Salda Lake is Turkey's Maldives

Salda Lake is Turkey's Maldives

After long time writing an article because in summer season cant write much things.While reading I saw about something Salda Lake.When I was university ı heard many things about it because my university is not much far away from there and there were tours at weekends.Salda is a tectonic lake at Aegean region in Turkey.I will write about why called it Turkey's Maldives ,where is the lake ,how can go there and where stay in there so I will give a  few reason for to visit Turkey too.

Where is Salda Lake

Salda lake is located in Yeşilova district in Burdur.It has about 184 meters depth so its second depth lake in Turkey.Its not much far away from Pamukkale so if you come pamukkale do not come back to see Salda lake.

Why called it Turkey's Maldives

Its a lake with turquoise color and white sands.When see it can think that ıts look like Maldives.Salda lake is the 5th clear lake in the world.Anyway can see it on photos too.If you take photo in there and share it social media people can think that you are at Maldives :)

There are 2 beaches in Salda Lake.Yeşilove beach and Salda Forest beach, there are 3 kilometers distance between beaches and some places are deep blue so just can swim that beaches.ıts more safety.

Where I can stay at Salda Lake

There are a few motels near Salda and can stay in Yeşilova too.But

if you like nature can make camping near Salda Lake.Actually there are youth camps between july and august months.Nature,forest and deep blues.Will fall in love there .

How I can go Salda Lake.

There are a few routes to go there.I said before ig you come to pamukkale can come to Burdur and Yeşilova.Another routes is come to Isparta by plane and rent a car for to come Salda.

If you like nature,camping ,photography must see there when come to Turkey.

Museum pass cards for tourists in Turkey

What is Museum Pass Card

I will write about Museum card today.Its really usefull card when I was student at university I use it many times for to go pamukkale and Hierapolis ancient city.Students always find cheaper way so museum card really cheap and has many advantages.

Will write how will buy museum card,wich museum can use it museum pass card,how much money will pay and how many days can use museum pass card.

Museum Pass Istanbul

Tourists can use it only Istanbul and can buy it only 85 Turkish lira about 21£ ,can use it 5 days after first enterance of museums.If use it museum pass card do not wait for to buy ticket come inside easily and do not pay much for enterance.There are some discount if you use another service.

Museum Pass  İstanbul Sales Points

Hagia Sophia Museum

İstanbul Archaeological Museums

Museum of  Turkish and Islamic Arts

İstanbul Mosaic Museum

Museum for the History of Science and Technology in Islam

Chora Museum

Galata Mevlevi House

Rumeli Hisar Museum

Another Pass Cards

Museum Pass Cappadocia

It is special for cappodocia region and just 45 Turkish lira about 11£ and can visit Ihlara Valley, Göksu Open Underground City, Goreme Dark Church, Kaymakli Underground City, Özkonak Underground City, Nevşehir Museum, Çavuşin Ruin, Hacıbektaş Museum, Zelve-Pasabaglar Ruins just one time.

Museum Pass the Aegean

It is special for İzmir,Muğla and Aydın cities and can use it every museums and ruins in that regions.Its prize is 75 Turkish lira about 21£ and can use it 7 days after first enterance.

Museum pass the Mediterenean

It is special for Antalya Adana and Mersin cities and cau use it every museums and ruins in that cities.It's prize is 60 Turkish lira about 15£ and can use it 7 days after first enterance.

Museum Pass Turkey

Museum Pass Turkey card will provide one entrance to each Museum / Ruins which more than 300 museums and regions affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism,  for the user and will be valid for 15 days from the first use.

black rose of turkey

Black Rose of Turkey

I m sure that we saw red,yellow,pink,

white roses but when I  say black rose

many people can think that ıts a joke.

Yeha there are natural black rose in the word and just grown in Turkey.

The black rose grown in Halfeti.

Halfeti is district of Şanlıurfa in 

southeast Anatolia.Black rose just grown in Halfeti, when moved another place their color change become red.Its really interesting that black rose just grown in Halfeti in Turkey.

Features of Black Rose

The balck rose was first collected from Halfeti in 1888 by the German pharmacist and plant collector Paul Sintenis but introduced to the world of science by Speta in 1977.The black rose, which lost 116 years, was rediscovered for the second time with this work.

For the first time this rose is collected from Mesopotamia and is known only to this region, so it takes its name from the region and is called "Mesopotamia hyacinth"It is an endemic plant that grows only in Halfeti inTurkey  all over the world.

Climate, soil, humidity making a special rose in Halfeti.Black rose 

blossom second times in a year.In Spring and autumn seasons black rose blossoms and grown about 6-7 cantimeters diamaters.Black rose grown up about 1-1,5 meters tall.When cut its flowers it's color change too.

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Turkey trip routes

Mike's Turkey Travel Story

LOVE your blog!

A U.S. Citizen I first visited Turkey after multiple deaths in the family found me searching for a far-away holiday.  The experience with the people, the land and the food was so exceptional that I've returned at least once each year for extended holidays in every area of the country.

Bodrum city on the peninsula of the same name was my first destination and remains my favorite place for fun in the sun, relaxation, nightlife and boat excursions on chartered gulets.  

      The stunningly blue waters of the Turkish Aegean and Mediterranean coasts never fail to exhilarate me.

      Gulets arriving for the annual Bodrum Regatta as seen from Bodrum Castle

 Bodrum Harbor viewed from the site of the ancient watchtower

     

      A two-day, one night commercial tour to Ephesus and Pamukkale during this first holiday demonstrated   not only the ancient history but the amazing geographic diversity of Turkey.  I remember commenting that the landscapes we saw between Pamukkale and Bodrum were akin to crossing the entire United States.

  Ruins and small aqueducts at Pamukkale 

   

Mountains in the Southwest

Since that first visit I've enjoyed touring privately throughout the country.  My first impression that the Turkish people are generally wonderful has been confirmed everywhere we stay.  An only child I am proud to have a Turk as the closest thing I can imagine to a brother as well as others who count among my best ever friends.  A welcome guest in numerous Turkish homes where we are treated as family we have also hosted Turks in our southeast Missouri home and acted as guides for them in U.S. Cities and holiday destinations.  No matter where in Turkey we travel the people prove to be the most hospitable, intriguing and intuitive in my world travels.  Obey the Golden Rule and you will never have a problem in Turkey.

Perhaps the first thing I noticed about the country is the extraordinary food.  Simple and delicious Turkish food is rich in the finest produce you will find anywhere in the world.  The bread is truly the best, the lamb is to die for, the soups are exquisite and the lightly sweet desserts the stuff of dreams.  While you can find every Turkish dish in İstanbul nearly every region has a specialty that is genuinely amazing.  Among the fabulous specialties I have enjoyed are liver in Edirne, künefe in Hatay, cheese (making the best pizza) in Kars, stews cooked in a clay pot that you literally break open before eating in Cappadocia, pistachio baklava in Gaziantep, beans and stuffed peppers in Doğubayazıt, perfect char grill in Ayder, Maraş dorduma (ice cream) and the best boiled potatoes of my life when stranded and staying with the sole inhabitants (cattle ranchers) of a bombed out village in the mountains high above Kağızman.

Our hosts when stranded in the high mountains of the Northeast

The historian part of me was amazed to find that Turkey is quite arguably the home of human civilization with both ruins and buildings from a huge number of cultures.  The Roman ruins are more common and at times better than you will find anywhere.

Aspendos--quite arguably the best preserved Roman Theater in the world

first photo One of two functioning ancient fountains at Sagalassos

second photo Temple of Zeus at Aizanoi.  The most intact and original Roman temple I have seen.  

The unique basement below the Temple of Zeus at Aizanoi

There is far more I would like to contribute to your blog but I will wait for your request.

Mike Thies

Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA

Thanks for that good article dear Mike.I hope that when you come to Turkey and Bursa region we can eat Iskender Kebab or Köfte together and my blog always open for your good articles.

Top Attractions in Turkey

Top Attractions in Turkey 

Before I wrote about attractions about İstanbul.Today I will write about top atracttions in Turkey to visit.Of course will be a few places from İstanbul in our list.There are many places to visit, it will be hard to choose bests.So lets start to see attractions list in Turkey .

1-The Hagia Sophia

I started my list from Istanbul and Hagia Sophia.Every day and every season many people visit Hagia Sophia.Ican Say that its first destination for visitors in Turkey and Istanbul.That old temple has a rich history and look still strong and waiting visitors.

Myth about Hagia Sophia

More informations about Hagia Sophia

2-Blue Mosque and Sultan Ahmet Square

Especially summer and ramadan season Sultan Ahmet square more crowded.Blue mosque very popular in the world.Actually its name Sultan Ahmet Mosque but Europians call it Blue mosque because 
ıts name is derived from the blue tiles decorating its interior.Mosque
completed by Mehmet Agha in 1616 and still muslims pray and toursits visit there.

3.Cappadocia 

Hittites, Assyrian Colonies, Greeks and Romans lived in that region.

All civilazitions added new things but nature is most important chief

about that amazing view.Cappadocia,Urgup,Goreme regions look like different world.So many toursits visit there every year.

Can read our article for more information about cappodocia

4-Pamukkale

Pamukkale is another amazing place in our list.I lived there 5 years for university so I know how is popular pamukkale.Especially asian

tourists visit pamukkale.There are Hierapolis ancient city near travertines.Leodikya ancient city in another important place for to visit.

5-Nemrut Mountain and Commagene 

Nemrut mountain is located in Adıyaman at east of Anatolia.Its most important touristical center east Anatolia.There are ruins from

Commagene Kingdoms at national park.Kommagene King Antiochos's tumulus and holy places in National park area.Its really good to watch sunrise from Nemrut mountain.

can read more information about Nemrut Mountain 

6-Gallipoli and Troy

Çanakkale,Gallipoli and Troy another attraction in our list.When I 

was primary school I visited there.Çanakkale and Gallipoli are important us.When look at Worl War I history can see an amazing vistory in there.Every year we celebrate our victory and Anzacs 

do commemorate cerenomy in there.When look at ancient history we will see a myth about Troy.

can read there  Troya War and Trojan Horse Legend

7-Ephesus

Ephesusu Ancient city in very important tourism center in Turkey, the city has many amazing historical artifact and they are very old.Ephesus was consturcted about 6000 B.C in Neolithic Period.Currently excavations archaeologists find some Hittite antiquity.Apasas was city name of the Hittite ages.Currentyl Ephesus was constructed by Lysimakhos who was commnader of Alexander B.C. 300. Ephesus was at golden age in Roman Empire period , it was capital city , Asia region. There were 200.000 person in Ephesus and it was center of trade,art, science..Ephesus moved another place at Byzantium period and Turks conquered that place in 1330

8-Oludeniz and Fethiye

 Fethiye is one of the beautiful district of Muğla.Fethiye is between Aegean and Mediterranean, has mediterrenean climate.You know that area have many good beaches and historical vestiges so similiar another touristical place and many foreign and domestic tourists visit there summer season.Oludeniz,Butterfly valley ,Calıs beach and Kaya köy is another important centers.

9-Antalya and Aspendos

Antalya is a tourism center of Turkey.Every year thosends foreign and domestic toursits visit Antalya.If want to see history and enjoy at beaches Antalya is right place for it.There are many resorts near Antalya.Alanya is most famous one.

10-Sumela Monastery and Black Sea region

Actually there are many place but I will finish my list with sumela monastery.Sumela monaster is very famous and when people come to Blacksea region do not come back without see Sumela Monastery or just come there for to Sumela.It is really amazign architectural masterpiece.

can read there about Sumela monastery

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