Hasankeyf is located at the Tigris River in Southeastern Anatolia in the Turkish province of Batman. 
A fortress was built here by Byzantines in the 4th century. In the 7th cenury Arabs conquered the place. In the 12th century the city became a center under the reign of Turkish Artuklu (Artuqids). 1232 Arabic Ayubids controlled the city, in 1260 it was captured by the Mongols. Until the city became part of Ottoman Empire during the 16th century, it was under the reign of different Akkoyunlu and Ayubid leaders …

Outside of Goreme offers the wonderful landscape of the so called Rose Valley a very special view. The millions of years old tuff stone is shining in different and fascinating white, yellow and red color tones in the noontime or in the sunset light. Standing in front of the amazing rock formation is very impressive and a feeling like to be on another planet.

An important religious place for Muslim pilgrims from Turkey and other islamic countries is the Pond of Ibrahim (Abraham) in Urfa with holy carp, a complex of different mosques, the Mausoleum of Job and the cave, where the prophet Ibrahim was born.

According to Islamic belief the King Nimrod wants to burn Ibrahim on a pyre, because he didn´t accept the old belief to different gods …

Bodrum’s nice yacht harbour with a view to the Castle of St. Peter is good to start a sailingtrip on a Gület. This is a traditional designed two-masted wooden sailing boat, often used for trips called “Blue Cruise” along the coast of Aegean Sea and Mediterranian Sea. Bodrum, located at the southern Aegean sea, is the center of the same named peninsula in the Turkish province Mugla with wonderful bays and beaches, the beautiful shining blue sea and small forests. The tourist place with white painted, not more than three store floor high houses became popular by many artists.