Area: 5.712 km²

Traffic Code: 34

The god and human, nature and art are together in there, they have created such a perfect place that it is valuable to see.” Lamartine’s famous poetic line reveals his love for Istanbul, describing the embracing of two continents, with one arm reaching out to Asia and the other to Europe.

Istanbul, once known as the capital of capital cities, has many unique features. It is the only city in the world to straddle two continents, and the only one to have been a capital during two consecutive empires - Christian and Islamic. Once was capital of the Ottoman Empire, Istanbul still remains the commercial, historical and cultural pulse of Turkey, and its beauty lies in its ability to embrace its contradictions. Ancient and modern, religious and secular, Asia and Europe, mystical and earthly all co-exist here. (more…)

Area: 8.933 km²

Traffic Code: 32

Isparta is a province that placed at the Mediterranean Region, and famous with lakes, roses and rugs. Antic cities, national parks, and caves are places to be seen in province. (more…)

The province of Igdir lies as a fertile plain between two lofty locations, in Eastern Anatolia. In the northwest, at a distance of 180 kms extends the high plateau of Kars province which previously comprised this district inside its borders. In the southeast, on the other hand, stands Mount Agri (Ararat), as the highest mountain in Turkey, rising magnificently beside this new province. (more…)

Area: 5.403 km²

Traffic Code: 31

The appealing property and the reason of the migrations throughout the history to the Antakya region, are the result of suitable and appropriate climate conditions, productive and fertile lands. Beside these two facts another important characteristic of the region is its being at the intersection point of the road which connects Anatolia to Syria and Palestine over Çukurova. In addition, the most convenient ports for suitable routes to Mediterranean from Mesopotamia are also located in this region. With its current faith tourism centers, ancient cities and beautiful plateaus, the province of Hatay has a high potential for tourism. (more…)

Hakkari, is founded at the south hillside of deep and long Zap Valley, and sourrounded by mountains; is one of the most distant cities of Anatolia. It can be mentioned that it is the most strategic city of our country with its 343 km. territorial band on Iran - Iraq territory and its most extreme position at the south east of Turkey map. (more…)

Clazomenae (Klazomenai in Turkey) was an ancient Greek city of Ionia and a member of the Ionian Dodecapolis (Confederation of Twelve Cities), it was one of the first cities to issue silver coinage.

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Located on the western coast of Asia Minor, on the Gulf of Smyrna, about 20 miles west of that city. The city was originally located on the mainland, but probably during the early fifth-century Ionian Revolt from the Persians it was moved to an island just off the coast, which Alexander the Great eventually connected to the mainland with a causeway. In 387 BC Klazomenai and other cities in Asia were taken over by Persia, but the city continued to issue its own coins. (more…)

The city of Phokaia (modern Foça) was settled early in the 1st millennium BC, probably by Aeolians and then Ionians and reached its high point in the 5th century BC. There had, however, been earlier occupation on the site dating back to at least the Middle Bronze Age and it continued to be occupied throughout antiquity and up to the present. Excavations at the site were conducted by Felix Sartiaux in 1913 and 1920 and by Ekrem Akurgal in 1951-55. It is now being excavated by Ömer Özyiğit. (more…)

Gümüşhane Province is a province in north Turkey, bordering Bayburt to the east, Trabzon to the north, Giresun and Erzincan to the west. It covers an area of 6,575 km² and has a population of 186,953 (2000 census). Its name is translated literally from the Greek Argyroupolis, Gümüş (αργυρός), meaning silver, and hane (πόλης) meaning city. This name is derived from the rich bronze and silver deposits of the Pontic Alps that the city is built near. The city has a rich mining history and was the source of exports for Trapezounda. The ancient Greek name of the city was Thera (Θήρα) meaning, gate or doorway. (more…)

Area: 6.934 km²

Traffic Code: 28

Giresun is in Eastern Black Sea Region, founded on a peninsula. It is one of the pearl like cities of Black Sea where green and blue are hug together at northern east of Anatolia. Virgin forests, plateaus and rivers of Giresun, which are very appropriate to tourism in connection with natural and historic values, are very attractive. (more…)

Area: 7.642 km²

Trafic Code: 27

The province of Gaziantep is one of the oldest culture centers of Southeastern Anatolian region. The history of the city extends to 4000 B.C years and most of the civilizations were founded on the surrounding lands. The city is located between Mesopotamia and Mediterranean and is at the intersection point of the roads connecting east to south and north to west and is also located on the historic Silk Road. The province of Gaziantep hosts findings, creations and structures of Paleolithic, Neolithic and Calceolithic Ages, Bronze Age, Hittite, Median, Asurian, Persian, Alexander the Great, Selefkos, Roman, Byzantine, Abbasi and Seljuk civilizations periods. Beside its cultural riches, Gaziantep is a tourism paradise with its natural beauties, geography, rich variety of food and shopping possibilities. (more…)