“Velvet Castle” Old name: Mt Pagus Forming a dramatic backdrop to both Basmane and Konak in central İzmir is Kadifekale (Velvet Castle, 186m), a…
Old names: Oiniandos, Epiphaneia, Gözen In 333 BC Alexander the Great finally arrived in the southern corner of Anatolia where he was confronted by…
Population: 30,000 Once a famous beauty spot drawn by the likes of the 19th-century British artist William Bartlett, Belen, on the summit of…
Turkish celebrity hangout Population: 140,000 Old name: Halikarnasos (Halicarnassus) Market day:…