As you travel between Bitlis and Tatvan glance out of the bus to see the vast El-Aman Hanı built by Hüsrev Mehmed Paşa, the governor…
Born in Balıkesir in 1522, İmam Birgivi later moved to İstanbul to study theology and military law. In time he became both a…
“Black Sand” The Black Sea coast is a bit of an iffy proposition for those in search of a beach holiday because you’re…
“Garlic Beach” Market day: Tuesday Ayvalık on the northern Aegean is a delightful small resort with some particularly laidback boutique pensions and a cluster…
There are not many places in the world where the actual sand on a beach is protected but that is the case with…
The Selçuk Sultanate of Rum was one of the great powerhouses of the Middle Ages, but its authority came to an end in…
Were it in a country less blessed with attractions, Turkey’s Lake District due north of Antalya around Isparta in Western Anatolia would be…
Gateway to the Kaçkars Population: Less than 100 The small…
There I was in a newly opened museum in Konya that was entirely bereft of other visitors, no doubt in part because it…
The Sergeant’s village Population: Less than 2,000 Until the early…