Showing posts with label Turkish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Turkish. Show all posts
Monday, 20 May 2019

Of Mardin's monasteries, wine and stone houses

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From Gaziantep it was onwards to Mardin. Mardin was high on my visit list as it is at the confluence of several religious and cultural in...
Thursday, 9 May 2019

Adana: much more than a kebab

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From Konya it was onward to Adana. Adana is a nice sized city of 1.75 million persons located 35 kilometers inland from the Mediterrane...
Saturday, 4 May 2019

Why ten weeks in Turkey? Blame Ataturk and the Ottoman Turks!

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Spending ten weeks in any country outside your own is a commitment. It costs money, requires energy and, most importantly, the country mu...
Wednesday, 24 April 2019

Konya: Mevlana Rumi's city

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After Eskisehir, next stop was Konya. We traveled by a Turkish Railways high speed bullet train - yes, Turkish Railways have high speed ...
Monday, 15 April 2019

Eskisehir, Turkey: travel hub or hidden gem?

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From Bursa our next destination was Konya. However, exploring Turkey at leisure meant the long direct journey to Konya was conveniently ...
Saturday, 13 April 2019

Mosques more beautiful than Istanbul's Blue Mosque – maybe?

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Istanbul's Ottoman Turkish monuments and architecture are well known. Istanbul buildings like the Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Mosque) ...
Thursday, 4 April 2019

Istanbul not Constantinople; Kadikoy not Sultan Ahmet

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There is a historic – mainly Ottoman – Istanbul in the Sultan Ahmet district. Then there is the rest of Istanbul. Within 'the rest...
Saturday, 27 June 2015

Sarajevo: Bosnia’s microcosm of humanity

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If Serbia was an eye-opener then Bosnia was no less an amazing experience ! As the crow flies, the distance between Belgrade...