Turkey

DVD. Equitrekking. 30 Minutes. In Cappadocia in Central Turkey, Equitrekking's host Darley Newman and local Ahmet Diler of Kirkit Voyage explore underground cities, ancient churches, unusual rock formations called fairy chimneys and historic villages on horseback. On foot, they trek through the colorful Avanos market and visit a master potter, before meeting a local family and trying ayran and Turkish tea in the historic village...

DVD. Globe Trekker. Globe Trekker K.T. Comer travels around the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Beginning her adventures in the southern resort of Ayia Napa, she checks out the beach party scene, before moving on to the ruins of Kourion to catch a midsummer's day festival in honor of the ancient Greek god Apollo. K.T. then travels to the island's most revered Greek Orthodox monastery at...

Join Rick and get a real feel for the people he meets. Find a true understanding of treasured local customs with visits to Athens and the Acropolis; The Peloponnese and the Mycenae Palace; The Greek Islands; Central Turkey, Ankara and Cappadocia; Turkish West Coast, Kusadasi and Ephesus; Jerusalem, the Dead Sea and Kibbutz Ein Gedi; Cairo to Luxor; The Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx....

DVD. Globe Trekker. Turkey has a unique convergence of three very different worlds: Europe, Asia and the Middle East, making it a nation rich in history, classical civilization and art. Traveler Justine Shapiro starts her journey at the Roman ruins of Ephesus. She travels up the coast to the volcanic Cappadocia region, home to one of the first Christian communities. Traveling east, she visits the...

DVD. Globe Trekker. 60 Minutes. Globe Trekker Adela Ucar's Turkish adventure begins in the historical town of Konya, home to the Whirling Dervish orders. A bastion of Islamic faith and Seljuk culture, it’s a city where ancient history meets modernity, from ancient mosques and myriad markets, perfumed with Eastern spices, where Muslim pilgrims mingle with secular citizens in tranquil tea gardens. Her journey continues along...

DVD. The World Atlas. 52 Minutes. The Atlas steps into the digital age. A new one-of-a-kind World Atlas covering all parts of the globe with animated maps from Rand McNally and in-depth cultural and historical information. Each episode is dedicated to different countries, containing four distinct features - physical geography, political geography, popular locations, and thematic maps. The new digitally animated one-of-a-kind version of an...

VHS. World Almanac. Come explore Turkey's region of Cappadocia, a site of surreal, magical landscapes dotted with citadels, monasteries, and hidden underground cities. This is a land where millions of years ago a volcano erupted and left in its wake surfaces that have been shaped into "fairy chimneys." But man has also played a role in the wonder of Cappadocia, carving churches out of rock,...

DVD. Cities of the World. 60 Minutes. The Turkish Riviera on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea awaits tourists with sunshine, long beaches and hospitality. Among the serpentines, mild lakes, wild waterfalls, and orange and olive tree gardens, we might find several ancient and medieval monuments. Djamies and minarets, selchuk forts, Greek and Roman towns, antic theatres, tombs carved in stone walls, old houses, Bizantyan...