The Ruined Churches of Ani
Kaushik Patowary
May 20, 2016
Up on a plateau in the remote highlands of northeast Turkey, 45 km away from the Turkish border city of Kars, lies the crumbling ruins of so...
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The Incredible Basilica Cistern of Istanbul
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 31, 2016
When Istanbul was Constantinople during the period of the great Roman, and later Byzantium Empire, hundreds of subterranean cisterns were bu...
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...
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...
