Göbekli Tepe built 6000 years before Stonehenge
Göbekli Tepe is an archaeological site in Turkey. The site contains the world's oldest known megaliths, older than Stonehenge.
Anatolia
Hydroelectric Dam Threatens “Ecological Massacre” in Turkey
The Aras River basin is home to more than half of Turkey’s bird species, but a planned hydroelectric dam would alter the river’s marshy ecosystem, driving away the birds. That’s the fear of Çağan Şekercioğlu, president and founder of Turkey’s KuzeyDoğa wildlife preservation NGO. Green Prophet has written about Şekercioğlu’s groundbreaking research, teaching, and conservation work before. Now, […]
Hot Air Ballooning over Turkey’s Cappadoccia
Park those alternative energy cars and hybrid vehicles, hot air ballooning is my new green travel of choice. Can there be a more magnificent place to try my wings than over the Cappadoccian landscape? Cappadocia is a region in Anatolia, largely in the Nevşehir Province, in the center of modern day Turkey. Together with Göreme […]