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One Night in Medieval Caravanserai

A caravansara or khan was a roadside inn where travelers could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravansaras supported the flow of commerce, information, and people across the network of trade routes covering Asia, North Africa, and South-Eastern Europe, especially along the Silk Road.

Winter at Cappadocia

Snow at Orthodox Church of Saint Theodoros Trion at Derinkuyu, Cappadocia.

Snow at Cappadocia

Snow at Cappadocia in winter, old Sinasos City, Mustafapaşa, Ürgüp, Turkey.

Top 5 Things to Do or See in Turkey

Stay in a cave hotel in Cappadocia , go to hot air ballooning, horseback riding or trekking among fairy chimneys . Go to a sailing trip at Aegean Coast aboard a luxury yacht charter, a traditional Aegean schooner, gulet, which can be cheaper than you think. >>> Travel Istanbul aboard a ferry cruise in Bosphorus Strait between two seas, Marmara and Black Sea, and two continents, Europe and Asia, like argonauts did. Have your dinner at sunset at Kadiköy pier at the end of the day. Order Yakut for red wine or Cankaya for white. >>> Walk around Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul seeing Hagia Sophia , Topkapi Palace, Treasure and Harem of Ottoman Sultans, Blue Mosque , Archaeology Museum , Grand Bazaar and Spice Bazaar . See the Sufi performance of the Whirling Dervishes of Rumi at Sirkeci Train Station , terminus of the Orient Express in the evening. >>> Go extreme: Go hiking on the old volcanos of Eastern Anatolia! Climb Mount Ararat! Join an expedition...

Kids Playing at the Door

Kids acting for the cameras at their house door by the street at Ankara Citadel. Candid and spontaneous...

Autumn Forest at Seven Lakes

The nature begins to change in Autumn, always in perfection. While quietly preparing to winter, the chirping of the spring, merry laughter of the birds, and sounds of streams full of enthusiasm are reduced gradually; leaving the place to the sound of the wind and rain, again. Green trees take on different colors according to their types in every fall. Each color has a thousand and one tones and shades. Millions of trees are preparing for winter in Seven Lakes region, in another poetry, in another autumn.