Until recently, the architectural heritage of the Selçuks, who ruled most of Anatolia from 1037 until 1307, tended to be overshadowed by that…
Home town of the kangal sheepdog Population: 9,000 Kangal is not really a place where…
Born the son of a goldsmith at the court of Sultan Ahmed I in 1611, Evliya Çelebi became an apprentice to the sultan’s…
If you’re planning a tour of Turkey you might want to factor in that these are the sites that UNESCO believes the world…
A town named after Atatürk Population: 2,500 Old name: Eğin Right in the heart…
Remote world heritage site Population: 10,800 Old name: Tephrike Market day: Monday…
Central Anatolia – an overview İstanbul and the coast aside, Central Anatolia is probably the most visited part of Turkey, mainly because of…