[See http://www.mfa.gov.tr/grupf/topkapi/page12.htm for more.] x0x Works of art to dazzle the beholder: Ottoman Palace Treasury By Emine Bilirgen and Suheyla...
[See more at: http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Park/9637/foto/kulup1/cehennem.html http://www.denizmagazin.com/images/yazilar/fSenok/09_kumsal.jpg Life under...
["Aubergine" her in the US is called "egg plant"] x0x The aubergine story The aubergine is described both as the shah of vegetables and the meat of the poor,...
x0x Treasures from retired ships By Erdem Kabadayi When ships whose weary timbers have been bleached by the sun and battered by the waves over years of...
x0x Turks and the Grand Sultana in Cervantes' plays By Dr. Metin And Between the 16th and 19th centuries hundreds of European plays, operas and ballets...
[See photographs from Balat at: http://www.balat.net/Fotogaleri.htm ] x0x Centuries of memories in Balat By Yelda Baler On the shore of the Golden Horn I...
[ See the following on Datca Peninsula: http://www.geocities.com/oonderer_2000/nature/i4b.html http://members.tripod.com/datca/fotograf.htm ] x0x Turquoise and...
[Read more about the region at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/holiday/destinations/turkey_fethiye/ http://www.fethiyelife.com/uzumlu.html ] x0x Handmade fabric...
[More on Izmir see: http://www.izmirturizm.gov.tr/default.asp?L=EN ] x0x Fascinating corner of the Orient: Izmir By M. Rifat Akbulut The famous German Field...
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x0x The roses and rose oil of Yaylabeli By Hunkar Sibel Gorel Roses are the oldest source of perfume. Ancient Sanskrit documents mention rose oil, which is the...
[See photographs of the islands at: http://www.birminghamuk.com/turkey/adalar.jpg http://web.syr.edu/~oakdemir/Pictures/Turkey/marmara/images/adalar.gif ...
x0x Turkish fashions in Europe over the centuries By Professor Dr Metin And From the 15th century onwards Europeans displayed an increasing interest in Turkish...
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[See more at http://www.angelfire.com/ak5/golgetiyatrosu/foto/fotoeng.html (Have your popup blocker active!) ] x0x Shadow-master Mehpare Aksoy Yigit By Hakan...
[See photograps at: http://www.bartin74.net/html/turizm_ulus.html ] x0x In October Ulus-Uluyayla By Akgün Akova If we really want to find the steps of the...
x0x Flavours Fit for Feasts Hazelnuts 'Not even a hazelnut will I eat without you,' declares a minstrel from the Black Sea region. These delicious nuts have...
x0x Ancient Turks and Horsemanship By Prof. Dr. Metin And The horse held a very important place in the life of ancient Turks, providing milk, meat, power and...