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Simultaneously European, Muslim, and Middle Eastern, this is a land of friendly people, delicious cuisine, and absolutely awe-inspiring sights, from Istanbul to capital Ankara to Cappadoccia to Ephesus and beyond. (And have we got deals on ravishing rugs for you!).

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Istanbul boasts two of ´10 of the World´s Most Magnificent Mosques´

Zen zeee Hagia Sophia Its current iteration (above), now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was built in 537 as the cathedral of Constantinople under the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, Hagia Sophia (Greek for "Holy Wisdom") was turned into a mosque by the Ottomans when they conquered the city 1453 and remained one until 1935, when it became a museum. The vast interior can hold up to 4,000 and among other elements features 107 massive columns; huge wooden roundels with Arabic calligraphy, added…

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Marvelous Marmaris, Turkey´s top beach city

den-belitsky A tourist city on Turkey´s Mediterranean ¨Turquoise Coast¨ (aka the Turkish Riviera), between Antalya and Fethiye, Marmaris is located on a bay and surrounded on all sides by forested mountains, and has an ancient history - the Greek historian Herodotus cites its town walls being built 3,000 years ago. And thanks to a tourism boom it burgeoned from a sleepy fishing village of some 3,000 in the 1960s to a population of around 39,000 today, and during the tourist season that…

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Hot-air ballooning in Capadoccia

Wolfgang Moroder These days hot-air ballooning is well, hot - no doubt about it. There are great options all around the world, but one of the coolest and most distinctive is in the Capadoccia region of central Turkey, a 7½ -hour drive from Istanbul and 3½ from Ankara. That's because this adventure will float you over the “fairy chimneys”, rock formations of volcanic ash, lava and basalt that form impressive swirling spires. You can choose from standard to deluxe and private balloon flights in…

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Istanbul cited in 'Using Astrology to Plan Travel this Holiday Season'

fshok.com Still vibrant and popular today, the five-thousand-year-old art of astrology can identify, say, business and romantic opportunities or challenges. And those celestial bodies slinking about the stars can also help pinpoint optimal times and places for travel. And since destinations have their own astro-charts -- which interact with yours -- astrology can even serve as a kind of spiritual travel agent. It can tell you, for example, about places likely to be harmonious or challenging…

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María José February 9, 2023 at 2:02pm

Sad news from the Kurdish city of Diyarbakır, in the country's southeast: the UNESCO World Heritage Site here centred around a mid-4th-century fortress has suffered a good amount of damage as a result of this week's massive earthquake: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/sites-damaged-unesco-turkey-...

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/sites-damaged-unesco-turkey-syria-earthquake
José Balido January 24, 2023 at 11:18am

In the past several years there's been a booming trend in foreigners (mostly men) coming to Turkey for hair transplant and growth treatments. I was nearly one of them, so I was interested to read this piece in the US/Mideast-based business-new site MenaFN.com about the phenomenon: https://menafn.com/1105419099/Turkey-welcomes-nearly-1M-people-for-...
Riccardo R October 28, 2022 at 10:21am

Thanks to BBC Travel for clueing us into a sweet favorite in Istanbul. "Halka tatlisi" are like Spanish churros (fried dough) but drenched in sweet, rosewater-and-honeysyrup - and what makes them extra fun is that back in the day they were apparently associated with whorehouses lol: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20221024-sweet-temptation-istanb...

Sweet temptation: Istanbul's beloved 'brothel dessert'

Found on every corner and renowned as one of Istanbul's favourite and oldest street foods, halka tatlisi has long been associated with the city's see…
John Kipper June 4, 2022 at 1:14pm

Well, Turkey just got the United Nations to start referring to it as Türkiye, and now they're continuing to work on the rest of us. To me, though, it'll always be gobble gobble! https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/03/turkey-changes-name-t...

Turkey officially changes name at UN to Türkiye | Turkey | The Guardian

United Nations says request from Ankara has been accepted with immediate effect
Erhan Tasdemir May 24, 2020 at 12:36am

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Üç Kümbetler, Anadoluda bilinen nadide anıt mezarları arasında yer almaktadır. Kümbetler hakkında elde edilen bilgilere göre en büyüğü Emir Saltuk'a …
María José August 16, 2018 at 8:12pm

Turkey's political travails notwithstand, more travellers are taking notice of the great travel values being created by its current currency crisis: https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2018/08/15/travel-turkey-chea...

The Turkish currency crisis makes traveling to Istanbul more affordable

Turkey's currency has declined dramatically this year. That makes traveling to Turkey more affordable for U.S. tourists.
OneNation Tours January 7, 2014 at 5:19pm

Tours to Turkey in 2014‎

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PreciseTours.com October 9, 2013 at 9:37am

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PreciseTours.com October 3, 2013 at 11:14pm

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Murtaza Kalender October 2, 2013 at 9:16pm

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ISTANBUL TO ISTANBUL

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