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…
“Apple Town” Population: 40,750 Market day: Monday Elmalı is one of those towns that looks…
Home of the “doctor fish” Southeast of Sivas, Balıklı Kaplıca (Hot Spring with Fish) is famous for tiny fish (Garra rufa) which nibble…