This week I focus on Çanakkale, a city I love to visit. It straddles both the Marmara and Aegean regions. Turkey’s largest island, Gökçeada, and the Aegean’s second largest island, Bozcaada, are located in Çanakkale. Additionally, the Ancient City of Troy and the Trojan Horse are here. You can find below the places to visit…
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IF you have ever taken the Number 6 Dolmus to Mavisehir, you will have passed through Sağtur, one of the more undiscovered places around Didim. It’s best known for the Büyük Anadolu Resort on the beachfront. Still, there’s so much more to what is a sleepy village in the winter before transforming into a busy…
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This week we visit Ayvalık, a place which has a unique atmosphere in the north of the Aegean Region. It is ideal for a short two-day getaway. Ayvalık is a district of Balıkesir, but it is a small place that we can call a town. So much so that by visiting Cunda one day and…
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This week, we are exploring Foça, located north of İzmir. This is an old settlement, but unfortunately, we could not show the necessary value and protect the historical ruins. Recently, restoration work has been increased in the area. I hope we will see the positive results of these. However, Foça offers a pleasant getaway opportunity…
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We have explored many places in this corner of Turkey, but never Kuşadası, which is right next door to Didim. So let’s re-discover Kuşadası with its historical places and hidden natural beauties that are mostly left without visiting. Historical Places Kurşunlu Monastery: Kurşunlu Monastery, which is 10 km away from Davutlar Village was established in…
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This week we are exploring Urla. I will be sharing the places to see, the flavours to be tasted and the ideas that will help you in your trip to Urla, a district and holiday resort of Izmir. 1. Wine Tasting on the Vineyard Road We can say that Bağ Road is the place that…
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Sirince People who believed that the doomsday would happen on December 21, 2012, the last day of the Mayan calendar, flocked here because it was believed to be the place to survive the apocalypse. Although the Mayans were wrong (fortunately), this belief worked for the businesses in the region in terms of tourism. Many things…
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For those who love the Mediterranean air, I focus on Antalya this week. This is a place that sun-loving people should not miss. It lalso offers nightlife, nature with its canyons and waterfalls, and culture, full of historical places. I will explain this place under three headings: city trip, nature trip, and cultural trip, as…
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Reporter Ruken Alışkan continues our Explore series with a look at Bodum I know most of you have been to Bodrum, at least to use the airport. However, I thought that an article with the most important places worth seeing would be useful. Bodrum is a place that overtakes Muğla, to which it is connected,…
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Voices reporter Ruken Alışkan continues our Explore series with a feature on Sığacık The town of Sığacık, a district of Izmir’s Seferihisar, is the first place in Turkey to receive the title of “Cittaslow”, that is, slow city. Cittaslow is an international association of municipalities established in Italy. The aim of the Cittaslow Movement is…
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