Because further down there is a beautiful coast, a small island linked to the mainland through an isthmus, a lovely brook, some houses that display the traditional features of civilian architecture and a rich history. There are makeshift restaurants and cafés along the shore. They also provide beach chairs and umbrellas for the bathers.

Namrun was the name of a plateau settlement in Tarsus. In 1991 it was upgraded as an administrative unit and its name was changed into Çamlıyayla. It is one of the oldest plateau settlements in the region. The town sits at an altitude of 1,100 meters and the surrounding landscape rises up to 1,400 meters. In the Hittite and Assyrian inscriptions the name of the settlement is mentioned as Ilibru. In the summer the population of Çamlıyayla shoots up to 100,000 fro.

This blog reads like a compilation of stories An index can be found on the sidebar. Thursday, October 29, 2015. I WAS RAISED BETTER THAN THAT. I need you to please try to hear me on this. We are raised by our families, but we are also raised by our culture.

At the entrance of Mut a statue offering you a plate full of apricots welcome the visitor. The people of Mut take pride in their apricots. The valley in which the River Göksu flows is a wide and fertile basin. The road from Silifke to Mut follows this valley offering the traveler marvelous scenery. A Short Journey in a Long History. Mut came under the Ottoman rule in 1466, during the reign of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror. The Sertavul Pass and its Caravanserai.