Aug 16, 2022 · Cities []. Ankara (Ancyra) — the capital of Turkey and its second largest city; Antalya (Attalia) — the fastest growing city, hub to an array of beach resorts; Bodrum (Halicarnassus) — a trendy coastal town in the Southern Aegean which turns into a crowded city in season when it serves as a playground for Turkish and international holidaymakers alike, …

Van (Armenian: Վան; Kurdish: Wan) is a mostly Kurdish-populated and historically Armenian-populated city in eastern Turkey's Van Province.The city lies on the eastern shore of Lake Van.. Van has a long history as a major urban area. It has been a large city since the first millennium BCE, initially as Tushpa, the capital of the kingdom of Urartu from the 9th century BCE to the …

The main base for exploring stunning Cappadocia, Goreme has many buildings that are carved into the same soft volcanic rock that forms the fairy chimneys and spires the region is famous for. Turkey Uncovered, 14 days; ... There is evidence of hominin habitation in the region known as Anatolia, or Asian Turkey, that dates as far back as 500,000 ...

Rize (Greek: ρίζα, Laz: რიზინი, Georgian: რიზე, , Ottoman Turkish: ريزه) is the capital city of Rize Province in the eastern part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey.. Rize is a typically Turkish provincial capital with little in the way of nightlife or entertainment. However the border with Georgia has been open since the early 1990s, the Black Sea coast road has ...

Diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey are officially non-existent and have historically been hostile. Whilst Turkey recognised Armenia (in the borders of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic) shortly after the latter proclaimed independence in September 1991, the two countries have failed to establish diplomatic relations.In 1993, Turkey reacted to the war in Nagorno …

Galatia (/ ɡ ə ˈ l eɪ ʃ ə /; Ancient Greek: Γαλατία, Galatía, "Gaul") was an ancient area in the highlands of central Anatolia, roughly corresponding to the provinces of Ankara and Eskişehir, in modern Turkey.Galatia was named after the Gauls from Thrace (cf. Tylis), who settled here and became a small transient foreign tribe in the 3rd century BC, following the Gallic invasion ...

Armenia (/ ɑːr ˈ m iː n i ə / ()), officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region; and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the Lachin corridor (under a Russian peacekeeping force) and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the …

Dec 09, 2022 · In this sequel to “The Binge,” on a night of copious drinking and drugs, two friends reflect on their lives. By Robert Daniels Mia Hansen-Love directs Léa Seydoux in a delicate look at a ...

Between 1937 and 1939, the Central Bank of Turkey introduced new notes with Turkish texts in the Latin alphabet, again depicting Atatürk. this time on all denominations. After Atatürk's death the same design was recycled with İsmet İnönü. Atatürk reappeared on a subsequent series of notes in the early 1950s.

Sep 27, 2022 · Turkish prof. says ferula drudeana, found growing on Mt. Hasan in Anatolia, is ancient silphion -- a seasoning, aphrodisiac, medicine, and contraceptive -- not seen for 2,000 years