The Sea of Marmara and the North Aegean Features

The Sea of Marmara and the North Aegean Features

• Top Reasons to Go to The Sea of Marmara and the North Aegean
  

  Iznik tiles Watch the craftswomen engraving on quartz; buy some to take home.... read more

• Local Specialties
  

  Most cities in Turkey claim some kind of fame for their köfte (meatballs), but Iegol köfte—cooked on charcoal—are especially... read more

• Two Days Around the Sea of Marmara
  

  If you leave Istanbul by ferry early enough to be in Yalova by midmorning, you can catch a bus or drive to Iznik and have lunch by the lake and... read more

• War & Peace
  

  The Dardanelles have provided the world with many myths and heroes, romances and tragedies. The most recent, and the main reason the region draws... read more

• I[dt}znik's Tiled Beauty
  

  Iznik tile makers believe that their tiles have magical properties. There is one fairly sound explanation for this (alongside any number of unsound... read more