Yearly Archives: 2017

Under Omurtag (814 831, the southern Black Sea coast up to Debelt was recognized as Bulgarian. That happened in 815 with the signing of the 30-year peace treaty with Byzantium. The success of the...

The succeeding structural hubs of Bulgarian settlements originated from this center. One of them was situated directly to the south in the region of present day Armenia. The other one was to the north...

If the goal of a group of people, united in a nation and organized in a state, is to be historically active in order to be creative, that group can create a culture. Culture,...

The first museum of Turkey: St.lreneThe ottoman band of musicians had been organizing concerts in 1914 in st. Irene, the first museum of the ottoman era. This tradition caught again thanks to the international...

Banya Bashi Mosque, Molla Efendi or Kadi Seyfullah Mosque are all names of the only functioning mosque in Sofia. Once there used to be 70 mosques in Sofia, today though this is the only...

The Julian and Gregorian calendars are the accepted conventions of measuring JL Linear Time today. The genesis-area I characteristics of any civilization, however,I include different ways of counting the “time I which has flown”...

Wake your senses up with private Balkan tripA private Balkan trip in the Balkan countries means a good possibility to sink into the history of the region and put the pieces of the jigsaw...

The `Spitzbergen Experience` cruise leads into the realm of polar bears.On the MS Fram, passengers can explore the west coast of the largest island in the Svalbard Archipelago in detail. Starting out from the...

In all its gloryAfter years of renovation work, the interior of the Hagia Sophia can now be enjoyed in its true splendour.For many years it was impossible to admire the interior of the Hagia...

Zafer Upar is a newcomer to Van, despite having only arrived in the Spring, he has made himself quite familiar with Van and the region. Mr. Upar provides some background, "Merit Hotels is a...