The tiny town of Sutlegen

For most foreign tourists staying in Kalkan, Sutlegen is just another small village on the drive to Elmali, the largest Ottoman town in the southwest area of Turkiye. This larger, more popular, town is named after the apples (elma) it produces, and famed for its well preserved wooden houses (some from the 17th century), and… Details

Heading off the tourist track

For over half a century BMW marketed its cars with the slogan ‘sheer driving pleasure’. Our Turkish hire car, the ubiquitous Duster, doesn’t quite live up to this tagline, but sometimes it’s the drive itself, as much as the destination, that’s the prize. For us, this ‘prize’ is the drive from Kalkan through the mountains… Details

Day trip to Saklikent Gorge

We wait, and we wait, but still nobody comes. The 10am dolmus to Saklikent is going nowhere. It cuts a solitary vehicle in the bus station now all the other dolmus’ – to Kaputas, Kas and Patara – have long since departed. There is a problem. This dolmus needs a minimum of four passengers to… Details