An enthusiastic coffee lover, I taste any kind of coffee wherever I travel. The taste and flavor of the first Turkish coffee I had 25 years ago has won my heart. Unfiltered and with three different levels of sweetness, Turkish coffee is a part of Turkish people’s […]
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No doubt that our private Ephesus tour was a great must-do if anyone travels to this part of the world. But, today I would like to tell you guys about this gentleman we met at Kircilar, a leather center near Ephesus. We had passed by this leather […]
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Contrary to what one might expect, Turkey is not a land of coffee but tea drinkers. Why do people keep offering apple tea in Turkey? Biggest tea consumer per capita in the World: Turkey 2.5 kg (88 oz) United Kingdom 2.1 kg (74 oz) Ireland 1.5 kg (53 […]
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For a country like Turkey with a population of 73 million both theft and crime rates are astonishingly low. For example Turkey has 1 % of the violent theft and robbery. Some tourists think Turkey is an Islamic country like Iran, Saudi Arabia or Algeria and thieves’ […]
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Oludeniz though the name means “Dead Sea” this morbid moniker comes not from mineral-saturated waters, or fetid stench, but merely from the fact that the lagoon remains placid and tranquil when storms rage and Mediterranean waves buffet the neighboring coast and beach. It’s peaceful, not gloomy. Or […]
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Fethiye called Telmessos in ancient times, Fethiye has seen a lot of history but has very little to show for it. It’s a pretty enough place, set on a wide bay with an attractive waterfront esplanade, but the 1958 earthquake turned to ruins many of the last […]
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It is quite impossible to enumerate here all the places of historic and touristic interest which Turkey has to offer. We are therefore confining ourselves to listing the most outstanding ones in chronological order. Hittite monuments: 200 km from Ankara, on the road to Samsun, can be […]
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A licence used to be hard to obtain but it was made easier in 1986 by Mr.Turgut Ozal when he was the Prime Minister. According to Turkish law there are two types: Licence to own a gun, Licence both to own and carry a gun. It is […]
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Casino doors were locked on 12th feb, 1998. However, those who are fond of gambling and who used to prefer to go to Cyprus or Bulgaria, are now starting to stay in the luxurious neighborhoods of Istanbul. Gambling in Turkey was first continued in basements, but has since […]
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Some of the Turkish superstitious beliefs are the same as international ones such as a horseshoe brings good luck, a black cat brings bad luck, walking under a ladder is not good etc. but you’ll be surprise to hear these: If somebody’s clothes need repairing with stitches, […]
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The big tip is to try and go completely private. Many of the large tour companies offer private tour and they are going to charge a significant amount of money for the tour guide. However, many locations offer self-guided tours and therefore you have the ability to supply your own tour guide. Easily Book your guided private Ephesus tours, to see all the treasures of Ephesus Turkey. It's often said that Turkey has more ancient cities and classical ruins than does Greece. Well, it's true, and the Aegean coast holds a great number of sites, including Ephesus, the grandest and best-preserved of them all.
