Remote world heritage site Population: 10,800 Old name: Tephrike Market day: Monday…
A town called Sea Festival: Hıdırellez 5-6 May ***Samandağ suffered terribly in the earthquakes of 2023. I have not been back to see…
With 8,300 kilometres of coastline, Turkey certainly has plenty of sandy beaches to choose from but how to decide where to spread your…
Pottery Castle on the Dardanelles Population: 99,500 Market day: Friday Anniversaries: 18 March Çanakkale Day, 25 April…
Turkey’s prettiest village? Population: 3,000 Market day: Monday Old name: Prygium (Roman) The most beautiful Ottoman…
The ancient Pergamum Population: 100,000 Market day: Monday Bergama is a strange little town. Home to some of…
Old Menteşe capital Population: abandoned Other…
The Hittites, the Phrygians, the Urartians. Turkey’s most famous archaeological sites tend to be those dating back to the Graeco-Roman period. However, some…
Bagratid Armenia’s splendid abandoned capital Set on a headland above the valley of the Arpa Çayı river right on the border with Armenia, the…
Rural ruins of Caesarea-ad-Anazarbus Population: Less than 2000 The ruins of the old Roman Caesarea-ad-Anazarbus…