Sakarya City Guide: Sakarya City Guide
Sakarya province is located in the Marmara Region and earns attention with its closeness to Istanbul – and thanks to the crowds!
Rize City Guide: Rize City Guide
As the pearl of the Eastern Black Sea, Rize is a paradise situated among greenery.
Muğla City Guide: Muğla City Guide
One of the most beautiful provinces between the Aegean and Mediterranean areas is Muğla. A stand out with its tourist-friendly elements, Muğla is located between Aydın and Antalya provinces.
Kütahya City Guide: Kütahya City Guide
Famous for its beautiful ceramics and thermal springs, Kütahya is one of the hidden paradises of Anatolia.
Isparta City Guide: Isparta City Guide
The city of roses, Isparta… Having showed progress since the time of the Lydians and Persians, Isparta had been an important city in the Roman Period as well.
Eskişehir City Guide: Eskişehir City Guide
As one of the important centers of Anatolia, Eskişehir has also a good position. It has a cold and snowy climate and does not get much rainfall during the summer.
Edirne City Guide: Edirne City Guide
As one of the important places of historical times, Edirne offers many beautiful things for visitors. Having been the capital of the Ottoman Empire for years, it borders on Greece and Bulgaria. Established on a large plain area, Edirne ranked at one time as one of the seven largest cities of Europe.
Burdur City Guide: Burdur City Guide
As a Mediterranean city, Burdur is located within the area named Lakes Region. It has natural borders such as the Boncuk Mountains on the extensions of Toros, Katrancık Mountain, Elmalı Mountain, Kuyucak, and Dedegöl Mountains to the east, Burdur Lake and Karakuş Mountain in the north, and Acıgöl and Eşeler Mountains in the west. Surrounded by Antalya, Muğla, Denizli, Isparta, …
Farewell to a Friend: Sachihiro Omura
One of the prominent figures in archaeological collaboration between Turkey and Japan, Japanese archaeologist Sachihiro Omura, passed away last month in Kırşehir. Living in Turkey since 1972 and serving as the excavation director at Kalehöyük since 1985, Omura passed away at Kaman State Hospital, where he had been admitted due to illness. According to some sources, Omura was born in …
Istanbul as a Novel’s Protagonist: A Literary Journey Through Time
Politics, football, art, cinema, love, passion, anger, wealth, poverty, and history—Istanbul embodies all aspects of life and naturally becomes an indispensable setting in Turkish literature. Since the Tanzimat literary era, countless novels have been set in this culturally rich city. However, in some novels, Istanbul transcends its role as a backdrop and emerges as a central character—almost the protagonist of the story. …