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“Gazelle Spring” …
“Saint village” Population: Less than 2,000 Old…
Not well known to foreign visitors, Merinos is a part of Bursa quite close to the big Kent Meydanı which was once home…
“Sweet Valley” Population: 2,500 Old names: Mokisos, Justinianopolis, Örensar; Hardaldere, Halvadara On the shores of a petite…
Turkey’s pumpkin-seed capital Population: 24,000 Old name: Dumarza Market day: Wednesday Southeast of Kayseri, the small town of…
“Ruined city” Population: 118,750 Other names: Maximianopolis, Tilla (Suryani), Constantina (Roman/Byzatine), Weranşar (Kurdish) Favourite son: İbrahim Paşa (tribal leader)…
The small village of Bagras (Ötençay) lies 4.5km off the road connecting İskenderun to Antakya. It’s well worth making the detour to see…
“Purple Basil” Town Population: 75,400 Market day: Saturday ***Reyhanlı was badly damaged…
Favourite son: Yaşar Kemal (novelist) Midway between Osmaniye and Kadirli the village of Gökcedam (Hamite) was the birthplace of Turkey’s prize-winning novelist, Yaşar…