The Monastery of the Archangel If you’re driving south from Ürgüp or Mustafapaşa to Soğanlı you will drive past the hamlet of Cemil…
“Pasha Taşkın” Village Population: 400 Old names: Damsa, Tamisus If you’re driving from Ürgüp or Mustafapaşa to Soğanlı you will pass through…
“Leaf Castle” (Yaprakhisar) Population: less than 750 At the northern end of the Ihlara Gorge in Cappadocia is the village of Yaprakhisar. It’s…
If you’re staying in Güzelyurt in Western Cappadocia, you will see signs pointing to the 4.5-km-long Monastery Valley, an Ihlara Valley in miniature although…
If you’re staying in Güzelyurt in Cappadocia it’s worth diverting six km south through the village of Sivrihisar in search of the Kızıl Kilise (Red Church).…
St Gregory of Nazianus (St Gregory the Theologian, c.329-389) was one of the so-called Cappadocian Fathers whose writings and teachings helped establish some…
“Tiger” village In the hills above Tire, just inland from the Aegean coast and Selçuk, sits the pretty little village of Kaplan. Despite…
The main road from Denizli to Ankara heads east, passing within four km of the entrance to the Kaklık Mağarası (cave), where the…
The Akhan i(White Han) is a Selçuk-era caravanserai near Denizli that has been completely restored. Built in 1251-52 for the local governor, Seyfettin…
The waymarked Atatürk ve İstiklal Yolu (Atatürk and Independence Way) follows the route taken by ammunition smugglers bringing weapons into İnebolu from İstanbul…