Earthquake-battered town Population: 522,000 Market day: Tuesday South-west of İstanbul,…
“Little Quince” Population: 8,000 Market day: Friday Ayvacık is one of those rather…
“Long Bridge” Population: 4o,o00 Old names: Plotinopolis (Greek), Makra Gephyra, Cizr-i…
Town that inspired Akyaka Population: 7,700 Market day: Friday Favourite son: Nail Çakırhan (self-taught architect) A…
Dumlupınar is the site of the last and most decisive battle of the Turkish War of Independence that took place between 26 and…
Home to Turkey’s best cooks Population: 5,500 Market day: Saturday Festival: Mengen Cooks and Tourism Festival,…
Population: 120,000 Old names: Bithynium, Claudiopolis, Hadriana ad Honorias Market day: Monday Koroğlu Festival: Late September Bolu is the small and not especially exciting…
Laodicea, near Denizli, was one of the Seven Churches of Asia mentioned in the New Testament. It was also briefly home to the…
Heart of Turkey’s textile industry Population: 525,000 Old names: Diopolis (Greek), Ladik (Turkish) Why would you…
If you want to visit Pamukkale but would prefer to stay in a Turkish holiday resort rather than in the small village at…