Turkish Coffee UNESCO

TURKISH COFFEE IS IN UNESCO

Turkish Coffee (Turkish: Turk Kahvesi) is now included in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Turks by UNESCO. The issue was decided at the UNESCO committee’s session in Baku on 5th December 2013. Around 800 delegates from 116 countries took part in the sitting, which included the discussions on 38 proposals and the proposal for including […]

The Alacahan (Alahan) Monastery

THE MONASTERY OF ALACAHAN (ALAHAN)

The Alacahan (Alahan) Monastery is one of the most important monuments of the Christian period in Anatolia. It lies a little before Mut on the Karaman-Silifke highway and is situated on a terrace excavated from the side of the mountain. Alahan commands a magnificent view of the plain and would appear to have been approached […]