2. The Trojan Horse is a large wooden horse from the Trojan War in Greek
mythology. In the Trojan War, the Greeks were fighting against the city of Troy.
The war started when Helen, the queen of Sparta, was kidnapped by Paris, prince
of Troy. The Greeks waged war on Troy to win Helen of Troy back.
3. The Greeks could not enter the city or win
the war. Because of this, Odysseus, one of
the Grecian leaders, thought of a way to
trick them. The Greeks built a large
wooden horse out of a ship and left it
outside the gates of the city as a present
for the Trojans, then sailed away. The
Trojans took the horse and put it inside
their city, thinking it was a victory gift
from the Greeks. The Trojans had a festival
to celebrate their victory. Odysseus chose
a horse so that Poseidon (God of the sea
and creator of horses) would ensure them
a safe trip back to Greece.
4. After the Trojan victory festival ended, the
Greeks, who were hiding inside the horse,
came out of it. They opened the city gates to
let the other Greeks enter Troy. The Greeks
easily overpowered the unsuspecting
Trojans and took control of the city. Because
of the Trojan Horse, the Greeks won the
Trojan War.
5. Today the word "Trojan horse" is used
for things that are similar to that story:
something that looks good, but in truth
has another purpose, usually bad. An
example for this is the computer
virus Trojan Horse.
7. Cappadocia is a historical region in Central Anatolia, largely in the Nevşehir, Kayseri,
Aksaray, and Niğde Provinces in Turkey.
The peaks of three volcanoes dominate Cappadocia. It was their eruptions,
which covered the former plateau of Ürgüp in ash and mud some thirty million years
ago, that provided the region’s raw material: tuff, formed by compressed volcanic
ash.
8. The name, traditionally used in Christian
sources throughout history, continues in
use as an international tourism concept to
define a region of exceptional natural
wonders, in particular characterized by
fairy chimneys and a unique historical and
cultural heritage.
10. The Selimiye Mosque is an Ottoman imperial mosque, which is located in the city
of Edirne. The mosque was commissioned by Sultan Selim II, and was built by
architect Mimar Sinan between 1569 and 1575. It was considered by Sinan to be his
masterpiece and is one of the highest achievements of Islamic architecture.
11. The diameter of dome is 31.5
meter (longer than Aya Sophia)
and there is no column under it.
The mosque places on rails so
that is why it didn’t collapse till
these days despite on the
unstable ground. The people
who ascend minarets don’t see
eachother. The mosque appears
from 3 country (Greece. Bulgaria
and Turkey). Every piece of his
work bears so many meanings
about Islam. Smuts of flembeaus
go out thruogh only one hole by
dint of current of air.
