Turkey is an immensely popular holiday destination. Indeed, increasing numbers of foreign visitors are holidaying there every year. For instance, over 40 million people traveled there between January and October of 2018. That figure represented a 22.4% rise on the year before. Of all the locations to travel to in the country, Bodrum holds a […]
THE DANCE OF TASKALE & MANAZAN CAVES
A local dance that used to be performed in Taskale is described by Cenk Gencdis in his book about the town. Two people dressed up as a camel in a costume made of sacking. A wise man wearing a white robe would appear first and behind him the camel, and then the camel’s owner, an […]
A HUB WHERE ALL ROADS MEET: AFYON
Afyonkarahisar, more often known as Afyon for short, has been home to many civilizations, lying as it does at a strategic geographical junction at the center of western Turkey. Whether you are traveling from east to west or north to south, by road or rail, you are almost certain to pass through this city. With […]