Pamukkale travertine terraces is one of the most popular places in Turkey. The term Pamukkale means “cotton castle” and derives from the fact that terraces acquire cotton like appearance in this section of the valley of the Menderes River. Existing…
The Silk Road
The designation “Silk Road” was coined by the German geographer Ferdinand voice von Richthofen, in the nineteenth century, a translation of the German Seidenstraße. It corresponded to a set of interconnected trade routes across Asia, the Orient and Europe, creating…