Heritage

The inheritance of Anatolia: monuments, traditions, crafts and customs handed down through the centuries.

Turkish Ravioli: Manti

One of the most memorable dishes of Turkish Cuisine is Manti (known also as Turkish Ravioli), tiny dumplings stuffed with minced meat…
The Ancient World’s Geographer: Strabo

A member of a noble family on his mother’s side, Strabo was born in 64 or 63 BC in the city of…
Father Christmas Alias St Nicholas

What is red, carries a sack, laughs in a jocular fashion and flies through the sky in a sleigh? No marks for…
Xenophon

Life An Athenian, the son of Gryllus, Xenophon was born about 444 BC. In his early life, he was a pupil of…
Warm Winter’s Drink: Salep

With the coming of cold winter days, Turkey’s cake and pudding shops begin serving salep in place of ice cream. On the…
Tuz Golu (Salt Lake) in Turkey

As you approach Sereflikochisar southeast of Ankara, glinting light to the west tells you that the Tuz Golu (Lake Salt) is approaching.…
Sacred City of Antiquity “Milas”

Milas lies on the lower slopes of Mount Sodra, from whose quarries came to the marble which adorns so many ancient cities…
Saint Paul | Life & Missionary Journeys

Paul was a 1st century Jew who, after being the bitterest enemy of the Christian Church, became its leading missionary and possibly…
Myriad Flavors of Turkish Meatballs (Kofte)

The three most diverse and sophisticated cuisines in the world are said to be the Turkish, French and Chinese. All three are…
The Fisherman of Halicarnassus (Cevat Sakir Kabaagacli)

It was Cevat Sakir Kabaagacli, known as the Fisherman of Halicarnassus, who introduced Bodrum to Turkey and the world. Born in 1886…
Piri Reis

We do not exactly know the date of his birth, but we presume it to be between 1465-1470. Piri Reis was born…
Asik Veysel | The Tradition

The Life | The Art | The Tradition Like in every community, the oldest pieces of art of Turks also are based…
Asik Veysel | The Art

The Life | The Art | The Tradition Due to the effects of the village/town culture, he leaned upon, and the fact…
Asik Veysel | The Life

The Life | The Art | The Tradition “I came to this world in three hundred and ten.” Veysel Satiroglu was born…
Silk & the Silk Road

Silk, the yarns, and textiles made with filaments of the cocoons of several species of moth (especially the Bombyx mori, which feeds…
Mardin: The City Woven with Poetry and Mystery

Mardin, the legendary city of Upper Mesopotamia, has a history going back to 8000 BC, and over the millennia numerous civilizations have…
Turkish Bath (Hamam)

The Turkish Bath or Hamam is an atmospheric world all its own in the midst of the modern bustling city. Everyone who…
Places to Visit in Konya, Turkey

Konya Archeology Museum The archeology museum has been opened for the first time in the building that is at the southwestern corner…
Turkish Cheeses

This is reflected in the 11th-century Turkish dictionary, Divanu Lugat-it-Turk, written by Mahmut of Kasgar between 1072 and 1074, in which he…
The Hittite Site at Karatepe

In the autumn of 1945, a research team from Istanbul University traced the ancient caravan routes through the passes of the Toros…
Pamukkale’s Underworld: Kaklik Cave

Thirty kilometers east of the city of Denizli in southwest Turkey you see a yellow signpost pointing south to Haydarbaba Turbe and…
A Flavour from Past Millennia: Bulgur

Here is a recipe that is at least four thousand years old. Boil three cups of water in a saucepan and add…
A Province on Two Seas: Canakkale Dardanelles Strait

The province of Canakkale which straddles the Dardanelles strait in northwest Turkey is a region rich in legend and myth. According to…
The One Essential Food: Bread

Tere is one food without which no meal is complete, in Turkey at any rate. That is bread, a food we know…