Midyat – A Living Cultural Mosaic
Midyat, in Turkey’s Mardin Province, sits on a sun-baked plateau overlooking the plains of southeastern Anatolia. As the cultural heart of the Tur Abdin region, Midyat is a living mosaic […]
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Mardın – A bit of old Syria in Eastern Turkey
On my late tour of eastern Anatolia, I was especially impressed with the historic core of Mardın. Tucked into the fertile Menderes valley, old Mardın preserves a layered past whose […]
Nemrut Dağı
Mount Nemrut (Nemrut Dağı) in southeastern Turkey is one of the country’s most evocative archaeological sites, where monumental sculpture, royal aspiration and a spectacular mountain landscape come together. Perched near […]
Feshane – Art on the Golden Horn
Nestled along the shores of the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Artİstanbul Feshane stands as a vibrant cultural and arts complex. Its story traces back to the 19th century when it […]
Datça – A Paradise for Health Tourists
Favoured holiday destination of Turkey’s film stars, singers and assorted jet-set luvvies, Datça offers a glamorous destination for your next break in this richly varied country. It’s the Turkish equivalent […]
Van Man
Turkey is a magical land with something for everyone. If sprawling on a sun-baked beach with a cold drink in one hand and a Kindle in the other has lost […]
Blood Rites in Telmessos
My new Sketchers, though deliciously comfortable with their memory foam insoles and advanced air flow system, were no match for the jagged rocks that led up to the tomb of […]
Tlos
The ruins of Tlos in Turkey’s Muḡla province are tremendously impressive. I followed the road signs for the village of Kemer from the Fethiye-Kaṣ highway and took a turnoff at […]
Gods, Men and Goats – Duzgun Baba
It looked as if a large meteorite had crashed into a herd of goats, whose disintegrating bodies had spattered it with blood and whose only recognisable remains were hundreds of […]
Ankara: A city of contrasts
Turkey’s capital is as different from Istanbul as you could imagine. Istanbul is like a decrepit dowager aunt, clad in a dress that might have been in fashion a few […]
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