If you’re in search of a good choice of affordable cafes, restaurants, shops and nightclubs then you should hop on the Metro and…
On the southern side of Ankara, near to posh Çankaya, Kavaklıdere is another upmarket part of town albeit with some more ordinary shops,…
Çankaya is the posh part of Ankara, the place where diplomats and foreign businessmen tend to live. It is also home to the…
South of Heykel in Ulus, Atatürk Bulvarı runs towards Opera Meydanı which takes its name from the Ankara State Opera House that stands here…
The burial place of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first president of Turkey, is known as the Anıtkabir (Monumental Tomb). Not only is it…
The Dim Mağarası is a wonderful showcave in Kestel, 11km to the east of central Alanya (although effectively it’s all one long built-up…
In 2024 Turkey had 44 designated national parks (milli parkı) covering over 850,000 hectares of land. Ağrı Daği is the largest of the parks, Yozgat…
Old name: Salah (Suryani) Newly restored, the Church of Mor Yakub (St. Jacob) at Salah in the Tur Abdin near Midyat may have been…
Since 2006 it has been possible to ascend Tahtalı Dağı (Mt Tahtalı, 2365m), the mountain that soars above the coast 57km west of…
In 2024 the Museum was closed for restoration following the earthquakes of 2023. Antakya Archaeological Museum is one of the finest museums…