Istanbul from the highest hill - Camlica Hill Park

Another off-the-beaten path and not very much visited by tourists who crammed the historical  Sultanahmet district in Istanbul is lo...

Yildiz Palace and Park - Istanbul

I walked to the Dolmabahce Palace in Besiktas, it is not far from the apartment I was staying at in Findikli, less than a kilometer, bu...

Rumeli Fortress and Fetih 1453 - the Fall of Constantinople

I was thinking of taking the ferry cruise and get to Sariyer (then what?) and then the thought of this district in the European part of t...

Taksim Square and Istiklal Avenue - The heart of Istanbul

It has been an exhausting but rewarding weeks of wandering around Southeastern Anatolia, so I am back once again in Istanbul.   I flew...

Getting To / Out of Hasankeyf

From Mardin / Midyat to Hasankeyf I came from Midyat to Hasankeyf and there are dolmush (shared public transport van) coming from b...

Accommodations in Hasankeyf

The shared van (dolmush) that I took from the town of Midyat stopped right at the center of the town, right before crossing the bridge....

The Cave Settlements of Hasankeyf - Turkey

Approaching the town of Hasankeyf, the one thing that immediately seized my attention are the cavities on the sides of the mountains wh...