Eastern Turkey

  • Gaziantep

    Gaziantep is the gastronomic capital of Türkiye. It is the capital of baklava, a UNESCO Creative City for gastronomy, home to one of the finest mosaic museums in the world and a coppersmiths’ bazaar that still works. It is also a good base for the southeast, and it rewards anyone who comes hungry. Gaziantep at…

  • Diyarbakir

    Diyarbakır is a city on the upper Tigris, ringed by a long black basalt wall. UNESCO inscribed the Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape in 2015, and the combination of fortress, gardens and river is what makes the city distinctive. It is a rewarding stop on the southeast route, with a lively old quarter,…