“Quite White Castle” …
You wouldn’t want to make a special trip to Germüş, about 10km east of Şanlıurfa, unless you have a particular interest in churches…
“Rainy Place” (Yağmurlu) Population: negligible Other name: Sumatar If you drive 18…
Twenty-five km east of Harran in the Tek Tek Dağları national park lie the remains of the Han-el Ba’rür caravanserai built on the…
“Potbelly Hill” Barely known until the 2010s, the archaeological site at Göbeklitepe, near Şanlıurfa, hit the big-time when it featured in Newsweek as…
Supermarkets may be making inroads into Turkey’s traditional network of street markets, but for some years to come visitors will still be able…
“Glorious Urfa” Population: 597,000 Old name: Edessa Market: Sunday morning (pigeons) Of all the big cities…
Turkey’s best village home-stay Population: 400 As you whip through the countryside on the way…
Home to the beehive houses Population: 7,800 Old name: Carrhae (Roman), Hellenopolis (Byzantine)…
For those of an adventurous disposition South-Eastern Turkey is usually the destination of choice. An oblique rectangle with its corners turning on Malatya,…