The Muhtar, an Ottoman institution in contemporary Turkey
Reading Yaşar Kemal it is impossible not to be struck by the figure of the muhtar, a post dating back to the Ottoman Empire but still active in the Republic…
Reading Yaşar Kemal it is impossible not to be struck by the figure of the muhtar, a post dating back to the Ottoman Empire but still active in the Republic…
Having read Kemal's "The Wind from the Plain", I wanted more than ever to delve into the book's Çukurova, the mythical "promised land"; the findings were astounding History of Çukurova…
"The Wind from the Plain" is the first part of a wonderful trilogy by Yaşar Kemal, which will allow us to fully discover rural Turkey and its extraordinary hidden charm.…
Bursa is a legendary city in Turkey to say the least; shaped under the watchful eye of Hannibal, it will become the first capital of the Ottomans, giving life to…
Legendary homeland of Tantalus and a place reserved for the growth of the new Ottoman sultans, Manisa has managed to establish itself, over the centuries, among the most beautiful cities…
Milas and Bodrum, two of the best known and most beautiful cities in Caria, a region of Anatolia that has never stopped shining. It is no coincidence that Bodrum is…
We have always been fascinated by "the first", those who in one way or another have represented the origins for something greater. Today we are talking about the Göktürk, the…
An in-depth study on the months of the Islamic calendar, followed by millions of Muslims around the world for the celebration of their religious holidays A lunar calendar The Islamic…
The steppe culture, typical of the Turkish-Mongolian world, was the one that most of all shaped the world as we know it. Here is a selection of 3 truly unmissable…
We end our Turkish weekend with one of the matches that probably best tells about Turkey beyond Istanbul. The first represents the country's border par excellence and the second was…