A dab of culture amid the discos, the fortification once known as the the Castle of St.
Occupied by Byzantines, Genoans, and Ottomans, the remains of Yoros Castle are just a short--but steep--hike above Anadolu Kavağı, a Turkish village on the Bosphorus, just north of Istanbul.
Ankara is the capital of Turkey.
Istanbul is full of mosques.
Usak is a place to stay on your way from Ankara to the western coast.
Miletus is an ancient Greek city located in western Turkey.
Gulluck is a small tourist/fishing village just north of Bodrum.
Cyrus' Turkey Travel Notes: 1) Take a ferry ride across the Bosphorus.
Streets of Istanbul is full of interesting people and faces.
The Galata Mevlevihanesi is the first lodge of Whirling dervishes in Istanbul, was built in 1491 by Iskender Pasha, the Governor General and Imperial Guard Chief of Sultan Bayezit II.