Site of major Selçuk victory Population: 18,900 Other names: Manavazkert (Armenian), Melezgir (Kurdish) Festival: 26 August Commemoration of Battle of…
Cemetery on Lake Van Population: 27,500 Old name: Khlad Rather oddly, the best-known attraction on the north side of Lake Van…
Born the son of a goldsmith at the court of Sultan Ahmed I in 1611, Evliya Çelebi became an apprentice to the sultan’s…
For those of an adventurous disposition South-Eastern Turkey is usually the destination of choice. An oblique rectangle with its corners turning on Malatya,…