Diyarbakir is a sizeable town at the heart of the Kurdish part of South Eastern Anatolia. It is often regarded as the capital of the Kurdish region of Turkey. This attractive, historic, walled city...
Category: Turkey
Old Hasankeyf was a small historic town set on the banks of the Tigris river. It was said to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in the world at over 12,000 years old. To this...
On the tallest peak of the Eastern Taurus mountain range, high above the Euphrates River, sits an incredible feat of engineering. An ancient tomb and funerary mound marked by huge stone statues...
Sanliurfa is a city in eastern Turkey which has its roots in the Neolithic era and is surrounded by recently discovered settlements from those times. Commonly known as Urfa, the city is mentioned in...
Mardin is an historic city in South Eastern Turkey, close to the border with Syria. In ancient times it was an important Silk Road town with links to Mesopotamia in the South, Europe to the west and...
Cappadocia is a semi-arid region of Central Turkey famed for it’s distinctive rock formations. Commonly known as Fairy Chimneys, these incredulous rock and earth towers are the result of millions...
