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Istanbul’s new museum manifesto
Orhan Pamuk is not only Turkey's most famous living novelist. The Nobel Prize laureate and author responsible for the bestselling books My Name is Red, Snow and The Black Book also turned museum...
History, traced through human hair
What if strands of history could be traced through strands of hair? As strange as it sounds, a handful of museums around the world have attempted to do just that, with over-the-top displays of...
Choose your own Turkey adventure
More than 30 million tourists visited Turkey in 2012, cementing the nation's reputation as one of the world's top holiday destinations – but the staggering numbers should be of no surprise. Whether...
The rebirth of Istanbul’s Bosphorus
Every morning central Istanbul wakes to rekindle its daily love affair with the waterway. The scene includes dozens of promenading tourists, dog walkers and dedicated fishermen lining the sides of...
The story of civilisation
In this classic video from the BBC archive, archaeologist and historian Richard Miles explores the origins of one of the most profound innovations in our human story: civilisation. Starting in...
Cappadocia's twin-peaked shadow
Around 9,000 years ago in Turkey’s Anatolian plains, a citizen of the Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük daubed a scene in red ochre on the wall of their adobe house. The image is commonly...
Turkey’s religious ghost town
Few independent tourists make their way to Kayakoy, a ghost town just 5km west of the tattoo parlours, British pubs and dance clubs of Hisaronu, a raucous tourist resort on Turkey’s southwest...
A paradise protected by butterflies
Our boat pulled in about two hours before sunset, when the disappearing light was turning the Mediterranean Sea from sapphire to aquamarine and the descending shadows were creeping up the imposing...
SIX PLACES YOU MUST VISIT IN TURKEY
Turkey has become a great holiday destination for both beach lovers and culture vultures. TravelMail rounds up the six places you must visit when planning your next trip. 1. STARTER...
WELCOME TO TURKEY
Learning about Turkey is a wonderful and enriching experience as you discover ancient traditions, a friendly Turkish culture, historical sites as well as places and destinations that will make a...