The fortress of Hınıs is located three hours south of Erzurum. It is reached by a smooth and straight road starting from a bridge shaped like a golden ring. The walls around Hınıs form a quadrangle in shape. It is a rather fortified fortress, whic... read more
Erzurum is an ancient city located on a high mountain plateau in eastern Turkey. It originated from the Byzantine fortress of Theodosiopolis. The city's location on the route from Persia to the Black Sea favoured its development. Throughout hi... read more
Four hundred metres west of the Grand Mosque, in the heart of Erzurum is the Yakutiye Madrasa, built in 1310 by Hodja Jelaleddin Yakut, the the Mongol ruler of Ulyaytu under the Mongol emirs. It is now one of the one of the rare structures that ha... read more
When you first arrive in Erzurum, you can't help but notice the many small mosques that can be found literally at every turn. This due to the fact that the city is built in the seismically dangerous region of the peninsula of Asia Minor. By th... read more
