World Heritage

  • History on Horseback: The Evliya Çelebi Way

    Written by OnurInal on July 6th, 2010 in History, World Heritage1 Comment
    History on Horseback: The Evliya Çelebi Way
    In my previous post, I talked about Evliya Çelebi, a Turkish traveler who journeyed through the territory of the Ottoman Empire and neighboring lands over a period of forty years in the 17th century, whom the UNESCO has recognized as “Man of the Year” in 2011. Now, I want to tell you the Evliya Çelebi Way, a new cultural route through the Anatolia countryside. The Evliya Çelebi Way is an international project that has two connected goals: historical re-enactment and cultural re-connection by establishing cultural routes in Western and Southeastern Anatolia. The first central goal, historical re-enactment, is aimed to...

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  • Turkey’s Children’s Day Celebration

    Written by Valantis on April 26th, 2010 in Living in Turkey, Turkish Culture, World HeritageNo comments yet
    Turkey’s Children’s Day Celebration
    April 23rd is a major event for Turkey and its children. The national holiday marks the celebration of children and their future, and their continuation to carry on the sovereignty of Turkey and the other countries of the world.  Although it’s not unusual to see Turkish flags hanging out of apartment buildings and office buildings, this holiday marks an even more extreme reason to post the flag in every possible corner of the country.  I’ve heard it said that Turkey has the world’s record for biggest flag.  Today, it can sure be proven. The patriotism has its reasons of course. ...

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  • Hasankeyf – Going, Going, Gone

    Written by Casey on March 16th, 2010 in Responsible Travel, Travel, World Heritage1 Comment
    Hasankeyf – Going, Going, Gone
    For those among us who suffer from procrastination, there’s always tomorrow, or next month, or even next year, to accomplish the things in life we want to achieve in order to reach ‘self-fulfillment’ or ‘inner happiness’ (things we never needed until self-help books came along). And for the most part, we have the luxury of putting things off until we can be bothered getting off our arses. However, if visiting the ancient town of Hasankeyf was on your ‘Top Ten’ list, procrastinate too long and you’ll have to grab your swimmers and snorkel and hope to hell you can hold...

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