“Sinkhole” Population: 500 East of Konya, 4km north of the road to Aksaray, there’s a caravanserai that is well worth…
Town named River …
Until recently, the architectural heritage of the Selçuks, who ruled most of Anatolia from 1037 until 1307, tended to be overshadowed by that…
The Akhan i(White Han) is a Selçuk-era caravanserai near Denizli that has been completely restored. Built in 1251-52 for the local governor, Seyfettin…
Selçuk summer palace on the lakeshore Back in the 13th century the great Selçuk Sultan Alaadin Keykubad I (1220-37) decided to build a…
The Selçuk Turks tend to play second fiddle to the fashionable Ottomans, which is a great shame since they were responsible for some…
Ancient wayside inns Wherever you go in Turkey you are likely to come across the remains of the old caravanserais and hans that…
Old Malatya Population: 17,000 Alternative name: Battalgazi ***Like Malatya…
Population: 4,700 Old name: Mamahatun If you’re staying in Erzurum or Erzincan, you can easily take a bus trip out to Tercan, where the…
“Sultan’s Han” Population:…