The Grand Bazaar of Istanbul
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 13, 2016
The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, encompassing a total of 61 covered streets and o...
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The Salt Lake Tuz of Turkey
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 22, 2015
Lake Tuz, or Tuz Golu in Turkish, is a saline lake located in a huge area in the arid central plateau of Turkey, about 105 km northeast of K...
The City of Batman, on Batman River in Batman Province
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 6, 2015
Unless you are Turkish, Batman can mean only one thing — the DC Comics superhero with a cool utility belt who lives in Gotham City. But if y...
The Colorful Side of Istanbul
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 17, 2015
Photographic representation of Istanbul has always been stereotypical - towering mosques, ornate palaces, old streets, markets and seagulls...
Istanbul, The City That Lies in Two Continents
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 16, 2014
Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the fifth-largest city in the world by population, is considered European, yet it occupies two diff...
The Flaming Rocks of Chimaera, Turkey
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 25, 2013
About 80 km southwest of Antalya, near the town of Çıralı in southwestern Turkey, lies a rocky mountain that’s been literally on fire for th...
4 of the World's Most Amazing Treetop Hotels
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 1, 2013
Once upon a time, building a hotel meant bulldozing the planet's precious trees. However, many of the world's accommodation provider...
Camel Wrestling in Turkey
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 1, 2013
Camel Wrestling is a traditional sport very popular along the west coast of Turkey, where male camels from local villages are pit against ea...
Ruins of the Commagene Kingdom at Mount Nemrut
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 3, 2012
Mount Nemrut also called Mount Nemrud is one of the most interesting tourist attractions of Turkey. At the summit of this approximately 2000...
5 Most Inaccessible Monasteries in the World
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 21, 2012
Buddhist monasteries are usually located in remote places far from the hub-bub of cities and towns. It takes more than a mild determination ...
5 Magnificent Aqueducts of the Ancient Roman Empire
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 4, 2012
An aqueduct is a channel or pipe used to transport water from a remote source to a desired location, such as a town, city, or agricultural a...
11 Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities in the World
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 2, 2012
Ever since man learned to grow their own food and rear cattle, they have been living in permanent to semi-permanent settlements with certain...
Hot Air Ballooning Over Cappadocia’s Incredible Landscape
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 12, 2012
Cappadocia is an area in Central Anatolia in Turkey with the most dramatic landscape in Europe. Over thousands of years, wind and rain erode...
Hair Museum of Avanos, Turkey
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 27, 2011
The Avanos hair museum situated in Cappadocia in Turkey is notably one of the strangest museums that you will come across. The museum is lo...
Yunak Evleri: A Cave Hotel in Turkey
Kaushik Patowary
May 16, 2010
In Cappadocia’s magical landscape of fairy chimneys, in the ancient village of Urgup, is a luxurious hotel carved into a mountain cliff, the...
