Full
Day Sultanahmet Tour includes a visit to
Blue Mosque which was commissioned by Sultan Ahmet I as a
rival to Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace
which was not only a private residence of the Sultans but also the
Divan, a training school, the Palace school and the seat of the
supreme executive and judiciary council, Hagia Sophia which was
dedicated to Jesus Christ by the Emperor Justianian, Underground
Cistern which was built by Justinian I to be used as a reservoir for
water storage, Hippodrome which was built by the Roman Emperor
Septimus Severus and Grand Bazaar which is like a
small town within Istanbul with miles of passageways, restaurants,
mosques, banks, police stations and many shops.
Let's
start to Cappadocia tour. The region known in ancient times as
Cappadocia is the setting for some of nature's most bizarre wonders.
It incorporates the provinces of Aksaray, Nevsehir, Nigde, Kayseri
and Kirsehir. For most people the name Cappadocia suggest the towns
and vicinities of Uchisar, Goreme, Avanos, Urgup, Derinkuyu,
Kaymakli and Ihlara where in the course of millions of years, the
land has been shaped into fantastic forms. "Fairy Chimneys" that
seem haunted, and cities and houses of workship that extend many
meters deep into the earth are all enveloped in an atmosphere that
is ethereal and unworldly. Get ready now to take a brief journey
into the Cappadocian region, where Mother Nature painstakinly worked
miracles that defy the imagination and where the living elements
of history, culture, art, and society are inextricably linked
Gallipoli Tour
Gallipoli peninsula has a backdrop whose impact
goes deep into the
fabrics of world history.As early as the 5th century B.C., the peninsula witnessed
the Peleponnesos wars, in which the control of Dardanelles
was supposed to determine the fate of the war. Much later,
with the break out of the First World War, the bloody
chapters of war were re-opened in Gallipoli.Australia and New Zealand, together as the allied force,
tried to capture the peninsula in 1915, in order to make the
way to the Black sea for allied navies. Their plan was to
occupy Constantinople (current Istanbul), which was the
capital of Ottoman Empire and a supporter of Germany. They
landed in Turkey on April 25, met fierce Turkish defense and
the war continued for eight months. Finally, by the end of
1915, the allied forces were vacated following countless
deaths of soldiers on both sides. April 25 is still observed
every year as the Anzac Day.
The area also holds a special place in the hearts of Turkish
people because this was the center of activities of Mustafa
Kemal Ataturk - the national hero and founder of modern
Turkey.
