With the Taurus Mountains to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the south, Alanya is a destination to discover again and again. Alanya, a picturesque coastal city on Turkey's Mediterranean coastline, is a captivating travel destination celebrated for its blend of natural beauty, rich history, and vibrant modern life. With golden beaches, ancient ruins, and a thriv ...

Turkey is world famous for its kebabs, so it’s definitely a good idea to try the real thing while you’re visiting Gaziantep. Kebapcı Halil Usta is a local favorite and also famous all over Turkey. The no-frills interior is filled with plenty of tables that are situated cafeteria style, and all dishes are served on aluminum plates and bowls. The kebabs are skewered and ...

Nicknamed the Turkish pizza, pide is a boat-shaped bread topped with various ingredients, including meat and cheese. It is close to the lahmacun.The İçli pide, meaning “stuffed” or “garnished pide”, which is the recipe presented here, and the pide ekmeği (“pide bread”), which is a flat bread, thicker than the İçli pide. The pide ekmeği is offered in the vast majority ...

Issy von Simson is first through the doors of a hotel that’s reviving the Turkish Riviera Kaplankaya is quite out of the ordinary. Not a gentle, low-key production, nor the usual reimagining of a tumbledown Turkish village. On the contrary, it is huge, impactful, challenging. A private estate of rocky terrain, sheltered coves and clear waters as playground for archit ...