Population: 170,000 Old name: Mutalaski, Dalassa When 19th and early 20th-century writers raved about the beauty of Kayseri it was often Talas they…
Bronze Age “Hill of Ashes” At Kültepe, northeast of Kayseri off the road to Bünyan, you can visit the enigmatic remains of ancient…
Sinan’s birthplace Population: 4,000 It would be wonderful to report that the pretty little Central Anatolian village near…
Time was when Kayseri was not a place one actively wanted to visit. The streets were dark, the pavements uneven and after 9pm…
So here I am in Kayseri on a lovely autumn day and I’m running round town like a blue-arsed fly trying to find…
I’m in Kayseri looking for a new yorgan (quilt) of the fast-vanishing old traditional type when I see a bus heading for Talas…
Anyone who has lived in the UK will be familiar with the popular pastime of visiting National Trust houses that are open to…
The ancient Mt Argeus A 3916m extinct volcano, Erciyes Dağı dominates the views for miles around Kayseri and Cappadocia it summit covered in…
Central Anatolia “tiger” town Population: 1,440,000 Old name: Caesarea Mazaca Favourite son:…
Central Anatolia – an overview İstanbul and the coast aside, Central Anatolia is probably the most visited part of Turkey, mainly because of…