Heart of the old Syrian Orthodox community Population: 85,600 Back…
The lost city Population: 3,000 (Yeni Hasankeyf) Other names: Hisn al-Kifa, Heskif (Kurdish) For some years Hasankeyf…
Shrine of Haci Bektaş Veli Population: 5,300 Old name: Sulucakarahöyük Festival: 16-18 August Midway between Kırşehir and Gülşehir…
Rose City Population: 9,500 Old name: Zoropassos, Aravissos, Arapsun/Arabsun…
Between the 9th and 14th centuries a large part of the northeast corner of Turkey formed part of the Kingdom of Georgia. If you drive…
Population: 31,800 Old name: Kallipolis/Callipolis Favourite son: Piri Reis (mapmaker) What foreigners refer to as the Gallipoli Pensinsula and Turks call the Gelibolu…
Population: 5,600 Old name: Maydos Çanakkale Martyrs Memorial Day: 18 March ANZAC Day: 25 April The dusty small town of Eceabat on the…
First World War battlefield sites Anniversaries: 18 March Çanakkale Day (Turkish), 25 April ANZAC Day Gallipoli is one of those unusual places where the national stories…
The ancient Mt Argeus A 3916m extinct volcano, Erciyes Dağı dominates the views for miles around Kayseri and Cappadocia it summit covered in…
Heart of orange-growing country Population: 21,765 Old name: Phoenicus (Roman) Midway…