1669 map of the Roman Empire (east)
Turkey in Asia (1834)
Hattusa : capital of the Hittite Empire between 1420 and 1200 BC. Hattusa now lies in ruins beside Boğazkale, Turkey
Hattusa : capital of the Hittite Empire between 1420 and 1200 BC. Hattusa now lies in ruins beside Boğazkale, Turkey
“Whenever I see pictures of ancient cities, I always think “wow they spend almost all of their infrastructure budget on walls””
Ottoman secessionist movements following the First World War
Ottoman secessionist movements following the First World War
“Don’t think the Kurds would be too happy lol”–gaysianrimmer
“the kurdish national identity was not as evolved as many of the other nationalities (assyrians, greeks, armenians etc) the modern kurdish nationalism is very heavily influenced by post ww1 turkey and its centalising policies. but i doubt they would be nice (although if the assyrians would have remained a larget ethnic group, they might have made a lebanon/ethiopian-like state where both islam and christianity being protected under law. this is ofcourse, only speculation”–YellowishCheese
Sunshine duration of Turkey (in hours per day - annual)
“I figured that the blue parts of the map would be verdant and beautiful, and I was right”–facetiae_uvidae
Dardanelles campaign (1915). World War I recruiting poster showing the Dardanelles Strait, Turkey
Dardanelles campaign (1915). World War I recruiting poster showing the Dardanelles Strait, Turkey
Turkey in Asia (1834)
Turkey in Asia (1834)
Local Elections and other maps of Turkey
Rapeseed production map of Turkey
Rapeseed production map of Turkey
Cotton production map of Turkey
Cotton production map of Turkey
Corn production map of Turkey
Corn production map of Turkey
Barley production map of Turkey
Barley production map of Turkey
Map showing the partitioning of Ottoman Turkey according to the Treaty of Sèvres (1920)
Map showing the partitioning of Ottoman Turkey according to the Treaty of Sèvres (1920)
