The Sardinian NURAGHE or SU NURAGHE: The Sardinian NURAGHE is defined by the Wikipedia link at  as follows: "The nuraghe (plural Italian nuraghi, Sardinian nuraghes) is the main type of ancient megalithic edifice found in Sardinia. Today it has come to be the symbol of Sardinia and its distinctive...
Even though İstanbul has hundreds and thousands of restaurants and cafes all around the city, the vendors that sell pohça and simit are still abundant, including in Kozyatagı, Kadıköy. As I was walking past the cart full of Simit two days ago, I noticed that the vendor was reading...
The Etruscan numerals shown on the so-called “Tuscania Dice” have been read as shown in the table below: The numeral 1 which other readers have read as “thu”, I read as “pir” since the Etruscan name appears more like a PR rather than a ThU. Additionally, we have a good...
Below is an Etruscan Mirror:  From a book by Giuseppe Foscarini, “La Lingua degli Etruschi”, Item 11, p. 31. This mirror has two Etruscan inscriptions as names of a man and a woman as shown above. I first trancribe and describe the man’s name by reading the name from right-to-...
Etruscan Mirror:  From a book by Giuseppe Foscarini, “La Lingua degli Etruschi”, Item 12, p. 32-33. This mirror has two Etruscan inscriptions as names of a woman and a boy as shown above. I first transcribe and describe the boy’s name: a)   HERAKELI which identifies first with the name HERAKLEUS which...
In Part-1 of this study, we noted that Sardinia was called Ichnusa (the Latinised form of Greek Hyknousa), Sandalion, Sardinia and Sardo by the ancient Greeks and the Romans.  And the term SARDONIC was the adjective of Sardinia.  We examined many Sardinia related names and words. Among them, we...
In my Facebook, a valued friend, Ms Tina Frigerio, shared with me her photos of an Etruscan pyramid that, at its top, seems to have been used as an altar for Etruscan religious gatherings - during its usable days. With a note to me, she suggested: "I think that...
I have been interested in the ancient Turanian identity of Sardinians ever since I saw some pictures of Turkish BALBAL-like stone statues, Menhirs and Dolmens in Sardinia. To me, they were the remnants of the civilization of the ancient Turanian peoples.  Recently, I have seen some very interesting and...
INTRODUCTION Regarding the ethnic identity of ancient Etruscans, confusing writings have been produced since the times of ancient Romans and Greeks. To me the ancient confusion was intentional because ancient Greeks, Romans and the Semitic people jointly wanted to destroy the ancient Turanian civilization and obliterate the Turanian identity of...
Etruscan kings reigned in ancient ROME (i.e., "KIZIL ALMA") for at least a century. One of the Etruscan kings was named LUCIUS TARQUINIUS PRISCUS.   In my study at url http://www.polatkaya.net/Etruscan_name_related_words.html , I noted that one of the son's of the Lydian King ATYS who lead a part of the...