Transport hub for mid-Aegean Populatio: 89,100 Market…
“Golden Sands” …
South of Kuşadası, the 110-sq-km Dilek Peninsula National Park juts out into the Aegean. It’s a beautiful wooded area sloping down from the…
Other name: Eski Balat The site of ancient Miletus could hardly be more different from that of nearby Priene, lying as it does…
West of Kastamonu the village of Pınarbaşı makes a possible base for visiting the Valla Kanyon, a 12km-long, 800m-deep gorge in the Küre…
Midway between Çankırı and Kastamonu, Ilgaz National Park offers skiing on Ilgaz Dağı (Mt Ilgaz; 2850m).
Whitebeard’s town Population: Old name: Diapolis (Roman) Market day: Tuesday Akçakoca is…
Centre of Turkey’s coal-mining industry Population: 101,800 Old name: Sandarace Market days: Wednesday and…
Turkey’s finest wooden mosque If you’re staying in Kastamonu and have time on your hands it’s well worth driving west towards Daday, looking…
“Black Thicket” Population: 125,500 Karabük is one of those nothingy towns that many people pass through but few pause…