Lights of God

Chapter 9

THE TRUTH

"The Secret of the 500-Year-Old Mysterious Map”

In 1929, a general arrangement was being made at Topkapı Palace in Istanbul. Halil Ethem Eldem, director of museums, found some interesting maps. The maps were drawn in color and quite detailed on a gazelle skin, which was apparently very old.

These were like parts of a world map. As a result of the research, it was discovered that the person who made these maps was Piri Reis (1466-1553), a famous Turkish Admiral, also a Traveler, Explorer, and Geographer. But it was impossible to draw such maps during his time. These maps, which show the details of Africa, America, and even the South Pole, drawn by the famous Turkish sailor Piri Reis in 1513, confused people in 1929 when it was first discovered. Because the discovery of America was made by Colomb in 1492 and the discovery of the South Pole happened in 1818, long after the map was drawn. Moreover the map, drawn by Piri Reis showed even the ice-covered coastal areas of the continent.

But the ice on the continent melted exactly 6 thousand years before the map was drawn:

The director of museums immediately informed Ankara (the capital city of Turkey) about the situation. Therewith, Atatürk (founder of modern Turkey) glanced over the maps. Just as he was interested with the secret of the lost continent Mu (Atatürk was thinking that the origins of his Turks would come from the Lost Mu continent and he had made researches in this direction) in the following years, he also dwelled on these mysterious maps. Later, with his directive and guidance, these maps were reproduced and published all over the world.

This mysterious discovery has attracted a lot of interest and was published in newspapers of various countries in 1937. But, since then, the mystery of this map has not been solved. These maps seemed to give a much greater secret and truth than geography. Until, years later, a Turkish researcher discovered two very important 500-year-old mysterious secrets and something extraordinary on maps...

The mysterious Piri Reis Map, which is still a mystery how it is drawn, 1513.