Population: 2,100 Market: Tuesday If you don’t have a car and want to explore the Phrygian Valley north of Afyon, it’s worth knowing…
North of Afyon and near the large village of Kayıhan, the Göynüş Vadisi is barely a valley in any recognisable sense but is…
North of Afyon and east of the small town of Doğer, Emre Gölü is a lovely peaceful lake at its prettiest in late…
Population: 3,800 Due north of Afyon and Gazlıgöl, the small town of İhsaniye makes a good starting point for exploring the Phrygian Valley…
“Gassy Lake” Population: 2.500 Due north of Afyon, Gazlıgöl is a small spa…
Turkey’s first Insta-village? Population: 2,000 Market day: Friday Eleven km northeast of the spa…
Of the many peoples who inhabited Anatolia in the pre-Graeco-Roman period the best known are probably the Hittites whose ancient capital, at Hattuşa,…
City of Midas Population: minimal (Yazılıkaya) Midas Şehri was the name given to the rock-cut settlement established by the Phrygians around…
people are familiar with the stunning Cappadocian landscape, but far fewer visit the almost equally beautiful Phrygian Valley (Frig Vadisi) in western Anatolia…
Of all the regions of Turkey, Western Anatolia probably suffers most from an identity crisis. The area inland from the coasts, due south…