“Black Thicket” Population: 125,500 Karabük is one of those nothingy towns that many people pass through but few pause…
Safranbolu’s aqueduct If you find yourself in Safranbolu with time on your hands, it’s worth knowing that it’s a pleasant drive north to…
If you’re staying in Safranbolu and have time on your hands you might want to venture out into the countryside northwest of town…
The romantic ruins of Kaunos, an ancient settlement dating back to the ninth century BC, can be found on the western bank of the…
Lakeside town …
Selçuk summer palace on the lakeshore Back in the 13th century the great Selçuk Sultan Alaadin Keykubad I (1220-37) decided to build a…
The small ski resort at Davraz is only 26 kilometers away from Isparta in the Turkish Lake District, between Lakes Eğirdir and Kovada…
In summer the Çandır Kanyon (also known as the Yazılı Kanyon National Park), to the south of Eğirdir in the Turkish Lake District, is…
Said Nursi’s rural bolthole If you’re staying in Eğirdir you could hire a bike and cycle to Barla, a pretty little village of…
“Spring Market” Every year for ten weekends from the end of July to the middle of October the villagers of Pınar near Eğirdır…