Southern Marmara’s biggest port Population: 110,000 Old name: Panormus…
Population: 109,500 The best base for visiting the Phrygian sites at Gordion is Polatlı,a leafy, well-ordered town and a good example of modern…
The great Tuz Gölü (Salt Lake) makes an extraordinary sight off to the right of the road from Ankara to Aksaray near otherwise…
“Old Silver” village A short bus ride 10km northeast from Niğde on the outskirts of Cappadocia will take you to Eski Gümüşler where a…
The ancient Tyana Population: 5,500 Market…
Population: 100 Old name: Loriz Twenty km southwest of the Central Anatolian town of Ereğli lies the village of Aydınkent with, beyond it…
Roman Cybrista Population: 140,000 The small Central Anatolian town…
“Stone Castle” Population: 500 Old name: Kızıllar In the heart of Central Anatolia at Taşkale, near Karaman, an extraordinary overhanging…
1001 Churches If you’re staying in Karaman you might want to drive out northwest towards the Karadağı (Black Mountain) in search of a…
Yunus Emre, the great mystical poet and a near contemporary of Nasrettin Hoca, is believed to have lived from around 1240 to around…