İSTANBUL “Meeting Point of Civilizations” For more than 1,500 years İstanbul was the capital of the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires. With one arm reaching out to Asia and the other to Europe, İstanbul is the only city in the world built on two continents. The Bosphorus courses the waters of the Black Sea, the Sea of Marmara, and the...Read More
“Beautiful İzmir” draws you into a world of picturesque modernity and traditions, with its refreshing touches to human souls. İzmir hypnotizes visitors in an aura of history and modernity. İzmir, ancient Smyrna, is located at a point where the Anatolian Peninsula extends into the Aegean Sea. İzmir is one of the oldest cities with continuous...Read More
Safranbolu is under conservation since 1975, and entered the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1994. The city’s name is derived from the rare saffron (Safran) plant growing in the region. Having the most outstanding examples ofOttoman architecture, Safranbolu is regarded one of mankind’s commonly shared treasures. The castle, the hamams, the bazaars, inns, mosques, the old government...Read More
PRIENE Priene is located 65 km west of Aydın, and only 15 km to Söke. The city changed its location at least two times in history, due to silting process of the Meander Valley. The present city was established here in the 4th century BCE, and its prior location remains a mystery, buried somewhere under the...Read More
Pergamon had been founded in the Hellenistic period, ca. 280 BCE, as the capital city of local dynastic kings known at the Attalids. Attalus I (from whom the dynasty takes its name) was actually the third ruler, from and it was during his reign that Pergamon began to develop close alliances to Rome, then just...Read More
Pamukkale, one of Denizli’s most important districts in terms culture and tourism, is home to tourist attractions such as the Pamukkale travertines and the ancient city of Hierapolis, which are registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List as natural and archaeological sites. Other important sites around Pamukkale are the Karahayıt Hot Springs, the Denizli Cable Car...Read More
Marmaris: an Aegean Pearl Marmaris is where the Mediterranean meets the Aegean, where green verdant forests meet the famous turquoise waters of the sea, and where modern culture meets ancient civilizations. Marmaris is one of the popular tourism towns of Muğla, with its natural beauty, long coastline, magnificent view from pine covered hills, virgin bays, beaches, ancient...Read More
Dominating the gulf bearing the same name in the Aegean Coast, and also thanks to its clear sea, beautiful nature, wide harbour and proximity to the ancient cities, Kuşadası was one of the earliest tourist destinations and it still continues to be popular with its lovely beaches, sun, cool breezes. Kuşadası – where blue skies...Read More
Hippocrates’ Island The island’s name «Kos» probably derives from the daughter of the mythical King Meropas, called Koos. Kos is the birthplace of Hippocrates «father of medicine» (460-377 B.C), which was inhabited during the Neolithic Period (5th – 4th millennium B.C). Kos is the third largest island in the Dodecanese group. It’s a popular destination...Read More
KONYA “The City of the Whirling Dervishes” There is a saying that almost everybody in Türkiye knows: Travel the world, see Konya! Konya,located in the Central Anatolian Region, is the largest province in Türkiye in terms of geographical surface area. It has an area larger than many countries, with a surface area of 38,873 square kilometres....Read More
