Deep blue sea, squeaky clean beach, lush green forest, and mountains as backdrop make Ölüdeniz a prized destination in Turkey. This beach resort on the southwestern coast of the country…
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Mount Nemrut (or Nemrut Dağ) is nothing less than a religious sanctuary that has hardly lost its glory. It’s an unadulterated mishmash of ancient Greek and Persian culture at their…
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The Süleymaniye Mosque overlooking the Golden Horn is a striking landmark of the city of Istanbul. A part of the mosque bears resemblance to the Byzantine basilica, especially, the Hagia…
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Set amid gardens boasting luxuriant vegetation, the Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul, entertained six sultans at intervals. Between 1856 and 1924, it also served as the seat of the last Ottoman…
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An emblem of the Turkish and Islamic art, the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey is a place, both of meditation and admiration. This prominent building is listed on the itinerary of every…
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The cavernous depths of the Basilica Cistern aka Yerebatan Sarayı, located in Turkey, beckon the visitors to delve into the architectural studies of the Byzantine Empire. Even if you are…
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Established as a part of the expansionist program of the Genoese colony in Constantinople, the nine-storey Galata Tower is, presently, one of the most visited destinations in Istanbul. The majestic…
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One of the world’s first shopping malls, the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey, is also one of the largest covered markets today. The strategic location of Istanbul helped it in…
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They say there are few places in the world where you can get a good night’s sleep in a cave and Cappadocia in Turkey is one of them. The landscape…
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Hagia Sophia is an extremely beautiful and important architectural monument, which once used to be a church. It was then converted into a mosque and later into a Turkish museum…
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Topkapi is the largest and oldest palace in the world, surrounded by 5 kilometers of walls and occupying an area of 700,000 square meters. Sultan Mehmed II, the conqueror of…
