Publicated By: Nihat Tekdemir
Editors: Havva İşkan-Erkan Dündar
Coordinators: Nihat Tekdemir- Şennur Şentürk
Redaction: Derya Önder-Merete Çakmak
http://kitap.ykykultur.com.tr/kitaplar/lukkadan-lykiaya-sarpedon-ve-aziz-nikolaosun-ulkesi-from-lukka-to-lycia-the-land-of-sarpedon-and-st-nicholasThe Lycian Civilization is the product of
an ancient Anatolian people known as the
Lukka. The traces of this people, who spoke a
language related to Luwian, have now been
dated as far back as the prehistoric period
by recent research, which constitutes another
important step towards understanding the
history of Anatolia. The Lukka people fought
with the Hittites against Ramses II in the
Battle of Qadeš, while the Lycians became the
symbol of the Anatolian peoples when, led by
Sarpedon, they came to the aid of the Trojans
in the epic poem The Iliad and thus left their
mark on history.
With its uniquely distinctive culture, Lycia is
one of the best known and investigated regions
of Anatolia. Roughly coinciding with today’s
Teke Peninsula, this rugged geography isolated
Lycia from the surrounding cultural zones,
thus allowing it to compile an impressive
cultural inventory of its own.
The book you are holding in your hands
attempts to introduce this extraordinary
civilization to the reader through the latest
findings and scientific approach by
the experts in thefield.
Tyberissos
