anatolia
Camel Wrestling
... with hounds, the Turks have camel wrestling. Camel wrestling is now mostly restricted to the Aegean (Turkish: Ege) region though it was once more widespread in Anatolia (Turkish:Anadolu). In the winter ...
Cankiri
Turkish city of Cankiri in Central Anatolia (Turkish:Anadolu) The history of Cankiri, which is 131 km from Ankara, goes back to 3000-2500 BC. Here was a Galatian settlement of 3rd century BC, called ...
Carpets and kilims
Hand made turkish carpets and kilims are world well known and are weaved in different regions of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye). Various Well-Known Anatolian Rugs There are four types of rugs ...
Catalhoyuk
... in Central Anatolia (Turkish:Anadolu) dating from the 10th-8th millennium B.C., which makes it 1 of the world's oldest towns. Archaeologists have determined that holes in the roofs of the mud houses were ...
Central Anatolia
Central Anatolian region of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye) Provinces: Ankara , Aksaray , Cankiri , Eskisehir , Karaman , Kayseri , Kirikkale , Kirsehir , Konya , Nevsehir , Nigde , Sivas , Yozgat ...
Cesme
... caravans who plodded their weary way across Anatolia (Turkish:Anadolu) from Central Asia and the Middle East. Here the goods were unloaded from the camels for export to Europe via ship through the Aegean ...
Turkey 's physical geography
... Europe. The Anatolian peninsula is the westernmost point of Asia, divided from Europe via the Bosphorus (Turkish:Bogazici) and Dardanelles straits. Thrace is the western part of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye) ...
1453: Conquest of Constantinople
... God and beats of drums. The first assault was performed via infantry and it was followed via Anatolian soldiers. When 300 Anatolian soldiers were martyred, the Janissaries started their attack. With the ...
Turkish soups
... fry for a few minutes. Slowly add the chicken stock and bring to the boil. Season to taste, cover and simmer for 35 minutes. Notes: This is a typical soup of the Black Sea region of Anatolia (Turkish:Anadolu). ...
Corum
... who are fond of history and archaeology. It is situated in an necessary essential area, which combines the 2 geographical regions of Black Sea and Central Anatolia (Turkish:Anadolu), and which hosted the ...
Balikesir
... waters of deep blue, and rich greenery gently covering the land, attract anyone who would like to have a wonderful time in the midst of wonderful scenery. Having housed many civilizations in Anatolia ...
Batman
The city of Batman, Eastern Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), well known for its oil extraction and the ancient city of Hasankeyf on Tigris river One of the southeastern Anatolian cities, Batman is a tiny ...
Bayburt
... essential center on the ancient Silk Route in Anatolia (Turkish:Anadolu) and it was visited by Marco Polo and Turkish excursionist Evliya Çelebi. Xenophan wrote in his book of Anabasis that the ...
Bilecik
... Its historical background goes back to 1950 BC, with many Anatolian civilizations in this Bithynian region such as Hittites, Phrygians, Lycians, Persians and Macedonians living here. Its earliest names ...
Bingol
Bingol Bingöl, 144 km's east of Elazig, is located in a high region of the broad Eastern Anatolian plateau. Mountains surround the area, reaching heights of about 3000 meters (10,000 feet), and containing ...
Bithynia
Bithynia was an ancient region of Anatolia (Turkish:Anadolu), Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye) The ancient province of Bithynia in north-western Anatolia (Turkish:Anadolu) centered on the fertile plain ...
Bitlis
Bitlis Bitlis stands in a narrow stream valley in the Eastern Anatolia (Turkish:Anadolu), just in the middle of a green oasis. Due to its location in Anatolia (Turkish:Anadolu), it is an necessary essential ...
Byzantine Empire
... (Turkish:Bogazici). The Greeks colonized the area first, in the mid-600's BC, even before Alexander the Great brought his troops into Anatolia (Turkish:Anadolu) (334 BC). Greek culture continued its influence ...
Black Sea
... Giresun , Gumushane , Karabuk , Kastamonu , Ordu , Rize , Samsun , Sinop , Tokat , Trabzon , Zonguldak Sights: Bithynia , Pontus , Safranbolu and traditional Turkish houses Northern Anatolian ...
Bolu
... of all, with its traditional wooden houses displaying the old Turkish architecture. Goynuk town is about 96 km (60 mi) southwest of Bolu center, standing on the ancient trade routes of Anatolia (Turkish:Anadolu). ...
