“Greek (Rum) Castle” Old/other names: Hromgla/Sitamrat, Urumgala, Qal’at al-Rum Right in the middle of nowhere, the dramatic ruins of Rumkale stand high above…
Population: 117,750 Old names: Nezib Favourite son: Mustafa Cengiz (ex-President of Galatasaray FC) On the western side of the Euphrates river, Nizip is…
Old names: Oiniandos, Epiphaneia, Gözen In 333 BC Alexander the Great finally arrived in the southern corner of Anatolia where he was confronted by…
Northwest of Adana at Kıralan, near Karaisalı, the magnificent Alman Köprüsü (German Bridge, actually a viaduct) is slung across a gap in the…
“Snake Castle” Yılankale is clearly visible perched high up on a rock to the east of the road as you travel north from…
“Green Tower” Population: 500 Old name: Teney Three km northwest of Niğde town centre, the village of…
“White Stone” Population: 2,000 Eight km northeast of Niğde, just beyond the turnoff for Gümüşler, you will…
“With a Hamam” The tiny southern Cappadocian hamlet of Hamamlı more or less in the suburbs of Niğde near the Devlet Hastanesi (State…
“With a Mansion” Old name: Misthi/Misti (Greek), Misly Market day: Sunday Favourite son: St Demetrios The small settlement of Konaklı, south of Derinkuyu…
There’s only one reason why you would want to visit Bahçeli (“With a Garden”) near Bor and that is to see the Roma…