Most visitors to Turkey in search of a beach holiday head straight to the brash resorts which line the Aegean or Mediterranean Seas. But Turkey’s verdant Black Sea coast, more or less as long as the Western seaboard of the United States, has some unspoilt gems well worth seeking out. Amasra is a perfect example.
April 30, 2012
Bosphorus Sights
Istanbul’s Bosphorus is of course the place where Europe faces Asia, a crucial waterway fought over by a succession of powers. But it is the meeting of past and present which will be most apparent to anyone who gets out on the water, whose shoreline finds modern skyscrapers sharing airspace with distinctive slender Ottoman minarets, graceful wooden mansions shivering in the shadow of apartment blocks.
April 16, 2012
The Mad Sultan of Yildiz Palace
By the late 19th century, the Ottoman Empire was in terminal decline, beset by violence, infighting and constant shrinkage of its domains. And every time a chunk of the empire disappeared it seems the sultans cheered themselves up by building a new palace in Istanbul (then Constantinople).
April 2, 2012
Things to do in Edirne
The city of Edirne in western Turkey dates back to the Roman Empire, its name deriving from the Emperor Hadrian. It was on the main westward route which took conquering Ottoman armies into the heart of Europe, to the very gates of Vienna on one occasion, and its strategic position has made it the theater of numerous battles over the centuries.
March 20, 2012
Top Ancient Sights in Ankara
Few cities have grown so big, so quickly as Ankara, once known as Angora (yes, like the goats’ wool, which originated near here). It’s only been the capitol of Turkey since 1923 but the tall buildings, prestigious modern government quarters and urban sprawl which have sprung up since then can’t completely disguise the city’s ancient origins. Here’s where to encounter Ankara’s distant past:
March 15, 2012
Exhibition : From Konstantiniyye to Istanbul
People coming to Istanbul usually want to see the major sights of ancient history during their stay in this beautiful city. Who wouldn’t want to see a 1500-year-old Byzantine church or an Ottoman mosque that has been active for over 400 years?
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May 14, 2012
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