aegean region
Central Anatolia
... Anatolian Plateau Although termed a plateau, this region is actually quite diverse. Stretching inland from the Aegean (Turkish: Ege), it occupies the area between the 2 zones of folded mountains, extending ...
Cesme
Cesme, Alacati, Urla, Ildiri, Gumuldur, and environments nearby Izmir The Çesme Peninsula, lapped via the waters of the Aegean (Turkish: Ege) Sea, lies west of Izmir, in Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye)'s ...
Turkey 's physical geography
... and Gediz rivers in the Aegean (Turkish: Ege) basin lend their names to the plains which they water. In the Mediterranean basin the principal rivers are the Aksu, Köprüçay, Manavgat, ...
King Croesus
... short conversation Cyrus the Great stopped his soldiers. Today Sardis (known as Sart nearby Salihli) is in the Aegean (Turkish: Ege) region and tours start from Izmir. ...
Balikesir
Turkish town of Balikesir The province of Balikesir has pretty tiny towns of wide natural beauties. The beaches extending for kilometers on both the Aegean (Turkish: Ege) and Marmara coasts, the dazzling ...
Teos (Sigacik)
... on a small island. Teos was founded in 1050-1000 BC, 1 of twelve Ionian cities. In this beautiful part of the Aegean (Turkish: Ege) coast the people of Teos built magnificent architectural monuments, ...
Byzantine Emperors, Theodosius I, II and III
... when he died in 450 for a riding accident. Theodosius III Ruled between 715-717, he was a tax collector at Adramyttium (modern Edremit in the Aegean (Turkish: Ege) region) and became an imperial ...
Top Tourist Sites
Top Tourist Sites of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye) See also: Regions of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye) Marmara: Istanbul , Bursa , Iznik (Nicaea) , Troy , the region… Aegean (Turkish: ...
Thrace
... Sea in the northeast and via the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean (Turkish: Ege) Sea in the south. Land and Economy The Rhodope mountains separate Greek from Bulgarian Thrace, and the Maritsa River (called ...
Troy
... in the Aegean (Turkish: Ege) sea before returning to Troy. When Menelaus heard what happened, he begged his brother Agamemnon to take revenge. The king sent envoys to Troy to demand Helen's restitution ...
Turkey 's flora
... in the Latin names for some of these species, such as Ficus caria, meaning "fig of Caria". Caria was an archaic civilization of Anatolia (Turkish:Anadolu) in the southern Aegean (Turkish: Ege) region. ...
Usak
Province of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye) in the Aegean (Turkish: Ege) region well known for its kilims The historical background of Usak goes back to 5000 BC. This province, is situated at the inner ...
Regions of Turkey
Geographycal regions of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye) and its provinces. Marmara , Aegean (Turkish: Ege) , Mediterranean , Black Sea , Central Anatolia (Turkish:Anadolu) , Eastern Anatolia (Turkish:Anadolu) ...
Religious sites in Turkey
... conducted in the Aegean (Turkish: Ege) region indicate Judaism's existence since the early 4th century B.C. Sardis (Sart, near Salihli) contains the remains of 1 of the oldest synagogues dating back to ...
Restaurants in Izmir
... appetizers of the Aegean (Turkish: Ege) region. Usually the food in Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye) is quite cheap and very fine quality. Below is a list of some of the selected restaurants in Izmir and ...
Rivers of Turkey
... (Great) Menderes Büyük Menderes, who's name comes from "meandering", is 584 km long and the largest river in the Aegean (Turkish: Ege) region. Its headwaters are Kufi Suyu ve Banaz stream near ...
Safranbolu and traditional Turkish houses
The town of Safranbolu is in Karabuk nearby Zonguldak on the Black Sea (Turkish:Karadeniz) region of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), it is well known for its traditional Turkish Ottoman houses and Turkish ...
Seas of Turkey
... Strait in the northeast, and to the Aegean (Turkish: Ege) with the Dardanelles Strait in the southwest. It lies between Thrace and Anatolia (Turkish:Anadolu) parts of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), covering ...
Ahmet Necdet Sezer
Ahmet Necdet Sezer was the 10th President of the Republic of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye) served between 2000 and 2007 He was born on September 13th, 1941 in Afyon, in the Aegean (Turkish: Ege) region ...
Historical and cultural sites
Historic sites of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye). Professional Tour Guide conducting private and group tours in Istanbul and throughout Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye) in English, Italian and Turkish. ...
