Grand Mosque - Bursa

Grand Mosque - Bursa

The Grand Mosque of Bursa, built in 1399, was the last monumental example of Ulucami--- a mosque design based on a series of parallel domes supported on piers, which later Ottoman architects abandoned in favour of a single central dome.

The effect of the interior is very different (and we think more impressive) than better known mosques of the Ottoman Classical period verses in Istanbul and Edirne.

A matchless collection of Arabic calligraphy, mostly verses of the Qur'an, decorate the mosque interior.

The Grand Mosque of Bursa

Doria Hotel Bodrum - Bodrum hotels

Doria Hotel Bodrum - Bodrum hotels

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Bar/Lounge
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Free Breakfast
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Restaurant
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Suites
Swimming Pool
Wheelchair access

Address: Adnan Menderes Caddesi, Gundonumu Mevkii Bitez,
Bodrum 48400, Turkey

Kempinski Hotel Barbaros Bay - Bodrum hotels

Kempinski Hotel Barbaros Bay - Bodrum hotels

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Bar/Lounge
Beach
Business Center
Fitness Center
Free Breakfast
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Restaurant
Room Service
Shuttle Bus service
Suites
Swimming Pool
Wheelchair access

Address: Kizilagac Koyu, Gerenkuyu Mevkii Yaliciftlik,
Bodrum 48400, Turkey

Phone: +902523110303

The Marmara Bodrum - Bodrum Hotels

The Marmara Bodrum - Bodrum Hotels

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Bar/Lounge

Fitness Center

Free High-Speed Internet

Free Parking

Pets Allowed

Restaurant

Room Service

Shuttle Bus service

Suites

Swimming Pool

Wheelchair access

Address: Yokusbasi Mahallesi, Suluhasan Cad. No:18,

Bodrum 48400, Turkey

Phone: 0090 252 313 81 30

Marina Vista Hotel - Bodrum hotels

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Address: Neyzen Tevfik Cad No 226, Bodrum 48400, Turkey

Phone: +90 252 313 03 56

Tuesday market in Tire

Tuesday market in Tire

This is a colorful and lively event which covers a large segmet of this historic town. Sellers are mostly women from neighbouring villages who offer their own garden produce.

Buys include olive oil, homemade soaps, local cheeses, herbs, painted felt mats, wicker baskets, hemp, ironwork and -in season- the unique mulberry ice cream.

The ruined synagogue, sole reminder of the town's once- flourishing Jewish community, serves as a junkyard.

Where is the Tire Market: Tire town centre

Arpaz, near Nazilli

Arpaz, near Nazilli

A residential catle in quasi-European style stands on the edge of this village, once the seat of a far-reaching feudal estate.

An older palace on the site was destroyed by the legandary bandit Bald Mehmet of Atca during a revolt in 1829. The present tower was built later in the 19th century in imitation of mediaeval Crusader architecture of Rhodes by a Lord of Arpaz who spent some time as an exile in that island.

The estate, now derelict, is owned by descendants of the Arpaz family and can be toured by persuading the housekeeper.

How to get to Arpaz: 10 km S of Nazilli, dir. Bozdogan.

Arpaz castle

Becin castle near Milas

Becin castle near Milas

A great flat-topped rock rising over the plain of milas is crowned with the citadel of the lords of Menteshe who ruled this region in the citadel was until recently inhabited by villagers.

Many medieval remnants -a mosque, a caravanserai, a medrese and a Byzantine church- stand outside the fortress.

The tomb of Ahmet Bey, a menteshe ruler, is visited by the faithful who revere him as a saint.

How to get to Becin Castle: 4 km S of Milas (dir. ören); marked turnoff.

The Carian princess in Bodrum Castle

The Carian princess in Bodrum Castle

A woman's skeleton unearthed near Bodrum in 1989 was reconstituted by a Manchester University team into a marvel of modern forensic technology.

Dead since 2350 years, she appears to have been a member of the Hecatomnid dynasty wich ruled.

Halicarnassus in the 4th century BC. most probably she was Ada, ayounger sister of mausolus the tyrant.

She was adopted by Alexander the Great as a surrogate mother and tired in vain to wed her niece to him.

She is now on display in the Bodrum castle, wearing her original finery.