The road to Dargeçit, the old Suryani Kferboran northeast of Midyat, is in a shocking state. Or at least I presume that it…
“Castle Village” Population: 400 Old name: Saracık Kaleköy is a pinprick of a place northeast of Amasya…
“Flat Grey” This small village in the hills to the north-east of Amasya has a popular restaurant, the Yayalagöl Dinlenme Tesisleri, with wooden…
Little Castle of the south Population: negligible Near Beyazsu on the road south from Midyat to Nusaybin, it’s…
White waters of the south On the road south from Midyat to Nusaybin on the Syrian border, a succession of cute little restaurants…
Site of Turkey’s first university Population: 91,600…
Noah’s last resting place Population: 134,000 Old names: Bezabde, Jeziret ibn ‘Umar…
Success! On my second try I’d actually managed to get inside the fourth-century monastery of Mor Yakup in Nusaybin. I’d also seen the…
Damad İbrahim Paşa’s “New Town” Population: 124,000 Market…
Earthquake-battered town Population: 522,000 Market day: Tuesday South-west of İstanbul,…