Turkey travel stories
ISTANBUL, TURKEY (July 19, 2011) "?The magnificent city of Istanbul has long served as the cultural center of Turkey, and now the vibrant metropolis is offering a totally new experience in modern luxury. The Istanbul EDITION, a fifteen-story tower located on the...
Libertyville, IL, June 28, 2011"?There's a reason tourism to Turkey increases by leaps and bounds each year. The people are welcoming, the food is delicious and the countryside is like an open-air antiquities museum. Now TourCrafters is offering a land-only...
New York, NY- The vibrant, hip, yet historic city of Istanbul is the perfect location for a spring getaway, thanks to the multitude of attractions it offers visitors, from its annual Tulip Festival to the nine islands known as the Princes' Islands. One of the main...
NEW YORK, NY (January 19, 2011) --- Encompassing much of the country's northern boundary and isolated by the rugged Kackar mountains, the narrow coastal Black Sea region of Turkey, is well off the beaten path of many international travelers but treasured by those...
"Oh Tamar"?, those were the last words of a drowning lover. According to legend that explains how Akdamar Island, located in Lake Van in eastern Turkey, got its name. It seems that a princess living on the island had a sweetheart in Van. Her father...
Believe me, there is a silver lining to just about anything. In this case it was the place where the bus broke down. I was on my way from Van in the extreme east of Turkey near the border with Iran back to Didim on the Aegean coast. As I love to do, I was travelling...
I must admit that I associate mummies only with Egypt, until I visited Turkey's Black Sea region last week and came to a town by the name of Amasya, about 100km south of the coastal city of Samsun. What catches the eye first is a steep mountain cliff dropping some...
Here is what happens when you have to rely on your imagination rather than on your language skills. I was sitting happily in a public tea garden in the mountain town of Amasya located in Turkey's Black Sea region. Several small restaurants and stalls lined the edges...
Istanbul has just been declared one of three cultural capitals of Europe, so I think another story about this glorious city is in order. It's also a story about what happens if you don't do your homework properly. Then again, the greatest pleasure of travel are...
The bazaars of Istanbul are an endless source of wonder for me. They are so popular with tourists and it's fascinating to watch them interacting with the stallholders who are trying to make a living from the reduced visitor numbers in 2009. The stallholders can...
Situated in the Galata district of Istanbul, the pastry shop called Karakoy Gulluglu is probably the best place to buy baklava in the city. Situated just over the Golden Horn from Eminonu, the nearest tram stop is Karakoy. Customers can buy at least 20 different types...
Wherever I travel in the world, I love to find out about and to taste local food. If said food consists of fish or seafood, so much the better. My trip to Istanbul was no exception. I asked all my Turkish friends, which specialty I should try there. They all came up...
