“Mr Şahin” Population: less than 750 Old name: Soveşe, Sobesos Şahinefendi is a remote village in southern Cappadocia which most tourists…
The Monastery of the Archangel If you’re driving south from Ürgüp or Mustafapaşa to Soğanlı you will drive past the hamlet of Cemil…
“Pasha Taşkın” Village Population: 400 Old names: Damsa, Tamisus If you’re driving from Ürgüp or Mustafapaşa to Soğanlı you will pass through…
“Leaf Castle” (Yaprakhisar) Population: less than 750 At the northern end of the Ihlara Gorge in Cappadocia is the village of Yaprakhisar. It’s…
If you’re staying in Güzelyurt in Western Cappadocia, you will see signs pointing to the 4.5-km-long Monastery Valley, an Ihlara Valley in miniature although…
“Broken Castle” Population: 187,000 Expect no “broken castle” in Broken Castle. Instead, Kırıkkale is a modern town of concrete high-rises…
Unlike other Mediterranean hotspots, Turkey has been slow to develop a winter tourism season. When the sun is blazing down on the coast…
“Old Silver” village A short bus ride 10km northeast from Niğde on the outskirts of Cappadocia will take you to Eski Gümüşler where a…
Damad İbrahim Paşa’s “New Town” Population: 124,000 Market…
Most foreigners who come to live in Turkey opt to settle either in İstanbul or somewhere along the coast. There are, however, a…