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    • SkyLife - May 2009

    City of Kings

    Amasya

    The first observation that is made when speaking about civilizations in history i...

    Welcome Aboard

    Welcome Aboard

    The tables show that Turkish Airlines grew by 327 percent on the same period last...

    Madrid

    Madrid

    We reach the city center shortly after arriving at Barajas Airport. The first thing that strikes our...

    Maria Pagés

    Maria Pagés

    Born in Sevilla, the home of Flamenco, Pagés, who has been dancing since she was four years old, has...

    The women of Çomakdağ

    The women of Çomakdağ

    When you leave behind the sparkling blue of Lake Bafa, stuck in Milas Plain north of Bodrum, the pun...

    İstanbul

    İstanbul

    This is no time to sigh with regret about old Istanbul. Quite the contrary it is precisely the time ...

    Ani

    Ani

    Whether you come from the Caucasus or from the direction of Erzurum, the 1500-meter-high Kars platea...

    In praise of the bicycle

    In praise of the bicycle

    Setting out on the road to wait, we will see Turkish writer Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar (1864-1944) head ...

    Sagalassos

    Sagalassos

    Some 110 km from Antalya and 7 km from the Burdur township of Ağlasun, this city stands at an altitu...

    The University of Istanbul

    The University of Istanbul

    With its magnificent gate overlooking Beyazıt Square, its walls extending all the way to the Süleyma...

    Regional spring dishes

    Regional spring dishes

    Some Turkish dishes are prepared only in spring: green almond stew, green almond pilaff, fried truff...

    Flying to a phantom city

    Flying to a phantom city

    I dont remember how we got back. Nor do I remember if I was afraid. But ever since Ive...