Eskisehir (in ancient times it's name was Dorylaion) has got about 706.000 inhabitants and because of that is one of the biggest cities of Anatolia and as well capital city of the region of the same name....Details

Madrasa comes from ancient Latin and, directly translated, means 'place of education', ie. a school or training centre for skills. Used in this way, it means higher education in the Islamic religion....Details

Increasing numbers of foreign citizens as well as new inhabitants from other parts of Turkey, and the demand for better or more modern, international materials are responsible for the growth of superstores in the big cities. Up till now most of the construction materials have been sold by small family shops in the Sanai (an industrial area next to...Details

Anatolia is the centre of Turkish wine production, which actually goes back about 5.000 years. There have been times when production of wine has been restricted by laws during the Osmannian periods. When the Republic of Turkey was established by Atatürk in 1923 all these restrictions were lifted. The wine production industry developed quickly dur...Details

Istanbul in the eyes of the world
There it is - gigantic, with an estimated 18 million inhabitants, 'pre-programmed' traffic chaos, with hordes of tourists from all imaginable countries and then, on top of that, another 150.000 fans for a weekend of Formula 1. We'll see what is going to happen!...Details