Mediterranean Turkey Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
region of Turkey
About Mediterranean Turkey
The Mediterranean coast of Turkey is mostly a narrow strip of land hemmed in by the pine-covered Taurus Mountains (Toros) and the Mediterranean Sea. Home to a number of ancient civilizations, namely Lycia, Pamphylia, andCiliciafrom the west to the east, Mediterranean Turkey was captured by theRomansabout a century before the birth of Christ. After a brief occupation by theCrusaderson their way toJerusalem, as evidenced by a number of Crusader-built or -expanded castles mainly in the east, and a number of Crusader-backed Armenian kingdoms, the Turkic Seljuqs seized the region. It was during this era when the ancestors of most of the locals poured in fromCentral Asiaas nomadic tribes. Some still keep the tradition, wintering on the warm coast and heading for the heights of the Taurus Mountai
Mediterranean Turkey Travel Guide Sections
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