On the verge of losing its UNESCO World Heritage listed site Capadocia, Turkish officials seem to have little idea on how to preserve fairy chimneys. Cappadocia, a historical site in central Anatolia ...

As drought has caused Lake Van to recede, leaving something beautiful, but disturbing to be revealed: ancient fairy chimneys in Turkiye’s biggest lake. These fairy chimneys are really microbialites, ...

Drought in Turkey has revealed ancient underwater fairy chimneys as lake waters recede. Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey, a saline soda example, fed water from streams descending from ...

Where are you going this year? As journeys for a yearly sojourn start taking shape, consider Asia Minor. The climate mirrors our own Southern California weather, with mild winters and hotter summers, ...

If you ever find yourself in Turkey, see if you can get yourself to Cappadocia. If you do, you’ll find a perfect example of how a volcanic eruption isn’t always a destructive force of nature, but a ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. While Turkiye — the nation formerly known as Turkey — is full of remarkable sites, its Cappadocia region ...

Some hotels merely serve as a place to lay your head while traveling — fading from memory by the time you start the journey home. Others are so special and sublime that they make you consider ...

The trans-continental nation of Turkey has long been a top vacation destination in both Europe and the Middle East. And while Turkey's capital of Istanbul gets most of the attention, the historic ...

While there are plenty of awe-inspiring man-made destinations around the globe, nothing is as creative as nature. From trees that resemble monsters, to colorful sinkholes, towering rock formations and ...