1 Day: ANTALYA - DİYARBAKIR - ADIYAMAN

We meet at Antalya Airport at 05:30 in the morning and start our trip with the Antalya-Diyarbakır flight of Sun Express Airlines at 07:00. We meet our vehicle waiting for us at Diyarbakır Airport and first see the Diyarbakır Walls, which are the best preserved not only in our country but also in the world and are on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List. We visit the Diyarbakır Grand Mosque, known to be one of the oldest mosques in Islamic history, within the Diyarbakır walls, which is the only example of a city wall in the world and an open-air museum. We see the Hasanpaşa Inn and the 4-Legged Minaret, respectively. Today's view of the walls, which have defied centuries and are unknown by whom and when they were built; It has survived to the present day after being renovated by the Byzantine Emperor Constantius II (AD 349), the son of Constantine, who rebuilt Istanbul as the capital of Rome. We go up to the Goat Bastion, the oldest of Diyarbakir's walls. When we look towards the Tigris River from here, we see and photograph the 10-Eyed Bridge built on the Tigris River and the Hevsel Gardens, and after our free time, we move to Nemrut. First, we go to the Historical Cendere Bridge and the 1150 m high Nemrut Mountain, which is among the places where the most beautiful sunrise and sunset in the world can be watched. We go up to the foot of the mountain in small minibuses and reach the top of the mountain after a half-hour walk. Here, we first get information from our guide on the Eastern terrace where the Gods are located and take lots of photos. Then, we go to the West terrace to watch the sun set and watch a magnificent sunset with the god statues. After sunset, we move to Kahta with our minibuses. Then we get into our vehicle and go to our hotel in Adıyaman. Accommodation and dinner will be at our hotel.​

Breakfast: Extra

Lunch: Extra 

Dinner: At The Hotel

Accommodation: NEMRUT OTEL http://www.nemrutturizm.com/

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2 Day: GÖBEKLİTEPE- HARRAN-ŞANLIURFA-MARDİN

After having breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we go to Göbeklitepe Mound, located near Örencik village of Şanlıurfa, which hosts the first temples in the history of civilization and it is on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List. The temples, which reflect the belief world of prehistoric people and are enriched with animist figures, have made Göbeklitepe one of the most important discoveries in the history of archaeology. Göbeklitepe, the first temple built during the time of hunter and gatherer human societies, which were far from the concepts of settlement and agriculture, before the city life began, is shown as the "greatest archaeological discovery" of recent years. The temple, which is still unanswered as to how it was designed approximately 12 thousand years ago, attracts all the attention with the fact that it was built approximately 7,500 years before the Egyptian Pyramids and Stonehenge in England. After our visit to Göbeklitepe, we move to Şanlıurfa, the city of prophets. After giving free time for lunch, we visit Balıklı Lake and Aynzeliha Lake. After our free time, we go to Harran, where the world's first known Islamic University is located. In Harran, which is protected by the Conical Domed Harran Houses, which are found in only three regions in the world; After seeing the ruins of the Grand Mosque, the Mound, the city walls, the castle, and one of the most beautiful traditional Harran houses, we go to Mardin. After checking into the hotel and having dinner, our guests can explore the streets of Mardin. 

 

Breakfast: at the Hotel

Lunch: Extra 

Dinner: at the Hotel 

Accommodation: YAY GRAND OTEL  https://www.yaygrand.com/tr

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3 Day: MARDİN-MİDYAT-HASANKEYF-DİYARBAKIR-ANTALYA

After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we go to the Ancient City of Dara-Anastasiopolis, which was a garrison city in the Roman Period and one of the first cities in the world where the dam and cistern system was used. After seeing the Dara Ruins, rock tombs, cisterns and dungeon structures, we meet our vehicle and after a short journey, we visit the Deyrulzafaran Monastery, the former Patriarchal center of the Assyrians. Here we see the church, the Medical School, the Sin Temple, the baptistery and the tomb sections and return to the center of Mardin. We start our Mardin tour on foot by getting off our vehicle at Mardin Old City Square. During our walk, we will use the main street from time to time, and sometimes the narrow streets and abbaras. During the trip on foot, we go to Midyat after visiting the Virgin Mary Church and Patriarchate, Zinciriye Madrasa and Şehidiye Mosque. In Midyat, which looks like a small Mardin; We see the District Governorship Guest House (can be seen from the outside), Eski Han and Midyat streets, which has hosted the shootings of many famous TV series and is one of the most important examples of civil architecture in the region, and we shop in Telkariciler Street. Afterwards, we go to Hasankeyf, which is in danger of being flooded by the Ilısu Dam. In Hasan Keyf, which has seen uninterrupted development since it is the crossing point of the Silk Road on the Tigris; We take a photo break next to the new bridge to see the traces of the Artuqids, Ayyubids and Ottomans. After watching all of Hasan Keyf, especially the Artuklu Bridge, we go to Diyarbakır Airport and return to Antalya with the 20:20 plane belonging to Sun Express Airlines, and say goodbye to meet at our next organization.

 

Breakfast: At the Hotel

Lunch: Extra 

Dinner: Extra

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