Ferriboats Tour

History The first settlement in the region dates back to the Prehistoric Period, in around 3000 BCe The Hittites ruled the region in the 2000s BC, followed by the Phrygians in the 1200s BC The region was conquered by the Romans in 74 BC Following the division of the Roman Empire in 395

   History
  The first settlement in the region dates back to the Prehistoric Period, in around 3000 BCe The Hittites
  ruled the region in the 2000s BC, followed by the Phrygians in the 1200s BC The region was conquered
  by the Romans in 74 BC Following the division of the Roman Empire in 395, the region of Yalova
  remained under the sovereignty of the Byzantine Empire In 1302, Yalova was incorporated into the
  territory of the Ottoman Empire Mustafa Kemal Atatürk occasionally lived in Yalova in his final years In
  one of his speeches he famously said Yalova is my citys