Turkey Info Popular Places
Istanbul
Straddling the Bosphorus and with a skyline studded with domes and minarets, istanbul is one of the world’s great romantic cities. Its history tracks back to the earliest times, first as Byzantium, and then as Constantinople, the capital of the eastern Roman Empire. Later, as Istanbul, it was the capital of the Ottoman Empire. Today It is Turkey’s cultural heart also largest city and port, it is the country’s business center and the arrival point for most tourists.
Copyright 2008 Paran Seyahat Acentasi Tur. Tic. Ltd. Sti.All rights reserved.
Paran
Turkey
Tour
"Quiet but funny, luxury also friendly
and like
a dream actually real. Just special for you..."
Turkey has overseen the birth of major civilizations such as the Byzantine and Ottoman empires. Because of its strategic location, where two continents meet, Turkey’s culture has a unique blend of Eastern and Western tradition, often described as a bridge between the two civilizations.
Here the contemporary and the ancient, the cosmopolitan and the bucolic, the spiritual and the hedonistic come together to create a vibrant, diverse and exciting whole.
Anatolia, the Turkish mainland, has a long and colourful history. The world’s oldest city, dating from c.7500 BC, was discovered at Catal Hoyuk near Konya. Then came the Hittite Empire and in order Phrygians, Urartians, lydians, Alexander the Geat, Roman Times. With the coming of the Seljuks in the 11th century, Turkey began to take on a truly ‘Turkish’ identity.
The Ottoman Empire that arose in the early 14th century expanded to rule the entire eastern Mediterranean, much of Eastern Europe and North Africa for six centuries. After the Otoman Empire collapsed, victory over the Greeks confirmed Mustafa Kemal Ataturk as a national hero and a Turkish republic was born in Anatolia and eastern Thrace.
Cappadocia (Kapadokya)
which means “the land of beautiful horses” was once the heart of the Hitite Empire, later an independent kingdom, then a vast Roman province mentioned in the bible. Today the name survives as a convenient label to describe one of Turkey’s most visited areas especially the moonscape area around the town of Urgup and Goreme.
Konya
Monastery of the Whirling Dervishes and the Mausoleum of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi are the famous places in Konya. Whirling is one of the tools by Sufis (Islamic mystics) to come closer to God. The vast majority of whirling dervishes in Turkey trace their spiritual roots to Celaleddin Mevlana Rumi, who founded the Mevlevi Sufi order in the 13th century.
Pamukkale
Pamukkale is one of the most interesting places in the world, not only just famous for the entrancing beauty of its unique geological formations but also its historical remains. The Ancient Hierapolis appears to have been founded by King Eumenes II of Pergamon and its name is derived from Hiera, the wife of King Telephos, the legendary founder of Pergamon.
Ephesus
One of the most important ancient city with thousands of years of history in the World. Ephesus contains the largest collection of Roman ruins East of the Mediterranean. You get info about Hellenistic Ephesus, Roman Ephesus, Byzantine Era and Turkish Era.
Oludeniz
Explore the bay and the beautiful Blue Lagoon (Oludeniz) where the calm, crystal water is ideal for swimming and other water sports. Oludeniz has one of the best beaches in the world. It has a fantastic view with it’s Blue Lagoon.
Antalya
Perge, a Hellenistic city that welcomed Alexander the Great on the way to Gordion in 333 BC, was an important city in Pamphylia (Mediterranean region) and Aspendos where you see here remains from Roman times, though the history of the settlement goes back to the Hittite Empire (800 BC) near by Antalya. Antalya Kaleici is also a historical place and the othrside Antalya beaches are very nice...
Troy
Perge, a Hellenistic city that welcomed Alexander the Great on the way to Gordion in 333 BC, was an important city in Pamphylia (Mediterranean region) and Aspendos where you see here remains from Roman times, though the history of the settlement goes back to the Hittite Empire (800 BC) near by Antalya. Antalya Kaleici is also a historical place and the othrside Antalya beaches are very nice...
