World Travel Trips

Turkey has been an historical stepping stone between Europe in Asia from the earliest history of man. Migratory tribes and traders from east and west pushed their civilizations across this mighty land bridge, leaving a patchwork of cultures.

Unending sights stimulate the senses in this land of extremes. Lost civilizations vie for visibility amid an encroaching secular Westernization.

Remnants of ancient Harran, Antioch, and Tarsus take us back to earliest stirrings of faith, while classical antiquities and medieval monuments are proof to its continuation.

Kings, emperors, and sultans had their turn in the course of Turkey’s history and left their mark – from Constantine of Byzantium, Midas of Phrygia, Sultan Suleyman the Great, the powerful Ottoman Empire, and President Kemal Ataturk, the father of modern Turkey.

Eastern Turkey holds its own in maintaining the virginal charm of an ancient culture. Veiled matrons and maidens in flowing robes regard their domesticity as essential to strong family ties. Uniformed youngsters attest to a no-nonsense educational system. In contrast, kerchiefed women with sunburned faces work hard digging potatoes, picking cotton, harvesting tea and gathering pistachios and hazelnuts from verdant fields and orchards.

Your journey begins in modern, bustling Istanbul. A flight to Trabzon will have you embracing the Black Sea Coast, traveling to lost cities in An, eyeing towering mountain ranges and natural wonders at Mt. Ararat, and ducking into rock hewn churches and underground cities in Cappadocia. Modern dams divert the Ancient Euphrates River to fertile plateaus, and sweeping plains lead to Ankara, capital of Turkey. Days of unparalleled adventure and beauty are recorded for your lasting pleasure.