“Gardner/Imperial Guard” Old name: Poleatikon At first glance, Bostancı, on the Asian side of İstanbul between Caddebostan and Küçükyalı, does not look as…
It’s one of those great İstanbul landmarks that every visitor to the city sees without necessarily paying it the attention it deserves. The…
“Very Small Place” Population: 3,900 Old names: Gerraiidai, Sığla, Sığala Market day: Sunday On the Aegean coast 5km west of Seferihisar, Sığacık was until the…
“Milk” Old names: Skyai, Pera These days Galata, the area around the landmark Galata Tower that was once the heart of Genoese Pera,…
“Roman (European) Castle” The well-heeled Bosphorus suburb of Rumeli Hisarı is named after the huge castle built here by Mehmet the Conqueror in…
Sinan in Thrace Population: 125,500 Old name: Arcadiopolis (Roman) Heading from İstanbul to Edirne you might…
“The Foot of the Rock” If you are visiting the ruins of the dramatic castle at Şebinkarahisar you might also want to consider…
Born the son of a goldsmith at the court of Sultan Ahmed I in 1611, Evliya Çelebi became an apprentice to the sultan’s…
Atatürk’s favourite spa Population: 2,340 Feeling hot and sticky and…
“Small Shore” (Yakacık) Population: 36,900 Old name: Baiae (Hellenistic) Market day: Wednesday ***The Hatay was terribly damaged by the earthquakes of 2023. As…