Outdoor and sustainability - ideas and constant progress

Outdoor and sustainability - creative ideas and constant progress

The 25th OutDoor jubilee edition show takes place from Sunday 17 to Wednesday 20 June 2018 in Friedrichshafen and is open to trade visitors only. Sustainability - outdoor firms are rising to the challenge and making it part of their company DNA.

EKRANI I ARTIT - 25.05 - 27.05.2018 in Shkodër

EKRANI I ARTIT - 25.05 - 27.05.2018 in Shkodër

The second edition of “Ekrani i Artit” is a collaboration between the Art House and “Loschermo dell’arte” film festival in Florence, an international project dedicated to explore, analyze and promote the complex relations between contemporary art.

6th Turkish – German Friendship Day in Izmir

Turkish – German Friendship Day in Izmir

Turkish – German Friendship Day, which has become a tradition already, will be organized under auspices of the German Consulate General in the yard of Izmir City Archive (Ahmet Piriştina City Archive and Museum, APICAM), in Izmir – Çankaya on 21st September, 2014 between 14:00 – 20:00.

World Tourism Meets in Turkey - Travel Turkey Izmir 2014

Travel Turkey İzmir 2014 davetiyesi

Tourism Exhibiton & Conference which will be held on 04 - 07 December 2014.

The exhibition which is one of the leading tourism shows for the tourism market in Turkey organised by Hannover Fairs TurkeyTURSAB / Turkish Travel Agencies Association and IZFAS company, sponsored by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Abderitism - Shield Citizens of Antiquity in Abdera

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Abderitism - Shield Citizens of Antiquity in Abdera

Our research into the ancient city of Abdera on the Greek Aegean coast showed us how closely the network of settlement was already established before Christ and how trade relations were linked to it.

Greco-Roman - Difference between theatre and amphitheatre

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Greco-Roman - Difference between theatre and amphitheatre

In our articles we often talk about ancient Roman and Greek theatre buildings that we visited and described as part of our project. However, the names of the buildings sometimes lead to confusion, which is why we would like to make the following terminological clarification and the background to it (in the Picture Theatre in Syria).

Sharia - the Islamic law

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Sharia - the Islamic law

The word Sharia actually means "path" and in the Koran, where surprisingly it only appears once, means religion in general.

Pasha - a "significant" title in the Ottoman Empire

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During our travels through Turkey we came across the Turkish term "paşa" in many places and on different occasions, sometimes it was the name of a company, sometimes it was a section of a beach (e.g. at Alanya).

Stoa - Scientific teaching building and worldview

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Stoa - Scientific teaching building and worldview

In the history of Greek architecture, the term Stoa means a building that is usually located in the center of the city and was used for scientific and philosophical teaching purposes.

Oracle - prophecy or clairvoyance

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Oracle - prophecy or clairvoyance

In some of our texts you will find references to places worth visiting that have been designated with the addition of "oracles": Oracle of Didyma, Oracle of Olympia, Oracle of Delphi, Oracle of Klaros, etc. So what is the oracle, which comes from the Latin and could be translated as "Gods saying"?

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