Ankara’s blockbuster attraction is the Anatolian Civilisations Museum (open daily, admission TL280) which houses the finds from many hugely important Central Anatolian sites…
The Nestorian Christians took their name from Nestorius (c.386-450), Archbishop of Constantinople from 428 to 431, whose beliefs were condemned as heretical by the…
“Long Vineyard” (Uzunbağ) Population: 4,100 The once romantically isolated remains of the Monastery of St Simeon are now buried inside a modern wind…
The Roman Daphne Population: 27,000 ***Like neighbouring Antakya, Harbiye was terribly damaged by the twin earthquakes of February 2023.…
Supermarkets may be making inroads into Turkey’s traditional network of street markets, but for some years to come visitors will still be able…
The Hatay is the tongue of Turkey that hangs down into Syria and the Middle East. Culturally and architecturally, it has much in…
The Eastern Mediterranean – an overview The Eastern Mediterranean coastline stretches all the way from popular Antalya in the west to Antakya in…
Turkey’s most French city Population: 500,000 Old name: Antioch ad Orontes (Roman) Festival: 29 June…