Republic of Turkey Ministry of Tourism

ÍSTANBUL Istanbul embraces two coiltinents with one arm reaching out to Asia and the other to Europe. Through the city's heart, the Bosphorus, course the waters of the Black Sea, the Sea of Marmara and the Golden Horn. The former capital of three successive empires, Román, Byzantine and Ottoman,...

THE AEGEAN COAST The Aegean shores of Turkey are among the loveliest landscapes in the country. The magnificent coastline, lapped by the clear water of the Aegean Sea, abounds in vast and pristine beaches surrounded by olive groves, rocky crags and pine woods. Whether you prefer idyllic fishing...

mCENTRAL ANATOLIA The central Anatolian plateau forms the heartland of Turkey: ochre-hued, cleft by ravines and dominated by volcanic peaks. The boldly contoured steppe has a solitary majesty covered with wheat fields framed by ranks of poplars. This plateau was alsó a cradle of hurnan...