Cities in Middle East

Sunlight flickers across the chalk-white terraces, dazzling against the piercing blue Turkish sky. There is a hush here, the kind that settles over ancient ... more

Diyarbakır (Kurdish and Zaza: Amed; Turkified form of Diyarbekir is also common in colloquial Kurdish) is the largest city in Southeastern Anatolia, on the ... more

Edirne (pronounced eh-deer-neh, [1]) is a city in Eastern Thrace, in northwest Turkey. It lies on the gently rolling Thracian plains (much of the city is fairly... more

The air in Samsun is tinged with a salty, distant tang from the Black Sea, mingling with the rich scent of roasting corn sold by vendors near the Atatürk Park. ... more

Gaziantep, previously and still informally called Antep, is a city in southeast Turkey and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The city... more

Soft dawn light spills over the crumpled limestone hills above Kaş, painting the terracotta rooftops in hazy gold. The air is fresh, tinged with the salt of the... more

Erzurum is a city in Eastern Anatolia, and is the hub for visiting eastern Turkey.

Hatay is a province in southeastern part of Mediterranean Turkey, bordering Syria.

Ayvalık is a city in Northern Aegean, Turkey. It’s located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Edremit (part of Aegean Sea), across from the eastern coast of ... more

Kastamonu is an inland city near the Black Sea coast, in Turkey.

The air in Uzungöl holds the cool dampness of pine forests rising above a lake that looks as though it was painted into a valley just beyond reach. Morning fog ... more

Morning sunlight floods the valleys, golden against the honeycombed cliffs and fairy chimneys, as the call to prayer drifts lightly through the cool air. The ... more

Ürgüp is a town and district of Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Located in the historical region of Cappadocia, and near the cave ... more

Sivas is a city in northeastern part of Central Anatolia, Turkey.