Sinan’s birthplace Population: 4,000 It would be wonderful to report that the pretty little Central Anatolian village near…
The last of the ibises Population: 45,400 Market: every…
Roman town on banks of Euphrates Old name: Seleucia In 1985 the existence of Belkis-Zeugma, the riverside site of a hugely wealthy Roman…
Ten km east of Islahiye, itself midway between Osmaniye and Gaziantep, you’ll see a sign pointing to Tilmen Höyük which sits in the…
The Ahis are a group of medieval mystics who have been described as the Muslim equivalent of the Masons because, like the Masons, they were…
“Green Country” Population: 30ish Old name: Ekrek, Akrag, Hapanosekreği Near Kemaliye in northeastern Turkey, Yeşlilyurt is a pretty little hamlet with…
Stronghold of the Alevis …
Shrine of Leto Off the main road from Fethiye to Kalkan at Kumluova lies the Letoon, a vast triple temple dedicated to the brother…
“Cynical Town” Population (Kınık): 13,400 The beautiful ruins of the Lycian city of Xanthos are a one km walk uphill from…
I’d come to Ardeşen, due east of Rize, in search of its famous hawkers but alas I’d come too late. In the local…