Ten km east of Islahiye, itself midway between Osmaniye and Gaziantep, you’ll see a sign pointing to Tilmen Höyük which sits in the…
“Green Country” Population: 30ish Old name: Ekrek, Akrag, Hapanosekreği Near Kemaliye in northeastern Turkey, Yeşlilyurt is a pretty little hamlet with…
Stronghold of the Alevis …
Shrine of Leto Off the main road from Fethiye to Kalkan at Kumluova lies the Letoon, a vast triple temple dedicated to the brother…
“Cynical Town” Population (Kınık): 13,400 The beautiful ruins of the Lycian city of Xanthos are a one km walk uphill from…
The hillside ruins of Labranda lie northwest of Milas (Mylasa) in beautiful wooded countryside but are only accessible via a road in a…
Other names: Cyramos, Hyramos, Ayaklı As you head out of Milas towards Söke you will pass the impressive ruins of a seemingly half-finished Temple…
Alternative name: Hellespont (Greek), Çanakkale Boğazı (Turkish) The Dardanelles is the 61km strait that connects the Aegean section of the Mediterranean to the…
“Broken Castle” Population: 187,000 Expect no “broken castle” in Broken Castle. Instead, Kırıkkale is a modern town of concrete high-rises…
“New Foça” Population: 4,000 Old names: Phocaea (Greek), Foglia Nuova (Genoese) Just…