Turkish bath (hamam)
The tradition of the Turkish bath extends far back, to a time before Turks had reached Anatolia. When the Turks arrived in Anatolia, they...
Shepherd dogs of Turkey
Anatolian Shepherd Dog The Anatolian Shepherd Dog is a remarkable shepherd's guard dog of ancient lineage. It is a large, formidable...
Noah's Ark Pudding
You cannot visit Turkey without coming across a very special dessert called Noah's ark pudding, better known as 'aşure' (aah-shoor-EY')....
Aizanoi
This city is in the Çavdarhisar town, 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Kütahya city center. The city experienced its golden age in the...
Kekova
Kekova Island and the town of Kale (ancient Simena) to the west of Antalya make an idyllic daytrip for the traveler looking for a...
Mountaineering in Turkey
A glance at a topographical map of Turkey reveals that this is a country of mountains. Rising from all four directions, mountains...
Hatay (Antioch)
The story of Hatay begins with the Paleolitic Age (Early Stone Age). The earliest inhabitants of the region were the Prototigris who...
Assos
Assos, the ancient Aeolian city clinging to a rocky hillside above the charming and fairly sensitively developed fishing village of...
Sagalassos
The ancient site of Sagalassos is located on the hillside of Mount Akdag of Taurus mountain range near Aglasun village in southwestern...
Nargile
The Nargile, also known as hookah or hubble-bubble or sheesha or Turkish water pipe, is an old tradition in Turkey for smoking Turkish...
