Population: 10,000 Old names: Proikonesos, Procennesus Marmara Island (Marmara Adası) is the second largest island in Turkey after Gökçeada. It may be the…
Holiday colony amid pines Population: 3,600 It’s hard to know what to say about Hisarönü-Ovacik, the extraordinary aberration…
A village named Shelter Population: Right into the…
As you drive from Derinkuyu towards Güzelyurt and the Ihlara Gorge you will see a turn-off on the left which leads to the…
“Red River” Old names: Marassantiya (Hittite), Halys (Greek), The stately Kızılırmak is Turkey’s longest river, rising in the foothills of Mt Kızıldağ (Red…
“Original Mansion” Population: 3,200 North of Avanos in Cappadocia, Özkonak is home to one of the area’s many underground cities,…
Amongst Cappadocia’s many fascinating attractions some of the most astounding are the “underground cities” with which the area is riddled. These structures are…
‘Doesn’t Give Water” Population: 1,500 Old name: Filidon, Floita (Greek) If you’re driving west from Derinkuyu to Gaziemir, Guzelyurt or the Ihlara…
A Town named Creamy …
“Pomegranate Lake” If you’re driving west through Cappadocia from the underground city at Derinkuyu to Güzelyurt or the Ihlara Valley via the “underground…