Turkey is littered with the remains of battered castles that bear silent witness to Anatolia’s often turbulent past. Indeed there are parts of the…
Open: 9am-5pm (closed Mondays) Admission: TL8 Audioguide: TL5 (excellent) Contact info: 0342-325 2727, gaziantepmuzesi.gov.tr Address: Hacı Sanı Konukoğlu Bulvarı Transport: Buses to the Otogar (bus station) pass in front…
Old name: Doliche Dülük/Doliche was the site of a temple to Zeus Dolichenus as well as of an even earlier temple to Mithras.…
Ten km east of Islahiye, itself midway between Osmaniye and Gaziantep, you’ll see a sign pointing to Tilmen Höyük which sits in the…
Home town of the pistachio Population: 1,800,000 Old name: Ayntab ***Although Gaziantep was not…
Abandoned Hittite quarry ***Islahiye was damaged in the 2023 earthquakes. I have had no news on the fate of the quarry.*** If you’re…
Anyone who has lived in the UK will be familiar with the popular pastime of visiting National Trust houses that are open to…