Yuşa Tepesi, – Giant’s Hill, Anadolu Kavağı – Genoese Castle

Two places of interest because of their long history as religious sites are near the northern end of the Bosphorus on the...

Kınık – Xanthos, The Letoon, Turkey

Xanthos is located dramatically high above the Xanthos River (Esen Çayı). Two of Homer’s heroes are from here, Lord Sarpedon and faultless Glaucos who came...

İzmir – Smryna, Beautiful places to visit in Turkey

İzmir is the third largest city in Turkey and the main center for exports. It was the site of the second church scolded by John...

Halil Ur-Rahman Mosque (Doseeme Mosque) and Madrassa

The mosque is next to Halil-ür Rahman Lake (Balikli Gol). The mosque is also called “Döşeme Mosque” by the locals. In 504...

The largest museum complex of Turkey: Sanliurfa Museum

Initiatives to set up a museum in Sanliurfa began in 1948 with the colleciton of museum pieces and storeage of the pieces...

“These thermal pools in Turkey look out of this world!”

9 Places in Istanbul in Turkish novels

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Beykoz Grove It should be said that Tanpınar söylemek ın Five Cities ’is not a novel. However, if you...

The Ottoman Empire (AD 1290 – 1923)

The Ottomans, a turkish tribe related to the Selçuks, date their history from the reign of Osman I in the 1290s. Osman’s...

Demre, Myra

Demre is the village between Kaş and Finike which identifies the site of the ancient Myra. In Roman times Myra was on...

Kınık – Xanthos, The Letoon, Turkey

Kınık – Xanthos Xanthos is located dramatically high above the Xanthos River (Esen Çayı). Two of Homer’s heroes are from here, Lord...

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