The pleasant Aegean town Urla situated about 38 km. west of Izmir center and 11 km along the main road from Izmir. Due to its closeness to Izmir, it is widely visited by the local people especially for their weekend holidays. The town holds typical Aegean characteristics. Urla İskelesi, known in ancient tim...Details

The marsh area created where piedmonts of Samsun Mountain and Büyük Menderes (area between Didem and Kusadasi), which is the longest river of Western Anatolia, extend to meet the sea is one of the most important wetlands of the world today. Among the lagoons...Details

Just as for jewellery and gold, leather is still a very good bargain because of low wages for the workers and cheap prices for the material. Even though there have been many campaigns in Europe to stop using the skins of animals and changing trends in the international market, there still is a thriving business going on. Lots of leather shops hav...Details

Always a Suitable Drink
The most popular national drink is definitely Raki, an alcoholic drink produced from the roots of anis. You can compare the taste of Raki to Greek Ouzo or French Pernod. Raki is a clear transparent liquid, but if you pour some water into it, it changes colour and becomes white, similar to milk. That's why lots of peopl...Details

Next to football basketball is the most famous and well?known sport in Turkey with lots of clubs and fans. Who does not know names like: Fenerbahce, Besiktas or Galatasaray? These names are well?known already because of football. On closer investigation you will see that's because of basketball as well. Even in international terms, Turkish Basket...Details