balikesir
Camel Wrestling
... Yalikavak town (Bodrum) 18 January: Selçuk town (Aydin), Yatagan town Mugla 25 January: Ortaklar town Aydin, Burhaniye town (Balikesir) 1 February: Yenipazar town (Aydin), Torbali town (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 ...
Area codes in Turkey
... 242 HAKKARI 438 ORDU 452 ARDAHAN 478 HATAY 326 OSMANIYE 328 ARTVIN 466 IGDIR 476 RIZE 464 AYDIN 256 ISPARTA 246 SAKARYA 264 BALIKESIR 266 ICEL 324 SAMSUN 362 BARTIN 378 ISTANBUL ...
Turkish University Links
... Ataturk University (Erzurum) Balikesir University (Balikesir) Batman University (Batman) NOT OPENED YET ...
Thermal Springs (Spa)
... and gall bladder complaints, liver, joints and arthritis, eating problems, neuralgia and gynecologic disorders. Balikesir - Gonen (ph: 7.36) Situated to the north of Balikesir, it has a treatment center ...
Marmara
Marmara region is to the west of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), bordering Greece and Bulgaria. The major city is Istanbul. Provinces: Balikesir , Bilecik , Bursa , Canakkale , Edirne , Istanbul ...
Turkish facts and statistics
... (iller, singular - il); Adana, Adiyaman, Afyon, Agri, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Ardahan, Artvin, Aydin, Balikesir, Bartin, Batman, Bayburt, Bilecik, Bingol, Bitlis, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Canakkale, ...
Folk dances of Izmir
... Folk Dances especially of Izmir, Aydin, Denizli, Balikesir and Mugla are told. Zeybek dances are various about 150 types, however they can be gathered into 2 main classifications. 1) Slow Zeybek 2) ...
Fairs, festivals and events
... Festival-Sindirgi, Balikesir September Culture and Art Festival-Diyarbakir September Assos International Art Festival September Adana Altin Koza (Golden Cocoon) Film Festival September ...
Useful phone numbers
... (0-358) 2128012 Artvin: Tel: (0-466) 3512170 Avanos: Tel: (0-384) 5114949-5114353-5114541 Aydin: Tel: (0-256) 2257311 Ayvalik: Tel: (0-266) 3121100 Balikesir: Tel: (0-266) 2423896-2411956-2415553-2422555 ...
Turkish information offices
... (0-378) 2275588 Balikesir Dumlupinar Mah., Anafartalar Cad. Sayar ishani, No: 42/5, Tel: (0-266) 2411820-2459626 Fax: (0-266) 2447271 Bayburt Turkistan Cad., No: 2, Tel: (0-458) 2114995-2114429 ...
Bandirma
Bandirma is a district of Balikesir Province of Turkey. It is a town in the southern part of Marmara Island, Turkey and the largest in Balikesir Province. Bandirma has an area of 690 km² ...
Erdek
Erdek is a town and district of Balikesir Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. Located on the nort coast of Gulf of Erdek at the south of the Sea of Marmara, Erdek is known as a friendly holiday destination ...
Lake Kus
Lake Kuş or Lake Manyas (Turkish: Kuş Gölü meaning Bird Lake, or, Manyas Gölü) is a lake in eastern Turkey, located in the Balıkesir region. This is a shallow nutrient-rich ...
Balikesir
Balikesir is a city in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 1,076,347. Its main exports are olive-based products. It is a popular destination for both domestic and foreign ...
The Indispensible Ingredient of Turkish Tables: Cheese
... Mihaliç cheese is mostly produced around Bursa and Balikesir and it involves letting the teleme sit in salted water. The only feature that distinguishes it from kasar is that it is prepared ...
Percussion Instruments
... used in folk dances in areas including the Konya, Silifke, Balikesir and Bursa regions. The most favored spoons for playing are made of boxwood. Zilli Masa (Tongs with cymbals) This instrument ...
Resat Nuri Guntekin
... Sarki (Old Song, 1971), Balikesir Muhasebecisi (The Accountant of Balikesir, 1971), and Tanridag Ziyafeti (Feast in the Divine Mountain, 1971). Resat Nuri Güntekin who has written countless articles ...
Edremit
Edremit is a district in Balikesir Province, Turkey, as well as the central city of that district, on the west coast of Turkey, not far from the Greek island Lesbos. Fishermen in ...
Manyas National Bird Park
... LOCATION AND ACCESS Kuscenneti lies in the Marmara region in northwestern Turkey. The park is within the provincial boundaries of Balikesir and in the sub-province Bandirma. A three kilometre secondary ...