“New Gate” Not so long ago Yenikapı was a relatively sleepy little place on the European shore of the Sea of Marmara just…
Quite Blue Valley On the way from Yalova to the thermal resort at Termal you pass through this small and somewhat ramshackle village…
Birthplace of the Turkish navy Population: 47,500 Old name: Praenetos (Greek) Market: Tuesday If you’re in…
Port town on Sea of Marmara Population: 133,100 Old name: Pylae/Pylai, Yalakabad, Yalıova Of the…
Atatürk’s favourite spa Population: 2,340 Feeling hot and sticky and…
The Sea of Marmara in the north-west of Anatolia is an inland sea of vital strategic importance as the link between the Black…