Fethiye is a pretty town at the hillsides of the Mount Mendos, the part of the Tourus Mountain chains, and surrounds the bay that it has given its name to. The high mountain range formed by rises and falls of the crust during the Tertiary Geological Period, and hundreds of bays lying at the mountainside seem to embrace each other along the Fethiye shore line. This mountain range (it was called the Kragos and Antikragos in the antique period) with an altitude of more t   More..

The Gallipoli campaign of 1915 was an allied attemp to knock Ottoman Turkey out of world war I and reopen a supply route to Russia. The inital plan, proposed by british Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill, called for an Allied force mostly Australian, New zelalander (Anzac) and British to force the Dardanelles strait and then to steam to Istanbul to dictate peace terms. They began the campaign convinced that the dardenelles would fall in one month. The Royal Navy S   More..

The landscape surrounding the city included rich agricultural fields, hill lands for pasture, as well as woods. Smaller woods are still found outside the city but in ancient times they were far more widespread. This meant the inhabitants had an excellent supply for timber when building their houses and other structures. The fields provided the people with a subsistence crop of wheat, barley and lentils. Linen was also harvested, but their primary source for clothing w   More..

Iznik is a small town in Turkey, on the eastern shore of Lake Iznik. It is the modern successor of the important Byzantine city of Nicea (or Nicaea), where the famous Council of Nicea was held in 325 AD. Iznik is Founded in the 4th century BC by the Macedonian king Antigonus I Monophthalmus, Nicea was an important centre in late Roman and Byzantine   More..

Konya the home of Celaleddin-i Rumi (also known as Mevlana), is located in Central Anatolia. The Mevlana Mausoleum is a must see. From Istanbul to Konya, you can travel by bus, by plane and by train. it takes 1 hour plane travel, 10 hours bus travel and 13 hours train travel from Istanbul. Mevlana Celaleddin-i RumiMawlawi Sufi OrderMore..

The culture of Mardin bears the imprint of various antique civilizations flourishing in the area. Mardin has an enormous historical, cultural and architectural richness. It is apparent that this richness has the potential of contributing much to the development of the province and national tourism if mobilized and managed properly. More..

Marmaris is a resort town on the mediterranien cost of Turkey. This is a best point you can travel to Rhodes (Greek island)   More..

Miletos was an ancient greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, located near the present Akköy near the mouth of the Maeander River, it was one of the largest cities in Anatolia with a population of between 80,000 and 100,000 and was considered the greatest and wealthiest Greek cities. Miletos was a major port city located on the peninsula with four har   More..

Its name is probably derived from Olympos mountain roughly 15 km north of the city.Olympos is fascinating, not just for its ruins that are fragmentary and widely scattered amidst the thick greenery of wild grapevines, bay trees, flowering oleander, wild figs and pines, but for its archeological site just inland from a beautiful beach along the course of a stream which runs through a rocky gorge.It is between Adrasan and Kemer. A plate on Antalya after pass   More..

Distance from Istanbul : 650 kmBus Travel : 10 hoursFlight Travel : 1 hourTrain Travel : 15 hourReccomended time to spend in Pamukkale : Maximum 1 night and 1 day, Pamukkale is quite small place and you can visit everything in one day time. Pamukkale, is a natural site and attraction in south-western   More..