Turkey

City walls, Kayseri

Clock Tower, Kayseri

Castle, Kayseri

Walls of the Seljuk era Sahabiye Medrese, Kayseri; built in 1267 by the Seljuk vizier Sahip Ata Fahreddin Ali.

Doner Kümbet, Kayseri

It was built for Seljuk Sultan I.Alaaddin Keykubat's daughter Shah Cihan Hatun - 1276

Tomb of Hunad Hatun, Kayseri

Seljuk Sultan I.Alaaddin Keykubat's wife

Mount Erciyes

The highest mountain of Central Anatolia and winter sports center of Kayseri

Kapuzbashi Waterfalls, Kayseri

Mimar Sinan

(c. 1489/1490 – July 17, 1588 was the chief Ottoman architect and civil engineer for sultans Suleiman the Magnificent, Selim II, and Murad III.

He was responsible for the construction of more than three hundred major structures and other more modest projects, such as his Islamic primary schools (sibyan mektebs).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimar_Sinan

Panaya Church is now New Mosque, Talas, Kayseri

Karabas Church (the Black Heads Church) ,Soganli Valley, Kayseri

Armenian monastery of Surp Astvatsatsin, Tomarza, Kayseri

Kayseri Mantisi - Kayseri dumpling

Manti is dumpling popular in most Turkish cuisines, as well as in Caucasian, Central Asian, and Chinese Islamic cuisines,

closely related to the East Asian buuz, baozi, jiaozi, mantou, and mandu, and to the Nepali momo. .

Manti dumplings typically consist of a spiced meat mixture, usually lamb or ground beef, in a dough wrapper, either boiled or steamed.

Ince Minare Ince Minareli Medrese (literally Slender Minaret Medrese) is a 13th century medrese (Islamic school) located in Konya, Turkey. The building now houses a museum of stone and wooden objects dating from the Seljuk and Ottoman periods. Tomb of Ishak Pasha, Konya Alaaddin Hill, Konya Karatay Madrasa is a madrasa (a school with a frequently but not absolutely religious focus) built in Konya, Turkey, in 1251 by the Emir of the city Celaleddin Karatay, serving the Seljuk sultan. Aziziye Mosque, Konya Sircali Medrese, Konya Built in 1242 - Seljuk period St.Paul's Church, Konya Hagia Eleni, Sille, Konya Meram, Konya Taş Köprü - Stone Bridge Beyşehir, Konya Nasreddin Hodja, Akşehir, Konya Nasreddin Hodja was a Seljuq satirical Sufi, believed to have lived and died during the 13th century in Akshehir, near Konya, a capital of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, in today's Turkey. He is considered a populist philosopher and wise man, remembered for his funny stories and anecdotes. Tomb of Nasreddin Hodja, Akşehir, Konya Hittite period monument, Eflatunpinar, Konya Hittite period monument, Fasillar, Konya Beyşehir Lake Yerkoprü waterfalls, Konya 16th century carpet Kugulu Park ( swan park), Ankara Kugulu Park in winter The historic Ankara Palas Hotel (1927) Ankara Palas is a historical building, which is used as an official state guest house in the capital Ankara, Turkey. Initially designed as the Ministry of Health building, it was used as a hotel for the members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey following the completion of its construction in 1928. Faculty of Languages History and Geography (1940) The establishment of the Turkish Republic in 1923 was not only a change in regime, but also a major social transformation to a new system relying on modern values, science and institutions. The foundation of Ankara University was personally initiated by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey, in order to establish and disseminate such principles on a national level. METU Middle East Technical University is founded under the name of "Middle East High Technology Institute" on November 15th, 1956 to contribute to the development of Turkey and Middle East countries and especially to train people so as to create a skilled workforce in the fields of natural and social sciences. The language of instruction at METU is English. Evkaf Apartment (1929) is the headquarters of the Turkish State Theatres, Ankara. Temple of Augustus, Ankara Atatürk House at Atatürk Forest Farm, Ankara Zoo entrance, Ankara Hıdırellez or Hıdrellez is celebrated as the day on which Prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah) met on the earth. Hıdırellez starts on May 5 night and falls on May 6 in the Gregorian calendar and April 23 in the Julian calendar. It is celebrated in Turkey and throughout the Turkic world. It celebrates the arrival of spring and is a religious holiday for the Alevi as well. Đurđevdan is the Christian variety of this spring festival throughout the Balkans, notably areas which had become under the control of the Ottoman Empire by the end of the 16th century. Beypazari, Ankara Beypazari, Ankara Mevlana Jalal al-din Rumi and more popularly in the English-speaking world simply as Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic. Iranians, Turks, Afghans, Tajiks, and other Central Asian Muslims as well as the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent have greatly appreciated his spiritual legacy in the past seven centuries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumi Mevlana Museum Mevlana Museum Mevlana Museum Tomb of Mevlana in Mevlana Museum Tombs of Dervishes in Mevlana Museum Seven advices of Mevlana Whirling Dervishes of the Mevlevi Order Whirling Dervishes of the Mevlevi Order Photo has taken by me 2 years ago on the Wedding Night Celebration (Sheb-i Arus) of Mevlana (Rumi) On December 17th, 1273 AD, Mevlana Jalal al-din Rumi died at Konya. The 17th of December is thus called Sheb-i Arus, meaning ‘Bride’s Night” or ‘Nuptial Night’ or ‘Wedding Night,’ because of the union of Mevlana with God. The mosque and shrine of Shams Tabrizi Shams Tabrizi (1185–1248) was a Persian Muslim, who is credited as the spiritual instructor of Mevlana Jalal al-din Rumi, also known as Rumi and is referenced with great reverence in Rumi’s poetic collection, in particular "The Works of Shams of Tabriz". Tradition holds that Shams taught Rumi in seclusion in Konya for a period of forty days, before fleeing for Damascus. The tomb of Shams Tabrizi was recently nominated to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shams_Tabrizi Shams Tabrizi mosque and shrine - interior Mevlana Museum Mevlana Museum Mevlana Museum Mevlana Museum State Ballet and Opera House, Ankara State Ballet and Opera House - interior Citadel of Ankara State Art and Sculpture Museum (1927), Ankara Museum Of Anatolian Civilisations, Ankara Chimera with a human head and a lion's head; Late Hittite period Museum Of Anatolian Civilisations, Ankara Marble head of a Roman woman Museum Of Anatolian Civilisations, Ankara Bronze religious standard symbolizing the universe, used by Hittite priests. Museum Of Anatolian Civilisations, Ankara Bronze ceremonial standard of the Hittites Museum Of Anatolian Civilisations, Ankara Ethnography Museum, Ankara The museum temporarily hosted the sarcophagus of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk from November 21, 1938 until November 10, 1953, during the period of the construction of Anıtkabir, its final resting place. Ethnography Museum, Ankara Ethnography Museum, Ankara Ethnography Museum, Ankara Ethnography Museum, Ankara Ethnography Museum, Ankara Roman Baths, Ankara Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK (19 May 1881 (Conventional) – 10 November 1938) was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey. His surname, Atatürk (meaning "Father of the Turks"), was granted to him (and forbidden to any other person) in 1934 by the Turkish parliament. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustafa_Kemal_Atat%C3%BCrk ANIT KABiR - ANKARA Mausoleum of Atatürk ANIT KABiR Changing of the guards at the Mausoleum of ATATÜRK 2nd Turkish Grand National Assembly Republican Museum, Ankara II. Turkish Grand National Assembly is an important building in which Atatürk’s principals and reforms came to life, the most important decisions taken on the way to develop the new Republic by contemporary legislation, also where the international treaties and agreements made to increase Turkey's prestige and activities in the international arena and transition to multiple party system taken place between 1924 - 1960. II. Turkish Grand National Assembly played an important role in Turkish political history for a period of 36 years until 27 May 1960. After moving the Assembly to its new modern building in 1961, the building was allotted to the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO). The building functioned as the headquarters of CENTO between the years 1961 and 1979 and after the abolishing of CENTO in the same year, it was transferred to the Ministry of Culture. The decision was made to arrange the front section of the building as Museum of Republic and the rear section as the administration building for the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums. The museum section, after refurbishment and restorations, opened to public exhibition on 30 October 1981 as “Museum of Republic”. In 1930, leaving the parliament after the 7th-year celebration meeting. Turkish Grand National Assembly Ankara Ata Kule (Ata Tower), Ankara Vadi Park ( Valley Park), Ankara Gençlik Parki (Youth Park), Ankara Gençlik Parki (Youth Park), Ankara Kocatepe Mosque, Ankara *All photos are from internet, i never claim they are my own except the one photo i mentioned above.*