Archive for the 'Van' Category

Van

Friday, March 9th, 2018

Van: Turkey’s sixth largest city and cultural legacy rich in history, monuments, natural beauty and unique flavors One of the border cities of Turkey, Van welcomes visitors from all over the world particularly for its culture and winter tourism. The first settlement of the city goes back to 4000 BC. Van was successively ruled by […]

Antique Cities

Thursday, October 8th, 2015

Home to the world’s earliest settlements and numerous civilizations ranging from the tiniest of communities to the greatest of empires, Anatolia invites you to discover its ancient cities. Aphrodisias With a history dating back to 5000 BC, the ancient city of Aphrodisias was established during the Greek and Roman times and is one of the […]

Akdamar Church / Van

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

    Located on the larger one of the two islands 4 kilometres far away from the southern coast of Van lake, Akdamar church was built by Armenian Vaspurakan King I. Gagik in 915. The chapel in the North eastern direction of the church was built in the early 14th century. It has got a […]

Winter Holidays

Monday, January 28th, 2013

Turkey is an important center of winter tourism with its snow-capped mountains, a summer-winter and luxury resorts in these mountains, which are well established. Transportation can be provided by two private visits are available to resorts, private tour operators and car are made of skis. The trails are on the ski areas and ski lifts […]

Museums in Turkey

Monday, January 28th, 2013

Turkey, which honors the many civilizations, has a value of museums and ruins. Do not forget that the Hittites, movement, Urartians in Anatolia and lived the principles and applications made under the Hellenistic civilization western Anatolia. Turkey is the country where the Byzantines, the legacy of this culture. Finally, Turkey, the rule about the millennium […]

Ahlat

Saturday, January 26th, 2013

Ahlat is a district of Bitlis provision and has been located 1750 m elevation from the sea on East Anatolian Region. Since there has not been any certain research its foundation date has not exactly been known. However, as the results of archeological excavations scarried out in the Yuvadami region which 15 km away from […]