Jan Ørum
Except Friday is the Muslim holiday, can Turkey's many mosques visited freely. The Great Mosque in the middle of Alanya is definitely worth visiting. Incredibly beautiful and magnificent and often it is also possible to Iman or employees may tell little about the many rituals that are the hallmark of the Muslim faith.
Want to visit a mosque, it is important to show respect for the believers. Before you enter the mosque, ask shoes outside. Are you man, you shirt and long pants. Are you a woman, you cover the hair, shoulder and knee.
Tophane District
Located between the ancient areas of Pamphylia and Cilicia in the East and West, the first settlers in this area were probably fugitives of the Trojan War....
Bey Mountains
Bey Mountains are the extended part of the Taurus mountains, ranging from north to south parallel to the Antalya Gulf.<...
When Atatürk visited Alanya
When Atatürk visited Aspendos in 1930 he received an invitation from Alanya to visit the town and he promised the inhabitants that he would do so in the near future. In his spare time Atatürk often travelled around the country and he was sailing in the Me...
How the banana came to Alanya
Boats departed from Alanya with the course set for places like Egypt and Cyprus. The holds were filled with wood, sesame seeds, beans and different kinds of nuts and fruits. On the way back they had been traded for salt, soap, oil and decorative items fro...
Old customs and traditions in Alanya
Remember that not all traditions have a direct purpose but often must be seen as a symbolic act with any logical explanation. The customs and traditions mentioned here is just a selection of many. Often they are not being used any more....