It’s not easy to be a travel writer when at heart you’re rather an earnest person. Travel is, after all, an essentially frivolous…
The Syrian Orthodox Kelith (Killit) Population: negligible A wonderful seven-kilometre…
Other names: Bagnair, Bagnayr A turning on the right-hand side of the road from Kars to Ani leads eventually to the village of…
“Cutting Oil” Population: negligible Of all the forgotten Armenian churches scattered around the villages near Ani perhaps the most impressive is the…
Midway between Kars and Ani in remote northeastern Turkey lies the village of Subatan where a turn to the left leads eventually to…
“Floating Islands” For those disappointed to arrive in Bingöl and find the town of “1000 Lakes” without a single one to its name…
“Red Hill” …
It was just before last year’s election when I decided to head out to southeast Turkey. As on previous occasions it was obvious…
Seaside Crusader castle Population: 1,750 (Bozdoğan) At Bozdoğan (Grey Hawk) roughly seven km east of Anamur a…
Turkey’s most southerly point Eight and a half km west of the small town of Anamur lie the romantic ruins of an abandoned…