Budget holidays to Turkey.

Turkish Flag in the Wind

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This is a very large Turkish flag found near one end of Gülhane Park, in European Capital of Culture 2010 “Istanbul”, Turkey (Türkiye).

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zouhair ghazzal ’s photo

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Imam Bayildi

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Imam Bayildi by naflanne

It consists of eggplant stuffed with onions, garlic, and tomatoes, then

simmered in olive oil. It is served cold like other dishes cooked with

olive oil, which are also called zeytinyagli in general. Another

variant is karnıyarık, which also includes mincemeat.

Sakklikent

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Rol1000 ’s photo

The dry river coming out of Sakklikent canyon

Sakklikent

View from Üçhisar. Turkey

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Marek ?eszkiw ’s photo

View from Üçhisar. Turkey

Corum

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With important archaeological sites going back 5,000 years and a unique natural beauty, Corum is attractive to visitors.

Geography

The province of Corum is a mixture of mountains and high plateaus, some of it watered by the Kızılırmak and Yeşilırmak rivers. The province includes much attractive high meadow and mountain for walking and excursions from the city and towns.

History

Excavations reveal that Corum area was inhabited during the Paleolithic, Neolithic period and the 4th stage of the Calcolithic Age. Remains of these periods have been found at Büyük Güllüce, Eskiyapar and Kuşsaray.

In later times Corum and its environs were dominated by Hittites and in the district of Bogazkale is one of the most important Hittite sites in Anatolia, the UNESCO World Heritage listed Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite Empire from 1700 BC to 1200 BC. Other important Hittite site include the open-air temples at Yazılıkaya and Alacahöyük; royal tombs; and the excavations of Boğazköy including tablets proving tradings links between the Hittites and the Ancient Egyptians.

Then came the other civilizations: Phrygians, who left remains at Pazarlı, north of Corum;

Then Cimmerians, Medes, Persians, Galatians, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuk Turks, Danishmend Turks, Mongols, Ertena, Kadi Burhanettin and finally the Ottoman Empire. As well as the Hittite archaeology the province also contains a number of castles, bridges and mosques from the Seljuk and Ottoman periods.