Category Archives: CULTURE

A BRIEF HISTORY. OF THE LONG HISTORY. OF TURKEY !

Just as fascinating and varied as Turkey's land, so too is her history... Just as fascinating and varied as Turkey's land, so too is her history. It's certainly a long and complex one! Especially when you consider the discovery of the archaeological site of Catal Hoyuk (near Konya), a Stone Age City, the site of…
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TRADITIONAL TURKISH MARKETS

Don't miss going to one of the traditional Turkish markets. You will find almost everything there. It's a lot of fun to walk around. Do not buy for the first price - try to bargain, the people are very open for that. Local markets Akyaka market –Wednesday, Mugla market –Thursday, Gokova market – Saturday. Ceramics…
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TRANSLATED IITERALLY – “MAY IT CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR HEALTH”

And it seems highly likely that it will! - for here, in Turkey, you will be experiencing one of the finest cuisines in the world. Its greatness comes from a combination of ingredients, history, taste and good luck. For not only does it benefit from some of the best cooking brought back to Istanbul by…
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ITS QUALITY TOO

Its quality too, is further enhanced by the painstaking time and care that goes into preparing every dish. Freshness and variety are incorporated within the daily menu and when you consider there's over fifty different types of kebab and forty ways of preparing an aubergine, it could take you a while to try out all…
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