Adana

ADANA

Adana is the fourth largest city of Turkey,and major city in southern Turkey.The city is situated on the 'Seyhan River'.

Adana is located at the northeastern edge of the Mediterranean,where it serves as the gateway to the Cukurova plain,which has histrorically been known in the West as the Cilicia Plain.This large strech of flat,fertile land lies southeast of the Taurus Mountains.

You can see river in the picture it is 'Seyhan River'.Seyhan River is the longest River in Turkey that flows into the Mediterranean Sea.The river is 560km and flows southwest from it is headwaters in the Tahtali Mountains in the Anti-Taurus Mountains to the Mediterranean Sea via a broad delta.

Taskorpu (in Enlish Stone Bridge) is a Roman bridge spanning the Seyhan River in Adana.This bridge is one of the oldest bridge in the World.

Foods in Adana is also famous.For example Adana Kebabi.Adana Kebabi in its hometown,comprising only male lamb meat,red bell peppers and tail fat hand minced together.Served with charred peppers and tomatoes,an onion,sumac,parsley salad and lavas.It is very spicy but taste.

Here you can see the video about Adana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDqlQDCIdJ0&t=89s

Idris Ibrahimov

Trabzon

                                                                    TRABZON

Trabzon is the one of the popular city in Turkey,and the biggest one in the Eastern Black Sea region.It is very touristic place,the nature the weather is wonderful there.Also Trabzon is located in the historical Silk Road.Trabzon is historically know in English as Trebizond.

Trabzon City Center

The population of Trabzon in 2017 is over 800 thousand.Trabzon has lots of green forests,mountains with many rivers and highlands.There are major roads connecting Trabzon to other cities,a big harbor for international shipping traffic in the Black Sea and an international Airport.

The city is famous for it is fish,soccer and the Sumela Monastery.Soccer club name is 'Trabzon FC'.

There is a lake calls 'UzunGol'if we translate it in English it is 'longlake'.The lake is at a distance 99 km from Trabzon city center.The area is most famous for it is natural enviroment and located in a between high rising mountains.

UzunGol(Long Lake)

There is a lot of hotels,restaurant and the souvenir shops becaouse a lot of tourists are visiting there.Also Trabzon attracts the attention primarily for it is silver and gold processing and is famous for it is specially desinged bracelts called 'Trabzon bilezigi'

'Trabzon Bilezigi'

it costs between 8000-10000 Euro.

Foods in Trabzon is very taste,for example they have 'Akcaabat Meatball'this is the one of the famous food in Trabzon also 'Steamed Fish'

Here is the link about Trabzon  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpYHC2Jk_IA&t=110s

Idris Ibrahimov

Anıtkabir

Anıtkabir

Ankara - The capital city of Turkey has an ancient history and modern buildings. Anıtkabir, the burial place of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Turkish Republic, is one of the best places you can visit in Ankara. On every national holidays and Atatürk's death anniversary, Anıtkabir has over 430.000 visitors.

10 November-Atatürk's Death anniversary

 

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the modern Turkish Republic, is called "Father of the Turks" (that is literally what "Atatürk" means in Turkish). He led the resistance fight against foreign invaders who hoped to control Turkey after World War I. The Turkish Republic was established on October 29, 1923, on secular democratic principles that guaranteed people freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press. Atatürk introduced the Latin alphabet into Turkish, encouraged education, and brought the nation into the modern world. He forged ties with other countries that before had not known Turkey. Atatürk died in 1938, and his memorial museum and mausoleum, Anıtkabir, was finished in 1953. Using materials from all over Turkey such as different colored marble, the huge complex was set above Peace Park which features trees from all over the world and is inspired by Atatürk's famous saying, "Peace at home, peace in the world."

Anıtkabir's front view at night. Soldier is doing his watch

You can begin your tour of Anıtkabir at Lion Road, a marble path bordered by 24 lion statues, and then explore the rectangle complex of buildings which house various museums, libraries, art galleries, towers, and life-like recreations of historic battles. You can see Atatürk's cars, clothes, manuscripts, pens, and even his amazing collection of swords decorated with gold and gem-studded hilts, given to him by kings and presidents from all over the world. You can walk acros the massive courtyard by a tall Turkish flag and see real Turkish soldiers keeping watch inside glass guard posts. Every day the soldiers march across the courtyard and down Lion Road.

The mausoleum that features Atatürk's tomb is the most impressive place of all. Torches line the walls, always lit, as sunlight pours through high windows, glistening off marble floors. Pause for a moment at a simple wreath and read Atatürk's words etched into nearby stone:

“Sovereignty is without doubt, the Nation’s.”

CAPPADOCİA

 CAPPADOCİA

Welcome to Cappadocia Turkey

Cappadocia which is unique in the world and is a miraculous nature wonder is the common name of the field covered by the provinces of Aksaray, Nevsehir, Nigde, Kayseri and Kirsehir in the Central Anatolian region.

In the upper Myosen period in the Cappadocia region as a result of the vulcanic eruptions occurred in Erciyes, Hasandag and Gulludag, in the region was formed a large tableland from the vulcanic tufas and together with the erosion of the Kizilirmak river and wind over ten thousands of years there appeared the chimney rocks which are a wonder of the nature. In the old Bronze Age the Cappadocia which was the population zone of the Assyrian civilization later has hosted the Hittite, Frig, Pers, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman civilizations. The first Christians escaped from the persecution of the Roman Empire in the 2nd century B.C. came to the Cappadocia over the Antakya and Kayseri and they have settled here. The first Christians finding the underground cities from Cappadocia have been hidden in these underground cities which gates were made in such way in which they couldn’t be easily observed and they have escaped from the persecution of the Roman soldiers. Due that they had live in the underground cities for long duration without being able to go out they have developed these underground cities by making provisions rooms, ventilation chimneys, wine production places, churches, abbeys, water wells, toilets and meeting rooms.

Cappadocia Balloon Tour

Everybody wants fly like a bird everytime. That is a big dream of human. Now you can realize your own dream with cappadocia balloon tour. Don’t omit join to balloon tour if you planning to go to cappadocia. You can see the deep canyons, valleys and fairy chimneys from the air

Cappadocia balloon tour begins every day at sunrise. Balloon tour takes almost an hour but if you want to join deluxe balloon tour it takes 1.30 hour. You can take your own flight certificate after tour. Comfortable clothes and shoes are recommended.

Don’t forget your own camera, because you can take the best photos of the world during that journey.

Have a nice journey.. I am sure that you will be enjoy in cappadocia and balloon tour

Maybe you have flight or bus tickets for Cappadocia and you need just cave hostel and Cappadocia tours for your Cappadocia Travel. Cappadocia is not a city or town , it is a large region and definetely you are going to need Cappadocia tours with professional guide and transfers, Even if you travelling with a car in Cappadocia still you need Cappadocia tours because to drive in Cappadocia more expensive instead of Cappadocia tours and above all to getting help from a professional guide.

We have very good Cappadocia packages include Cappadocia tours, Cave rooms and transfer . Even dinner and some more acitivities . If you try to book for cave rooms, cappadocia tours, transfers, dinners as separetely , Definetely it ll be much more expensive for you but our cappadocia packages include of all them as well orginized and much more cheaper.

Antalya

                AntalyaMuf Ben Omran

Antalya is the fifth most populous city in Turkey and the capital of its eponymous province. It is placed on the Southwest coast of Turkey bordered by the Taurus Mountains. Antalya is the largest Turkish city on the Mediterranean coast with over one million people in its metropolitan area, but with agglomeration this number reached 2.2 million in 2015. The city which is known now as Antalya was first settled about 200 BC.

The reign was taken over several times but for today’s people it is a huge fortune that the memories, statues, old town, many old building, architectures and baths survived the wars, and can present us the history values. Although Antalya was transferred to Italian control in the aftermath of World War I, it was retaken by the independent Turkey in the War of Independence (1919-1924). And today, it is Turkey biggest international sea resort, located on the Turkish Riviera. Large-scale development and governmental funding has promoted tourism. In 2014, about 12.5 million tourists visited the city and its area that is a “personal-record” of the city.

As for weather of the area, it is very attracting for tourists. Main reason is that the area is shielded from the northerly winds by the Taurus Mountains. Consequently, Antalya has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate with usually hot and dry wheatear in summer and mild and rainy winters. Around 300 days of the year are sunny. Even in off-season, before June or after August, it is a very convenient and pleasurable place to visit, to spend holidays there for low price. The mean sea temperature ranges between 16 Celsius in winter and 27 Celsius in summer. Average air temperature is about 34 Celsius, the low average is as low as 6.1 Celsius.

As I have mentioned before, there is a huge architectural heritage dating back up to Hellenistic times, most historical architecture in Antalya come from the medieval Ottoman period, with a number of mosques, madrasahs, masjids, caravanserais, Turkish baths and tombs giving the city a Turkish-Islamic character. Despite of all of this, unfortunately, historical architecture is concentrated in the walled city, Kaleiçi is the historic city center with narrow cobbled streets but its ancient structures are not well-preserved in the rest of the city of Antalya as the modern city was built on the ancient city. With its hotels, bars, clubs, restaurants, and shopping, it has been restored to retain much of its historical character. It is surrounded by two walls in the shape of a horsenail, one of which is along the seafront, built in a continuous process from Hellenistic to Ottoman times.

The historical harbor has a very romantic impress as the narrow streets extend from the harbor and branch off into the old city, surrounded by wooden historical houses. Cumhuriyet Square, the main square of the city which is very popular for both tourists and locals, surrounded by shopping and business centers and public buildings. There are sites with traces of Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and Seljuk architecture and cultures. There are also examples of the local Greek architecture in the city, with five Greek Orthodox churches in the old city. This place is definitely recommended for people who are willing to get to know new cultures and people with their different culture and religion.

The walled city is surrounded by a large metropolitan area. With high rates of immigration since the 1970s, this area contains large “gecekondu” neighborhoods. Gecekondu is a Turkish word and its meaning is a house put up quickly without proper permissions. As we can conclude it from the definition these are not well-integrated into the fabric of the city and suffer from poor economic conditions and insufficient education. Gecekondu areas are concentrated in the Kepez district, which is not advised to visit for tourists, especially alone. It was estimated that there were 50-60 thousand gecekondus in Antalya and housing around 250,000 people, most of them are unemployed.

Antalya has beaches including Konyaaltı, Lara and Karpuzkaldıran. No one would guess it but here winter sports are held, accurately in Beydağları and Saklikent are used for this purpose.

I recommend everyone to visit it once, you can simultaneously learn a new culture and rest yourself on the beach.

Antalya Hotel one of the most famous hotels :

Titanic Beach :  

Alanya

                                                AlanyaPádár Zoltán

Alanya is a pretty town located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and surrounded by high mountains, wide green meadows, plateaus and innumerable rivers. It is a component district of Antalya Province on the southern coast of Turkey, in the country's Mediterranean Region, 138 kilometers east of the city of Antalya. According to the Turkey’s 2010 Census, the population of the city was about 99 000.

The city has a very strategic position, because it is based on a small peninsula into the Mediterranean Sea below the Taurus Mountains. Alanya has been a local fortress for many Mediterranean-based empires, including the Ptolemaic, Seleucid, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires. Alanya's greatest political importance came in the Middle Ages, with the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum under the rule of Alaeddin Kayqubad I, who also gave the name of the city when he was in power. His building campaign resulted in many of the city's landmarks, such as the Red Tower, Shipyard, or in Turkish the Kizil Kule and Tersane and of course the Alanya Castle. Overall, Alanya hosted countless civilizations throughout history therefore the city is very rich in ancient remains.

Alanya has a  hot-summer Mediterranean climate similar to Antalya. Located at the Mediterranean Basin, the subtropical high pressure zone ensures that most rain comes during the winter, leaving the summers long, hot, and dry, prompting the Alanya board of Tourism to use the slogan “where the sun smiles”. Storm cells sometimes bring with them fair weather waterspouts when close to the shore. The presence of the Taurus Mountain near the sea causes fog, in turn creating visible rainbows many mornings. The height of the mountains creates an interesting effect as snow can often be seen on them even on hot days in the city below. The sea at Alanya has an average temperature of 21 Celsius annually, with an average August temperature of 28 Celsius.

Let me describe the 3 most important sight in Alanya, as I already mentioned the Red Tower, Shipyard and the Alanya Castle. First the Alanya Castle stands on the peninsula, a Seljuk era citadel dating from 1226. Most of the landmarks in the city are based inside and around the castle. The current castle was built over existing fortifications and served both as a palace of local government and as a defensive structure in case of attack. In 2007, Byzantine church was built in the area of castle for use as a Christian community center. Inside the castle is the Süleymaniye mosque and caravanserai, built by Suleiman the Magnificent. The old city walls surround much of the eastern peninsula, and everyone is allowed to walk around. Inside the walls there are numerous historic cottages that can preserve the classical period of Ottoman architecture, most of them were built in the early 19th century.

  

Secondly, the Red Tower stands at the harbor right below the castle which is a 33 meter high brick building and containing the municipal ethnographic museum. Sultan Kayqubad I brought the architect Ebu Ali from Aleppo, Syria to Alanya to design the building. The last of Alanya Castle's 83 towers is a great example of medieval military architecture as the octagonal structure could protect the dockyard. The dockyard, as I said a medieval drydock built by the Seljuk Turks in 1221, it is 57 meter long and 40 meter wide and it is divided into five vaulted bays with equilateral pointed arches. The Alara Castle and caravanserai near Manavgat, also built under Kayqubad's authority, has been converted into a museum and heritage center.

  

The last architecture I want to mention is the Atatürk's House and Museum. It is preserved in its historic state and is an example of the interior of a traditional Ottoman villa, with artifacts from the 1930s. The house was built between 1880 and 1885 in the “karniyarik” or in English, stuffed eggplant style. Bright colors and red roofs are often mandated by neighborhood councils, and give the modern town a pastel glow. Housed in a 1967 Republican era building, The Alanya Museum is inland from Damlataşh Beach.

Turkey has a very interesting culture but it is true especially to Alanya's culture which plays as a subculture of the culture of Turkey. Because of the seaside of the city, many festivals take place here. Included both the Tourism and Arts Festival, which indicates the opening of the tourism season from at the end of May or beginning of June. At the opposite end of the season, the Alanya International Culture and Art Festival is held in the last week of May, and it is a tradicional Turkish festival.

Finally, I can say that tourists are drawn to the area because of reasonable prices, fantastic weather, sandy beaches, historic sites and fine cuisine. Beach activities in Alanya include wind surfing, parasailing, jet skiing, banana boating. And even during winter tourists can divide their spare time between the beaches and then enjoy various winter sports including skiing, snowboarding, tracking on the Taurus Mountains.

Istanbul

                                                                      ISTANBUL

Istanbul is the most populous city in Turkey. The population is 14.804.116.Historically known as Constantinople.In the history istanbul had been capital of several countries.These countries with chronological order was ; Roman Empire(330-395) , Byzantine Empire(395-1204)(1261-1453) , Latin Empire (1204-1261) , Ottoman Empire (1453-1922). After the Ottoman Empire , Turkey has Istanbul but not as a Capital.Istanbul’s position on the Silk Road, rail networks to Europe , and the only sea route the Black sea and the Mediterranean have produced a cosmopolitan populace.

Old Istanbul-Golden Horn

Istanbul is Turkey’s economic, historic and cultural center. The city is combining two continents.Which are Europe and Asia. That makes the city tourist magnet. 12.56 million foreign tourists arrived in Istanbul in 2015. And also it was named a European Capital of Culture. The city is the world’s fifth most popular tourist destination. The city’s most popular place is “Taksim Square”. Because of the place, historical meaning and there are many shops and most famous brands.

Taksim-İstiklal Street