Turkey

[August 2012]  The main place you should visit in Konya, Turkey is Mevlana museum. Here, Jalal ad-Din Muhammed Rumi is enshrined. He is a great Islamic theologian and a poet of 13th century who started the…

[August 2012] I always wanted to visit Pamukkale in Turkey. I have seen many photos with white terraced field with pail blue water. Unexpected thing was how we encounter this area. This white area is in…

[August 2012] Afrodisias in Turkey an ancient city which was founded first century BC and there was a temple for Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty. But most striking thing here is the huge stadium. I…

[August 2012] The economy of Turkey is rapidly developing. In the suburbs of big towns, a lot of sky scrapers are being built, just like Korea. But old village lives are still around. To see that,…

[August 2012] We stayed in Kusadasi in Turkey for two nights. When we went out to the town after dinner, we found thousands of people walking around. The town was full of the feeling of…

[August 2012] The time staying in the bus was very long during the trip of the west Turkey group tour. On this day, it was particularly long. According to our guide, a photo stop was scheduled…

[August 2012] We went to see the famous Troy with our tour group. I remember learning Schliemann as a remarkable person who fulfilled his dream and belief that Troy really existed, but in fact, he…

[August 2012] Turkey is the country standing both in Asia and Europe. Today our tour went across Dardanelles to Asia, though I did not feel anything particular. The town on the Asian shore was Canakkale. Our…

[August 2012] The first place our group tour visited was Gallipoli peninsula. I did not know but in WW1, a lot of lives were lost here. It seems that because the Allied Forces did not…