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Where to Go With Kids in Turkey
Kids in Turkey. Photo courtesy of Sulukule Çocuk Atölyesi via Flickr. Parents know all too well that a vacation can quickly turn into a nightmare when traveling with kids in a land that is not...
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The Fountain City of Cesme
Cesme Streets. Photo Courtesy of OscarKosy. Located halfway down Turkey’s Aegean coast, Çeşme is a popular sea-side resort town known for its crystal-clear waters, clean beaches, thermal springs and...
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Coruh River Valley, an Eco-tourism Gem
Çoruh River Valley. Photo Courtesy of EvgenyGenkin. Originating in the Mescit Mountains in north-eastern Turkey and flowing 290 miles along the Kelkit-Çoruh Fault through the cities of Bayburt, Ispir,...
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Lake Van, Turkey’s Largest and Most Evocative Lake
Akdamar Island on Lake Van. Photo Courtesy of David Jennings. Southeast Turkey is a land of majestic peaks, rugged plateaus and deep valleys, and at the heart of this magnificent landscape is Lake Van...
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Historical Sites in Ankara
Ankara Castle. Photo courtesy of Bahatur. The history of Ankara began long with the Bronze Age Hatti civilization, followed by the Hittites, who subsumed the Hatti and became the region’s dominant...
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Marmaris on the Turkish Riviera
View From Above Marmaris. Photo courtesy of Andrew Hurley via Flickr. Relatively unheard of outside of Turkey, the gorgeous Turkish Riviera encompasses much of the country’s southwest coastline,...
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Archaeological Sites in Antalya
Columns in the Colonnaded Street at Perge, Turkey. Photo courtesy of Frank Kovalchek via Flickr. Straddling the Mediterranean coast and flanked by the Taurus Mountains of southwest Turkey, the region...
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Best Day Trips from Izmir
Temple of Traian at Pergamum. Photo courtesy of Julian Fong via Flickr. Ancient Smyrna, or ‘Izmir’ as it is known in the modern world, has more than 4,000 years of history, with archaeological remains...
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Izmir for Cruise Visitors
Izmir, Turkey. Photo courtesy of Thomas Depenbusch via Flickr. Izmir is Turkey’s third largest city and boasts thousands of years of turbulent history. Sitting on Turkey’s Aegean coast and surrounded...
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The Bodrum Amphitheatre
Bodrum Amphitheatre. Photo courtesy of Simon Hardy via Flickr. Modern Bodrum is situated on the site of what was once Halicarnassus, one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for the tomb of...
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Taurus Mountains
Wildflowers in the Taurus Mountains. Photo courtesy of Vince Smith via Flickr. The Taurus mountains (Toros Dağları in Turkish) run the length of Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, forming the southern...
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The Ankara Citadel
Ankara’s Citadel. Photo courtesy of David Stanley via Flickr. Ankara’s lofty Citadel (‘Hisar’ or ‘Kale’ in Turkish) can be seen from almost anywhere in the city. Perched atop a hill in the heart of the...
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Cruising the Gulf of Fethiye
Gulf of Fethiye. Photo courtesy of Turkey Vision via Flickr. The Gulf of Fethiye, also known as the Gulf of Telmessos, is one of Turkey’s most popular areas for yachting and tourism. Hemmed in to the...
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Tour Review: Kusadasi Shore Excursion: Ephesus Sightseeing Tour
Ruins at Ephesus in Turkey. Photo courtesy of Jessica Festa. Because of Turkey’s location and history of playing home to many ancient civilizations, it’s known as part of the Cradle of Culture. While...
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Turkey’s Black Sea Coast
Amasya on Turkey’s Black Sea Coast. Photo courtesy of Acizane via Flickr. Stretching east of Istanbul all the way to the Georgian border and hemmed in by the looming peaks of the Kaçkar Mountain range,...
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Izmir: Turkey’s Most “Beautiful” City
Izmir at Sunset Izmir, the pearl of the Aegean, may no longer be the beauty it once was, before old Smyrna was torched at the end of the Independence War, but the reputation remains. Just ask any Turk...
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Nightlife in Kusadasi
Kusadasi at Night — photo by Jonathan via Flickr Kusadasi is not known for its beauty. In fact, many consider the Aegean city quite the opposite. Few historical structures remain and rest consists...
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Ten Places to Go in Turkey – Other than Istanbul
Ruined church in Ihlara Valley, photo by Mike Dunphy In a city as dense as Istanbul, it can take an entire vacation to unpack a single neighborhood, much less all the main tourist sights. However,...
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Watersports in Kusadasi
photo by Matt Czarnocki, via flickr At night, the action of the port city of Kusadasi takes to the Irish pubs and dance clubs in the downtown entertainment district. By day, however, the momentum...
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The Bodrum Peninsula
In Gumusluk, photo by Yilmaz Oevuenc via Flickr As one of Turkey’s most popular summer capitals, Bodrum swells with people, noise and entertainment between July and September. Overlooking the harbor,...
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