As the days gets nearer, these are the places that I'll be going in Turkey, from villages to beaches, beaches to mountains and mountains to city.
01. Şirince
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Şirince is a village of 600 inhabitants in İzmir Province, Turkey, located about 8 kilometres east of the town Selçuk. Şirince was settled when Ephesus was abandoned in the 15th century but most of what one sees today dates from the 19th century. There is a story that the village was settled by freed Greek slaves who named the village Çirkince (meaning "Ugly" in Turkish) to deter others from following them. The village's name was changed to Şirince (meaning "Pleasant") in 1926 by the governor of Izmir Province.
02. Bodrum
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Bodrum is a district and a port city in Muğla Province, in the southwestern Aegean Region of Turkey. It is located on the southern coast of Bodrum Peninsula, at a point that checks the entry into the Gulf of Gökova, and is also the center of the eponymous district. The city was called Halicarnassus of Caria in ancient times and was famous for housing the Mausoleum of Mausolus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Bodrum Castle, built by the Knights Hospitaller in the 15th century, overlooks the harbour and the marina. The castle grounds include a Museum of Underwater Archaeology and hosts several cultural festivals throughout the year. The city had a population of 136,317 in 2012.
03. Fethiye
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Fethiye’s antique period name is “Telmessos”. This city had been established in 5th century B.C. at the frontiers of Lycian and Karya civilizations. From the remains reaching today, it is understood that the city had had a quite high level rich culture and had been a famous center of prophecy devoted to god Apollon. Antique Telmessos’s typical Lycian rock graves, tombs, fortress and theatre ornament Fethiye with their entire splendor. The Amyntas Grave, accepted as the symbol of Fethiye, catches the eye with its magnificent appearance at the foot of the hill surrounding the city from the harbor. The grave, planned by In Antis, having the front of an Ionnic temple, had been built for the memory of the King Amyntas who had been believed to be the administrator of the city at the 4th century Hellenistic period. Telmessos antique theater is located just behind the seaport at the city center of Fethiye. Showing a typical Roman character the theater is known to be built at the 2nd century on top of another Greek style theater that had been established before. Fethiye, surrounded by the green pine forests of the Taurus Mountains, with its charming large and small bays, beaches, islands, hot climate and blessed earth, is one of the most splendid tourism centers of Türkiye.
04. Cappadocia
Şirince is a village of 600 inhabitants in İzmir Province, Turkey, located about 8 kilometres east of the town Selçuk. Şirince was settled when Ephesus was abandoned in the 15th century but most of what one sees today dates from the 19th century. There is a story that the village was settled by freed Greek slaves who named the village Çirkince (meaning "Ugly" in Turkish) to deter others from following them. The village's name was changed to Şirince (meaning "Pleasant") in 1926 by the governor of Izmir Province.
02. Bodrum
Via bodrumhotels
Bodrum is a district and a port city in Muğla Province, in the southwestern Aegean Region of Turkey. It is located on the southern coast of Bodrum Peninsula, at a point that checks the entry into the Gulf of Gökova, and is also the center of the eponymous district. The city was called Halicarnassus of Caria in ancient times and was famous for housing the Mausoleum of Mausolus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Bodrum Castle, built by the Knights Hospitaller in the 15th century, overlooks the harbour and the marina. The castle grounds include a Museum of Underwater Archaeology and hosts several cultural festivals throughout the year. The city had a population of 136,317 in 2012.
03. Fethiye
Via flyingdutchmanhotel
Fethiye’s antique period name is “Telmessos”. This city had been established in 5th century B.C. at the frontiers of Lycian and Karya civilizations. From the remains reaching today, it is understood that the city had had a quite high level rich culture and had been a famous center of prophecy devoted to god Apollon. Antique Telmessos’s typical Lycian rock graves, tombs, fortress and theatre ornament Fethiye with their entire splendor. The Amyntas Grave, accepted as the symbol of Fethiye, catches the eye with its magnificent appearance at the foot of the hill surrounding the city from the harbor. The grave, planned by In Antis, having the front of an Ionnic temple, had been built for the memory of the King Amyntas who had been believed to be the administrator of the city at the 4th century Hellenistic period. Telmessos antique theater is located just behind the seaport at the city center of Fethiye. Showing a typical Roman character the theater is known to be built at the 2nd century on top of another Greek style theater that had been established before. Fethiye, surrounded by the green pine forests of the Taurus Mountains, with its charming large and small bays, beaches, islands, hot climate and blessed earth, is one of the most splendid tourism centers of Türkiye.
04. Cappadocia
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This is the reason why I want to go to Turkey. Cappadocia is a historical region in Central Anatolia, largely in Nevşehir Province, in Turkey. In the time of Herodotus, the Cappadocians were reported as occupying the whole region from Mount Taurus to the vicinity of the Euxine (Black Sea). Cappadocia, in this sense, was bounded in the south by the chain of the Taurus Mountains that separate it from Cilicia, to the east by the upper Euphrates and the Armenian Highland, to the north by Pontus, and to the west by Lycaonia and eastern Galatia. The name was traditionally used in Christian sources throughout history and is still widely used as an international tourism concept to define a region of exceptional natural wonders, in particular characterized by fairy chimneys and a unique historical and cultural heritage.
05. Istanbul
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Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With a population of 14.1 million, the city forms the largest urban agglomeration in Europe, second largest in the Middle East and the fifth-largest city in the world by population within city limits. Istanbul's vast area of 5,343 square kilometers (2,063 sq mi) is coterminous with Istanbul Province, of which the city is the administrative capital.[c] Istanbul is a transcontinental city, straddling the Bosphorus—one of the world's busiest waterways—in northwestern Turkey, between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its commercial and historical centre lies in Europe, while a third of its population lives in Asia.
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I love to visit Cappadocia region. I visited this historical state few months ago after my bus tours from boston to washington dc. It is a miraculous natural wonder in the world. This region is also known as the most important places in the spreading periods of the Christian religion. We can explore the beauty of this region by a Balloon tour. According to me it is one of the best ways to see this stunning beauty of this state.
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