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Konya Slideshow
Top Hotels in Konya
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Dedeman Konya Convention Cente
72 reviews -
Hilton Konya
71 reviews -
Hotel Ozkaymak Konya
12 reviews -
Ozkaymak Park Konya
15 reviews -
Ulusan Hotel Konya
40 reviews -
Hotel Ottoman House Konya
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Bera Konya
14 reviews
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Saray Hotel Konya
1 review
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Mevlana Sema Otel Konya
7 reviews
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Dundar Hotel Konya
19 reviews
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Grand Ipek Palas Termal Hotel Konya
1 review
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Hotel Balikcilar Konya
15 reviews
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Otel Selcuk Konya
7 reviews
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Rumi Hotel Konya
53 reviews
Konya
Travel Blogs from Konya, Turkey
whirling and twirling...
This is a top pick! ... world. He was born in Afghanistan but his father took him on this long trek over to and around Turkey, eventually settling in Konya. Mevlana's most quoted phrase which you may know is...".come, come whoever or whatever you are...and (I'm ...
Happy Birthday to Rumi...
This is a top pick! ... the oil pipeline in Iraq gets invaded by these five Turkish guys who are trying to turn on the right valve to direct oil to Turkey. They say they believe they really have more right to the Iraqi oil fields than the Americans. And of course, ...
The Ups and Downs of Travel
This is a top pick! ... conservative city and many very religious people live here; alcohol is not sold in stores or restaurants. (Interestingly, Konya produces more beer than any city in Turkey - they just don't sell it here!) We saw lots of women (more than usual) wearing ...
Rumi and the Sema
This is a top pick! ... . Rumi, with his father, mother, and family headed west before Genghis, trying to avoid his violence. Rumi eventually settled in Konya, after travels around the Middle East and realizing: Why should I seek? I am the same as He. His ...
Konya
This is a top pick! We had heard that Konya is the heart of the so-caled ''Koran Belt'' of Turkey, and we expected a traditional Middle-Eastern city with all its stereotypes. But we were very wrong- Konya is very modern, in fact during our dolmus (minibus) ride in the ...
Just passing through
... , not just because I look like a total dag and can't tie a headscarf properly!), particularly in the Melvana museum, which is Konya's biggest attraction. Apparently Muslims from all over come to see it, so I suspect a few of the people in there are from ...
Konya
Konya was another one-night stop on our way to the central region of Turkey. Although it wasn't planned when we set out on this trip, it turned out to be a great place to spend the night. A little history for you - Celaleddin Rumi was ...
Balloons, Rumi and Conservative Muslims
... journey yesterday morning and loved the experience. When the group returned we continued our journey through central Turkey as we motored off to the town of Konya. Konya was the capital of the Seijuk Turks and is a very conservative city according ...
travel day
... etc. it was fascinating...maybe I will sit in the front more often? so today we traveled along the ancient "silk road" toward Konya. The landscape changed...as did the weather, now we have snow. They do not grow olives and oranges here now it is ...
Konya
This is a top pick! ... in Gülhane in Istanbul. Many of the mosques, such as the Alaettin Mosque, lack domes and have perpendicular walls. Konya is a better organized version of the Eminonu Municipality of Istanbul. I like etliekmek (similar to Turkish pizza) ...
Simit sensations
... a stomach lining when no bakerys appeared in the early morning hours. My conscıousness of becoming increasingy closer to Konya meant time passed slowly. A welcome break came at 11am when İ mistook the restaurant for the bakery. Rather than ...
Konya - Rumi's Tomb and Turkish Schools
Konya has a very special place in my heart. Perhaps I will have time to update this entry to fully express my feelings here, but if I don't, know that this place holds the history of one of the greatest saints of any religion - Jalāl ad-Dīn ...
Sorry about the spellıng
... in a rental car. This has allowed us to stop to explore holes in the ground, chase storks across the steppes of central Turkey, eat at local doners (restaurants), and get lost wıthout the ability to communicate. Overall, lots of fun. Last night we ...
Two weeks down!
Here are a few pictures of what has happened so far. Not much has come out of the ground yet. Although they did find a skeleton that appears to have been bound into the fetal position before being buried beneath the floor of the house. The remains of ...
Chatalhouk
... that covered some of the interior walls.... fascinating hunting scenes,death rituals and exotic animals that once inhabited this part of Turkey. The people also practiced a worship of wild aurochs (wild cattle), with a multitude of horns that were ...
Konya 2
... , there's been a lot of news coverage about the earthquake ın chına, whıch ıs ınterestıng. ı assume the ınterest stems from turkey's own sıtuatıon on several volatıle fault lınes. tonıght i leave konya and get on an overnıght bus to ...
Konya
... of hıs lıfe and ıs burıed. there's a mosque and museum dedıcated to the order and the cıty ıs a place of pılgrammage. konya was descrıbed to me as beıng relıgıous and tradıtıonal but so far ı've seen the mıx of tradıtıon and ...
A Question For You.....
... take the time to do. Going on this long of a trip by myself was certainly the first, then joining a tour group in Turkey was another - especially one that is focused on getting in touch with the locals as I tend to hide behind the camera in my ...
Dawdling through Turkey
... the baddies for hundreds of years. Visited Sileme where Luke's mum lived in Star Wars. Earthquake prone Ilhara Valley also very pleasant. England v Turkey. Spent this one in our local (a resturant) to keep out of the way of the Aussies. We may have had a ...
Traditional Turkish night
... combination! And they were very generous with their vodka! :) The show for the night was that of a wedding ceremony in Turkey. The dancers, including the bride and groom came on the dance floor and performed the traditional way, which a girl gets ...
Konya: City of Mevlana... Rumi
... hold a sense of pride in their unique heritage... Today they are considered to be the most religiously conservative throughout Turkey... the Koran Belt of the country. Within this pious city lies an island of green tiled domes where the body ...
Back on site
I have been back on site now for a week. Things are still going well, and I am on track to finish my data collection by the end of the summer. I am just over half way done and still have 4 weeks left. The site is getting more and more crowded by the ...
The gas smell test
... we didnt feel comfortable in this town and we left. I am sure, however that this town is very safe (as is nearly all of Turkey). I have been told people will go to jail for 5 years for stealing or even just getting into a fight. Plus the ...
You Spim Me Right Round
... in the ground. I thought I would share that with you. From pricey toilets we then drove for a few hours to Konya, the religious capital of Turkey. With a population of over 1,000,000 and sitting at an altitude of 1016m, Konya is devoutly Muslim and a ...
Moving on after 5 lazy days in Olympos
... of low tables, sooo lazy. i wish i could bring them home. even chris is getting a tan. no joke! anyhow we are in konya now and will stay one night before going on to cappadoccia. this city is very conservative and probably if you're a girl you shouldn't ...
Konya
... the Whirling Dervish on their home turf. Upon arriving we found that you cannot, in fact, see the Whirling Dervish in Konya on a daily, or even weekly, basis, as I had previously anticipated and hoped. Only during the Mevlana Festival, which ended ...
Turkish Delight
... -huge stone mushrooms and fairy chimneys in deep valleys riddled with ancient cave dwellings and monasteries. In central Turkey we journeyed to Konya famous for its Mevlana Museum-once a Seljuk church of the whirling dervishes. The church has ...