“Black Cave” If you’re staying in Antalya one possible excursion destination would be to the Karain Cave in Yağca village, 30km to the…
Fifty-six km west of Antalya off the road heading to Kemer lie the ruins of beautiful Phaselis, founded in the seventh-century BC by…
Turkey’s all-inclusive holiday centre Not so long ago Belek was a sleepy little beachside settlement keeping itself to itself just east of Antalya.…
Little Germany on Sea …
For most first-time visitors, Turkey is simply a sun-and-sand destination. Page after page of the holiday brochures is devoted to images of Marmaris,…
The controversial politics aside, just think of the pluses. First off, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has the benefit of proximity,…
Born the son of a goldsmith at the court of Sultan Ahmed I in 1611, Evliya Çelebi became an apprentice to the sultan’s…
Southern gateway to Cappadocia Population: 161,250 Old name: Nahita, Nekide (Arabic)…
Population: 10,000 (winter), 250,000 (summer) The Marmara Islands are a cluster of islands that lurk on the south side of the Sea of…
Turkey has a long history of public bathing stretching right back to Roman times. The modern hamam or Turkish bath is merely an…