Things to Do in Fatih Istanbul
Istanbul is a big city, and after you’ve seen the main attractions like the Hagia Sofia and the grand Bazaar, you may wonder what else the city has to offer. Istanbul is made up of 39 districts so Read More
Why is ANZAC Day Important
With ANZAC day a week away, Australians and New Zealanders will soon begin flooding into Istanbul before heading down to the Gallipoli peninsula for the remembrance day celebrations. Every year on April 25th, hundreds of people show up without Read More
Things to do in Istanbul
Straddling two continents, Istanbul is a city divided by the narrow waterway known as the Bosphorus. The city embraces it’s mixture of European and Asian culture and visitors will sense the contrasts with each turn. To really explore and understand Read More
Antalya A City Of Turkey
Antalya (population 2 million), “capital” of the Turkish Mediterranean Coast, is a sprawling modern city with a small, charming historic center, a good archeology museum, long sunny beaches to east and west, the Turquoise Coast’s busiest airport, good hotels, lots Read More
Bursa A City Of Turkey
Come to Bursa, due south of Istanbul across the Sea of Marmara, for its beautiful mosques and other early Ottoman architecture, for its silk-filled bazaars, its thermal spa baths and hotels. You can visit Bursa to see the top sights Read More
Ephesus A City Of Turkey
Ephesus is the best-preserved Roman city in the Mediterranean region, and one of Turkey’s top sights along with Istanbul and Cappadocia, but the Ephesus archeological site is not the only reason to visit this region. Selçuk, the town 3 km Read More
Pergamum (Bergama) A City of Turkey
Bergama (ancient Pergamum), 100 km (62 miles) north of İzmir and 250 km (155 miles) south of Çanakkale, was renowned in Hellenic and Roman times for its great library and as the medical center where Galen laid the foundation for Read More
Kas A City Of Turkey
Kaş (Kas), once an unspoiled fishing village, is now a relatively unspoiled tourist town on the southern bulge of Turkey’s Mediterranean coast two hours’ drive southeast of Fethiye and three hours’ drive southwest of Antalya. Despite dozens of new hotels Read More
Kalkan A City Of Turkey
Kalkan is a Turkish Mediterranean fishing village gone upscale to resort status. Located 27 km (17 miles) west of Kaş, it’s like Kaş with less land but more money. Kalkan has retained more of its Ottoman-era character, and has beauty Read More
Trabzon A City Of Turkey
Once known as Trebizond, this historic port city near the eastern end of Turkey’s Black Sea coast (map) provides interesting contrasts to the normal Turkish town. Trabzon (pop. 240,000) has been around since at least 746 BC, so it has Read More