancient temples.
N. Trubinovskaya