Burial place of Battal Gazi Population: 2,200 Old name: Nacolea (Roman), Kala-i Mashihya Southeast of Eskişehir, Seyitgazi is…
City of Midas Population: minimal (Yazılıkaya) Midas Şehri was the name given to the rock-cut settlement established by the Phrygians around…
Other names: Perrhe, Antiochia ad Taurum (?) A short bus ride 4km north from Adiyaman town centre, in the Öreni Mahallesi, lie the…
The original Aydın Old name: Andronicopolis Most famous son: Anthemius of Tralles As anyone who has ever seen the finds on display in İstanbul…
The wood-cutters’ village As you drive around the Bay of Edremit (Edremit Körfezi) keep an eyes out near Güre for a small sign…
“Green Nest” Population: 175 On the slopes of Kazdağ (Mt İda) above Küçükkuyu on the Gulf of Edremit, Yeşilyurt is…
“Sage hill” village A lovely village of honey-coloured stone houses on the flanks of Mt İda (Kazdağ), tiny Adatepe, three km from Küçükkuyu,…
“Little Well” Population: 10,500 (winter)/40,000-50,000 (summer) Market day: Friday At Küçükkuyu the side road from Assos connects with the main…
West of the road running south from Çanakkale to Ayvacık, the Biga Peninsula, the ancient Troad described by Homer as “windy”, is worth…
The ancient Khrysa Population:…