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!
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Rize City Guide: Rize City Guide
As the pearl of the Eastern Black Sea, Rize is a paradise situated among greenery.
Ordu City Guide: Ordu City Guide
As one of the beautiful cities of the Black Sea Region, Ordu is located in the middle of Giresun, Samsun, Tokat, and Sivas cities.
Kırklareli City Guide: Kırklareli City Guide
In compliance with its location, Kırklareli has hosted many civilizations in the history. It is known that the city was submerged during the Ice Age.
Çorum City Guide: Çorum City Guide
Surrounded by Amasya, Çankırı, Sinop, and Kırıkkale provinces, Çorum is a settlement area which dates back to the Paleolithic Period in the Black Sea Region. A good many historical artifacts extant from those periods are worth seeing. Having succeeded to preserve local Anatolian culture, Çorum has remained at the center of civilizations that were established consecutively.
Bayburt City Guide: Bayburt City Guide
Located where the Haldis settled in ancient times, Bayburt is known to have come under the domination of the Roman Empire. It and its surrounding area are one of the places where the Turks first settled in Anatolia.
Grey Route: Mountains of Gods, Gods of Mountains: Grey Route: Mountains of Gods, Gods of Mountains
We fall into Mother Nature’s embrace when we give into our natural longing to live off the grid. We sometimes take to the road with a solid plan, and sometime stake only backpack when we are on the fly. Put simply, camping purifies our souls. We escape from the hurry and the hustle of the big city. We feel our …
Green Route: From Düzce Lowlands to Artvin Mountains: Green Route: From Düzce Lowlands to Artvin Mountains
As one moves from the West to the East across Turkey, the geography escalates, and northern Turkey in particular offers great variations in topography.
Are There Blond, even Light-eyed Turks?
Let’s not say impossible; because they exist. The Kipchaks, who spoke Turkic, were like this. Russians called them Polovets, Byzantines Kumans, Hungarians Kun, and the Mongols and Chinese called them Kipchak. The blond Turks themselves used the names Kıpçak or Kıbçak. In Islamic history, they’re also known as Kipchaks. Russian historian Gumilev traces their blondness to Europoid ancestors, suggesting that …
The Historical Journey of Börek: From Central Asia to the World
Börek, a savory pastry shaped with thin layers of dough filled with cheese, minced meat, spinach, or potatoes, has not only delighted palates for centuries but also served as a cultural bridge connecting civilizations. As ordinary as a street simit and as regal as a palace dish, börek has a far deeper and richer past than commonly assumed. From the …