About Gaziantep is one of the oldest cities of Hittite origin, located in South Central Turkey with a population of over 2 million...

About Kapadokya (in English: Cappadocia) is located in the Taurus Mountains of central Turkey. Its landscape includes expansive volcanic...

About Topkapi (pronounced: tope cap ah) Palace was home to 30 Ottoman Sultans over four centuries and held 1,000-4,000 inhabitants,...

About Near the Armenian border, this Turkish city was a part of the Armenian Kingdom during antiquity. It is now an important military...

About Mount Ararat is the supposed resting place of Noah's ark. The mountain is a volcanic mountain. The taller peak is 16,945 feet. A...

About Mardin is a city in Mesopotamia. It has a city center made of limestone. Cars are not allowed in the small streets, so it is a...

About Ephesus is a famous biblical city to which Paul wrote the book of Ephesians. Walk the marble streets that Paul and the disciples...

About Gobekli Tepe site makes Stonehenge look shiny, new, and fancy. Gobekli Tepe is from 9500 to 8000 BC while Stonehenge is only from...

About One of the most famous covered shopping centers in the world is the Grand Bazaar. It is one of the world's oldest and biggest....

About The Blue Mosque is officially called the Sultanahmet Camii, after Sultan Ahmet I who commissioned the building of the mosque...

About Hagia Sophia was built in the 500s and was and is a feat of architecture and design. At the time, it was the largest church in the...