Church on a Lake Van island Festival: 15 August – feast day of St Mary (Meryemana) Just off-shore on the southern side of Lake…
The other Mt Nemrut In the unfair way of things touristic it’s the Nemrut Dağı near Adıyaman – the one with the giant…
Lake Van ferry terminal Population: 66,000 On paper…
“Old Father” Town Population: 29,000 Festival: Kakava – early May Babaeski is one of…
Sinan in Thrace Population: 125,500 Old name: Arcadiopolis (Roman) Heading from İstanbul to Edirne you might…
A Town Called Visa Population: 15,100 Old name: Bizye/Bizya, Uzusa Driving to Kıyıköy on the Black…
The ancient Paipertes Population: 32,000 Market day: Monday From Erzurum it’s a nice run out to…
“The Foot of the Rock” If you are visiting the ruins of the dramatic castle at Şebinkarahisar you might also want to consider…
“Cotton Town” Population: 20,700 Old name: Tripolis East of Giresun, the most obvious Black Sea…
Divriği/İstanbul lookalike mosque West of Giresun, the Black Sea coast road becomes very built up but you might want to take a dolmuş…