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📍 Location and introduction Bitlis lies in Eastern Anatolia, south-west of Lake Van, among steep valleys and mountain slopes. Its historic urban fabric includes important Ottoman-period buildings alongside monuments from earlier eras. The city's history reaches back into antiquity. 🏛️ History...

📍 Location Karaman lies in the southern part of Central Anatolia, near the Taurus Mountains and the transition towards the Mediterranean region. It was a centre of the Karamanid principality, an important power in medieval Anatolia. 🏛️ Introduction Karaman has a particular association with the...

🏛️ Introduction Afyonkarahisar, in western Anatolia, offers a distinctive combination of history and natural scenery. Its name joins the word for opium, reflecting the region's poppy cultivation, with “black fortress”, the rocky citadel that dominates the city. 🏰 Historic landmarks The fortress...