My Journey to Hattusa, the Capital of the Hittites

Hello my friends. I am continuing to tell you about my Hattusa adventures. My relatives and friends who see the photos say this place does not look like Turkey at all. The reason for this is that the Hittite capital is located in the Black Sea region. The Black Sea is fierce, the center of unexpected storms and sudden fog. Not for nothing did ancient Greek sailors call this sea that sinks their ships the inhospitable sea. Of course, later fearing the wrath of the sea gods, they replaced it with the hospitable sea, which carries the exact opposite meaning. As you can see this place does not have predictable weather conditions like the Mediterranean. And if your impression of Turkey consists of popular cities like Istanbul or Antalya as it is for the majority, I can tell you that there are other beautiful places here with a harsh climate but lush green nature. Also unlike the Ancient Greek and Roman cities we are used to in the Mediterranean, Hattusa belongs to a completely different world.

As our Hattusa tour continued, we stepped off the paths followed by the main crowd of tourists and climbed towards other less known temple ruins that seemed lost. During our climb, we came across incredibly large megalithic wall fragments and polygonal stonework along the way. How massive blocks one and a half meters high and weighing at least 10 tons were placed there is still a complete puzzle. There are circular holes and finely carved step-like engravings on the stones. These suggest that this place was once a sacred ritual area or a power point where massive blocks were set.