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Yozgat

Yozgat
Yozgat, formerly Bozok, is a city and the capital district of Yozgat province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 113,614 of which 73,930 live in the city of Yozgat. History The Ottoman Empire annexed Yozgat in 1398. After Timur Lenk's short hegemony, it was reannexed…
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Tunceli

Tunceli
Tunceli is the provincial capital of Tunceli Province in Turkey. Tunceli has a population of 86.076 (2015 census) and most of the population are Zaza and Kurmanc Kurds in Tunceli. They can speak both Turkish and Zazaki. The official language is Turkish. Tunceli is located in the middle of the eastern part of Turkey. Although the…
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Şırnak

Şırnak
Şırnak is a Turkish province in southeastern Anatolia. It has a population of 403,607 (2006 est). The population was 353,197 in 2000. Kurds form the majority. Şırnak has some mountainous regions in the west and the south, but the majority of the province consists of plateaus, resulting from the many rivers that cross it. These…
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Siirt

Siirt
Siirt  is a city in southeastern Turkey and the seat of Siirt Province.  The population of the city according to the 2000 census was 98,281. The city's landmark is the Great Mosque (Ulu Cami) built in 1129 by the Great Seljuk Sultan Mahmut II who belonged to the main branch of the dynasty that ruled…
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Ordu

Ordu
Ordu  is a port on the Black Sea coast of Turkey and the capital city of Ordu Province. Etymology "Ordu" means 'army' in the Turkish language (and the word has come down in modern English as the word horde). The name may have been given because in the 15th century the city was a headquarters…
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Muğla

Muğla
Muğla is the seat of Muğla province, which stretches along Turkey´s Aegean coast in the southwest of the country. Geography Muğla is about 20 km (12 mi) inland, at an altitude of 660 meters in a pot-shaped small plain surrounded by mountains, and is the administrative capital of a province that includes the popular tourist…
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Malatya

Malatya
Malatya is the capital city of the Malatya Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Overview In ancient times, it was also known by its older name of Melitene, that dates back to the Roman period. An even older name (of the ancient Hittite city) was Melid. Ancient Malatya lies a few kilometres from…
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Kilis

Kilis
Kilis  is a city in south-central Turkey on the border with Syria and capital of Kilis Province. It is generally associated with the city of Kilisi, noted in Assyrian texts. Geography The Öncüpınar Syrian border crossing is 5 km (3 mi) to the south and the large city of Gaziantep is 60 km (37 mi)…
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President Erdoğan Addresses Representatives of…

President Erdoğan Addresses Representatives of…
President Erdoğan Addresses Representatives of Turkish NGOs in the US Addressing representatives of Turkish NGOs in the US, President Erdoğan said: “If you think you can end DAESH with the PYD and the YPG, you cannot, because they are also terrorist organizations. Could there be a good terrorist? They are all terrorists and evil.” President…
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Kayseri

Kayseri
Kayseri , named in the antiquity Mazaka or Mazarca, Eusebia, Caesarea Cappadociae, and later Kaisariyah, is a large and industrialized city in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It is the seat of Kayseri Province. The city of Kayseri, as defined by the boundaries of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, is structurally composed of five metropolitan districts, the two core…
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