“Great Islamic Foundation” Population: 15,000 Market day: Monday If you’re trundling along the Black Sea coast between…
Base for visiting Sumela Monastery Population: 5,750 Other names: Matsuka (Greek), Maçxa (Laz) Nestling at the foot of the Pontic Mountains beside…
When thinking about ancient cities once enclosed by walls Turkey is not necessarily the country that most readily springs to mind, with the…
Home to the Kastell …
Born the son of a goldsmith at the court of Sultan Ahmed I in 1611, Evliya Çelebi became an apprentice to the sultan’s…
Hanging monastery in a forest Tucked up in the north-east of Turkey in the Pontic Mountains, Sumela is an extraordinary monastery that clings…
Last stronghold of Byzantium Population: 293,700 Old name: Trebizond Favourite son: Sultan Süleyman…
The Black Sea – an overview Old name: Pontos Axinos (Inhospitable Sea), Pontos Euxinos (Hospitable Sea) Turkey’s Black Sea (Karadeniz) coast stretches all the…