Burial site of King Midas Near the village of Yassıhöyük, roughly one hour’s drive west of Ankara, stand the remains of the Phrygian city…
Atatürk’s new capital …
Central Anatolia – an overview İstanbul and the coast aside, Central Anatolia is probably the most visited part of Turkey, mainly because of…
Queen of the Lake District Population: 17,500 Market day: Thursday In…
A Town Named “Prophet” Population: 22,500 The small central Anatolian town of Yalvaç owes its existences to the…
Last resting place of Nasrettin Hoca Population: 62,000 Old name: Philomelium…
Old name: Athymbradus, Nysa ad Maeandrum Thirty-four km east of Aydın, the ruins of ancient Nysa stand in splendid isolation on the hills…
Heart of Fig Country Population: 265,000 Old…
“Pointed Castle” Population: 9,500 Old names: Abrostola (Roman), Justinianopolis (Byzantine) Market day: Wednesday…
The old city of “white gold” Population: 834,000 Old…