Konya

3 nights Istanbul 1 night Canakkale 2 nights Kusadasi 1 night Pamukkale 1 night Konya 2 nights Cappadocia 1 night Ankara

Hi Here is a glimpse of what I am up to this summer. I am working at Catalhoyuk, Turkey, considered by many to be the oldest city in the world. This year I am spending most of my time on data collection for my dissertation, which involves looking at ...

At the beginning of this summer I will be cycling from London to New Zealand

... Statistics for the day: -         Total Km:    Nevsehir (Cappadocia) to Konya:   225 Km ·         Total time:   Nevsehir (Cappadocia) to ...

... In 1925 Ataturk saw the dervishes as an obstacle to advancement for the Turkish people so he banned them. In 1957 the Konya lodge was revived as a cultural association to preserve the historical tradition. For Muslims, the Mevlana Museum is a very holy ...

... 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) ...

... next morning, on foot. It looked like only about 2.5 miles, but we quickly discovered that streets are very poorly marked in Konya! (We later realized that this seems to be true in most of Turkey.) Many intersections have no street signs, and many of ...