Dolmabahce Palace » Distance: 8 km. Located along the coast of the Bosphorus in Beşiktaş, 300 yards from the Beşiktaş ferry-boat quay, this palace is the grandest imperial Ottoman residence. It was constructed by the Armenian architects Karabet and Nikogos Balyan for Sultan Abdülmecid (1839-61) who, preferring a more modern residence, decided to move out [...]
Sultanahmet Square » Distance: 200 m. The first of the seven hills on the promontory has been the most important and dynamic part of the city in all ages. When the city was first founded, the acropolis was a typical Mediterranean trading center surrounded by city walls. This trading center was enlarged and rebuilt during [...]
MARDİN Area: 12.760 km² Population: 1.154.418 (1990) Traffic Code: 47 The province of Mardin, is a poetic city of Southeast Anatolia Region reflecting the impression as if the time had stopped with its present architectural, ethnographic, archeological, historic and visual merits. The province of Mardin hosts mosques, mausoleums, churches, monasteries and similar religious creations parallel [...]
“Families, looking to the sun and funny, too. This stretch of the coast of Turkey is firmly in the” something for everyone “camp. Besides being available all year.” Antalya region of Turkey are not called on the Turkish Riviera for nothing. This stretch of the southern Mediterranean coast is right there when it comes to [...]
Antalya, Turkey, the main resort in the Mediterranean region (ancient Pamphylia), is an attractive city with shady avenues, a marina, award-winning Mediterranean. Kaleici in the picturesque old town, narrow streets and old wooden houses fall into the ancient walls. Lately, many foreigners have bought (and continue to buy) the property and around Antalya vacation or [...]
