Troya Ören Yeri

Troy, within the borders of Tevfikiye village 25 km from Çanakkale, is one of the most famous ancient cities in the world. The importance of Troy lies in its being the place mentioned in Homer's epics the Iliad and the Odyssey. These epics are the first written works of literature of the West. Excavations carried out at Troy have determined the existence of 9 cultural layers. Its early periods go back to 3000 BC. From those periods to the present day, nothing remains beyond some foundations and ceramic remains. The most remarkable finds belonging to Troy II, dated to 2500-2300 BC, are the foundations of house examples called Megaron and the group of finds that Schliemann called Priam's treasure and which are now in the Pushkin Museum in Russia.

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Dated to 1700-1000 BC, the Troy VI-VII periods are generally identified with Homer's Troy. Its stone walls, with a construction style called sawtooth, which have survived to the present day, are striking. What remain to the present day from the Troy VIII and IX layers, covering the Hellenistic and Roman Periods, are places such as baths, odeion, theatre, and bouleuterion.

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The archaeological finds of Troy, together with the legends that are the subject of the best-known epic of antiquity, are among the important values of the world's cultural heritage. Its strategic location, which enabled a rich civilization to flourish but also caused it to be subjected to many attacks, can be considered both Troy's good fortune and misfortune. The historical remains of Troy, located on the strait separating the continents of Europe and Asia, and its finds that broke new ground in the world of archaeology are shown as the legacy of its brilliant history that began in 3000 BC.

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It is believed that the Trojan War, which made the name of the ancient city known all over the world and caused many films and TV series to be made about it, took place here, and the fact that Homer's famous epic the Iliad tells of this war further increases Troy's appeal. For this reason, it is one of the settlements that both history and literature lovers will greatly enjoy visiting.

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Troy is among the ancient cities of Anatolia where the richest archaeological finds are located. These riches have resulted in its being included on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1998.

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Sources

Ministry of Culture and Tourism General Directorate of Promotion Introductory Publications,

(ÖZDEM, Filiz (Ed.), Loves, Wars, Heroes and Çanakkale; Veysel Tolun, The Ottoman's Gateway Opening to the Mediterranean. Çanakkale, Yapı Kredi Publications, Istanbul, 2012, pp. 11-162. ) Address: Tevfikiye Köyü / Çanakkale