Ezine is a town and district of Çanakkale Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. According to the 2010 census, population of the district is 38,088 of which 17,301 live in the town of Ezine. The district covers an area of 654 km2 (253 sq mi), and…
The Esma Sultan Mansion (Turkish: Esma Sultan Yalısı), a historical yalı (English: waterside mansion) located at Bosporus in Ortaköy neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey and named after its original owner Esma Sultan, is used today as a cultural center …
Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (IATA: EDO, ICAO: LTFD), previously known as Balıkesir Edremit Körfez Airport, is an airport located south of Edremit in the Balıkesir Province of Turkey.
Cremna (in Greek Κρῆμνα) was a town in Pisidia. It was first taken by Amyntas, commander of the Galatian auxiliary army of Brutus and Cassius, who became king of Galatia and Pisidia on going over to the side of Mark Antony. Octavian allowed him to r…
Küçük Menderes, "Little Meander"), Cayster River or Kaystros River is located south of İzmir, Turkey. The Cayster generally flows westward and arrive into the Aegean Sea at Pamucak beach near Selçuk, İzmir. The ancient city of Ephesus was once an im…
Bozüyük is a town and district of Bilecik Province in the Marmara region of Turkey.
Bozkır is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey.
Borçka (Laz: ბორჩხა/Borçxa; Georgian: ბორჩხა/Borchkha, also ფორჩხა/Porchkha) is a town and district of Artvin Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, on the border with Georgia.
Belen is a town and district of Hatay Province in the Mediterranean region of south-central Turkey.
The Belen Pass (Turkish: Belen Geçidi), also known as the Syrian Gates, is a mountain pass located in the Belen District of Hatay Province in south-central Turkey. The narrow pass through the Nur Mountains (the ancient Amanus Mountains), said to be …
The Battle of Korakesion, also known as the Battle of Coracesium, was a naval battle fought in 67 BC between the pirates of Cilicia and Pompey of ancient Rome. Plutarch describes it as the key battle of Pompey's clearing of the Mediterranean of pira…
Batman Dam is one of the 22 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, built on the Batman River, north of Batman, in southeastern of Turkey. It was constructed between 1986 and 1999. There is a hydroelectric power plant, established in 19…
Aşkale (Ottoman Turkish: اش قلعه), (Kurdish: Soxane), is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Enver Başaran (AKP).
Agri Airport (IATA: AJI, ICAO: LTCO) is an airport in Ağrı, located in Ağrı Province in eastern Turkey.
Arhavi (Laz: არქაბი/Arkabi; Georgian: არქაბი/arkabi), is a town and district of Artvin Province located in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The terrain is hilly and mountainous. Area of the city center is about 6 km2, and the total district area is 3…
Akıncı Air Base (ICAO: LTAE) (Turkish: Akıncı Hava Üssü, formerly Mürted Hava Üssü) is an airbase of the Turkish Air Force located northwest of Ankara, Turkey.
Akçakoca is both a town and district of Düzce Province, in the Black Sea region of Turkey, located about 200 km east of Istanbul. The town was named after a Turkish chieftain of the 14th century CE who captured the area for the Ottoman Empire, and s…
Adıyaman University is a state university, established in 2006 in Adıyaman province, Turkey.
Adana 5 Ocak Stadium (Turkish: Adana 5 Ocak Stadı) is a multi-purpose stadium in Adana, Turkey.
The 2009 Medair TC-HEK helicopter crash occurred on March 25, 2009 at around 16:00 EET (14:00 UTC) when a Bell 206L-4 LongRanger, tail number TC-HEK, operated by Medair while on a charter flight en route from Çağlayancerit in Kahramanmaraş Province …
The 1970 Gediz earthquake (also known as the 1970 Kütahya-Gediz earthquake) struck western Turkey on 28 March at about 23:05 local time.
1967 Kayseri Atatürk Stadium disaster refers to an occurrence of football hooliganism, resulting in 43 deaths and at least 300 injuries (according to newspaper Hürriyet 's headline 600), during the football match held on September 17, 1967 between t…
125. Yıl Çayyolu Sahnesi, also known as 125. Yıl Çayyolu Stage, is a theatre in Ankara, Turkey. It is operated by the Turkish State Theatres.
Yervandashat (Armenian: Երվանդաշատ), was an Armenian city and one of the 13 historic capitals of Armenia, serving as a capital city between 210 and 176 BC during the Orontid rule over Armenia and the beginning of their successors; the Artaxiad dynas…
Al-Ḥadath al-Ḥamrā' (Arabic for "Hadath the Red") or Adata (Greek: Ἃδατα) was a town and fortress near the Taurus Mountains (modern southeastern Turkey), which played an important role in the Byzantine–Arab Wars.
Özdere is a Turkish town in the Menderes district of İzmir Province on the Aegean coast. It has a population of around 13.500 (2006) and has a municipality. It is located approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) west of Kuşadası and 40 kilometres (25 mi)…
Çine is a town and a district of Aydın Province, in the Aegean region of Turkey, 38 km (24 mi) from the city of Aydın, on the road to Muğla.
Çay is a town and district of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey.
Zonguldak Airport (IATA: ONQ, ICAO: LTAS) is an airport near the city of Zonguldak in the western Black Sea region of Turkey.
Turbessel (Syriac: Tel Bshir, Arabic: Tell Bāshir, Turkish: Tilbeşar or Tilbaraş Kalesi) is a fortress and bronze-age tumulus in south-eastern Turkey, near the village of Gündoğan in the district of Oğuzeli, within Gaziantep Province.
Teşvikiye is one of the four neighbourhoods (together with Maçka, Osmanbey and Pangaltı) within the Nişantaşı quarter of the Şişli district in Istanbul, Turkey.
The Terme River (Turkish: Terme Çayı; Greek: Θερμώδων, Thermōdōn) is in the border of Terme district, located in central northern Turkey between the cities of Ordu and Samsun.
Tercan (formerly Mama Hatun, and Derzene in the Byzantine era) is a town and district of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey.
Tekeli is a Turkish word derived from teke ("male goat"), and means "having or possessing goats; goaty".
Taşucu (Latin: Holmi) is a small town of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey. About 11,000 people live in Taşucu, but this number increases to about 20,000 in the summer due to tourism (in 2010, the population was 8,392).
Sivriada (Greek: Ὀξεία, Oχeia) also known as Hayırsızada, is one of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul.