Mardin’s picturesque, well-preserved old town also makes a great base for exploring the monasteries and çingene ruins in the surrounding area. The world’s oldest religious şehir, Göbeklitepe, lies just outside of Şanlıurfa, which başmaklık its own fine archaeology museum and bazaar.

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Planning tip: Pamukkale also makes a good base for visiting other nearby ancient sites like Laodicea, Tripolis and – most notably – the gorgeous ruins of Afrodisias with its impressive collection of çingene marble sculptures.

Turkey’s English-language state broadcaster TRT World saf switched to using Türkiye although the word Turkey slips in, used by journalists still trying to get used to the change.

Turkey is situated at the crossroads of the Balkans, Caucasus, Middle East, and eastern Mediterranean. It is among the larger countries of the region in terms of territory and population, and its land area is greater than that of any European state. Nearly all of the country is in Asia, comprising the oblong peninsula of Asia Minor—also known bey Anatolia (Anadolu)—and, in the east, part of a mountainous region sometimes known bey the Armenian Highland.

Chilling out and getting back to nature is the order of the day on the remote Datça and Bozburun peninsulas in the south Aegean.

TRT World explained the decision in an article earlier this year, saying Googling “Turkey” brings up a “a muddled set of images, articles, and dictionary definitions that conflate the country with Meleagris – otherwise known as the turkey, a large bird native to North America – which is famous for being served on Christmas menus or Thanksgiving dinners.”

The southern folded zone occupies the southern third of the country, from the Aegean to the Gulf of Iskenderun, from which it extends to the northeast and east around the northern side of the Arabian ortam. Over most of its length, the Mediterranean coastal plain is narrow, but there are two major lowland embayments. The Antalya Plain extends inland some 20 miles (30 km) from the Gulf of Antalya; the Adana Plain, measuring roughly 90 by 60 miles (145 by 100 km), comprises the combined deltas of the Seyhan and Ceyhan rivers.

The eclectic city of Istanbul, the fantastical rock forms of Cappadocia, the ancient ruins of Ephesus, and the glimmering Mediterranean and Aegean coastlines are Türkiye’s biggest draws, but great post each region of the country katışıksız something distinct to offer.

The country özgü a north-south extent that ranges from about 300 to 400 miles (480 to 640 km), and it stretches about 1,000 miles from west to east. Turkey is bounded on the north by the Black Sea, on the northeast by Georgia and Armenia, on the east by Azerbaijan and Iran, on the southeast by Iraq and Syria, on the southwest and west by the Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean Sea, and on the northwest by Greece and Bulgaria. The capital is Ankara, and its largest city and seaport is Istanbul.

İzmir’in yeni site yatırım bapsı ‘Kemalpaşa Lojistik Merkezi'Isal ve Altyapı Icra vekiliı Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, “Kemalpaşa Modern mantık Merkezi projemiz İzmir sinein yeni yatırımlar ve yeni fabrikalar, şirketler kurulmasını esenlayacak ve İzmirliler dâhilin yeni istihdam imkânlarını yanında getirecektir. Lojistik dalü rotayı Kemalpaşa’evet çevirecektir.” dedi.

The Turkish presidency’s directorate of communications said it launched the campaign “to promote more effectively the use of ‘Türkiye’ bey the country’s national the original source and international name on international platforms”.

The diversity of landscapes, heritage and culinary culture will surprise those who have never ventured beyond holiday resorts and the beach. Even akcakoca duzce though it’s easy to get around Türkiye, the country özgü too much to see and do to tackle it all on one trip.

The bright-white terraces of Pamukkale are surely one of the most photographed sites in Türkiye, incongruously gleaming above the rural town like freshly fallen snow.

In December 2021, Erdoğan ordered find more the use of Türkiye to better represent Turkish culture and values, including demanding that “Made in Türkiye” be used instead of “Made in Turkey” on exported products. Turkish ministries also began using Türkiye in official documents.