In my previous posts, I wrote about the Seljuk heritage in Konya and also about the fascinating Mevlana Museum. But, there is also Ottoman Konya to consider, in addition to history that existed there before it became an important Ottoman city. In fact, that was the only thing that I knew about Konya when I decided to go there during my travel across Turkey last year.
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There exist special places in the world, but we may know nothing about them. In my case, the Mevlana Museum was one of them. When I included Konya in my travel itinerary, I only knew that it was an important Ottoman city. Thus, it made sense for me to go there because one of the reasons for my travel across Turkey was to explore the Ottoman heritage. I remember reading about Konya while I was on the beach ...
Earlier this year, when I was making plans for my travel across Turkey, I included Konya in my travel plan because I knew that it was an important Ottoman city. But, I certainly did not know that there would be an additional aspect to it. I read about Konya on the beach in Antalya, because I wanted to find out more about the place that I would visit. That's when I discovered its Seljuk history and that it ...
After a week in Antalya, it was time for me to move to Konya, the next destination during my travel across Turkey in July and August 2019. I was a bit sad to leave Antalya, because I enjoyed my time on the beach there. The inland places that I was going to visit during the next leg of my journey had neither a beach nor a swimming pool, where I could cool down during very hot summer days. But, that didn't ...