“Sandy Shore” Population: 700 Old name: Sige, Siği There’s not really a lot of reason why you would…
Born the son of a goldsmith at the court of Sultan Ahmed I in 1611, Evliya Çelebi became an apprentice to the sultan’s…
“Olive Grove” by the sea Population: 1,400 Old name: Trilye, Triglia Market day: Thursday…
“Great Mountain” Other names: Bithynian Olympos, Mysian Olympos, Keşiş Dağı Uludağ. The Great Mountain. The Olympos of Bithynia. No matter what you call…
The Armistice town Population: 87,000 Old names: Apameia Myrleia, Montagnac, Montania Market day:…
The Sea of Marmara in the north-west of Anatolia is an inland sea of vital strategic importance as the link between the Black…