"The gateway between Europe and Asia..."

"A country situated at the heart of the oldest continents of earth..."

"The crossroads of many important routes since centuries..."

"A bridge between ages, nations and civilizations..."

"The cradle of civilization..."

"The heartland of civilizations..."

Explore Turkey-Türkiye with Multilingual TransAnatolie Tour

Turkey has a magnificent past, and is a land full of archaeological, architectural, historical and cultural treasures from thirteen successive Ancient Anatolian Civilizations spanning 10,000 years! Even if one spends only a short time in Turkey, one gets by the Multi-lingual Cultural Tour Operator TransAnatolie Tour the opportunity to discover and explore a lot of these cultural, historical, archaeological, architectural and belief/biblical heritages with specially designed superb itineraries and with high QoS.

Turkey is also a paradise of sun, sea, sand, mountains, forests, lakes and natural thermal resorts to practice Blue Cruise, Hobby Eco Nature & Wildlife Tourism as well as Health Tourism. 

Turkey offers, via TransAnatolie Tour (Multilingual Cultural Tour Operator in Turkey and abroad), the vacationer a complete change from the stress and routine of everyday life.

From April to October, most places in Turkey have an ideal climate that is perfect for relaxing on sandy beaches or enjoying the tranquility of forests, mountains and lakes.

There is no doubt that one visit will not be enough, and you would like to come back again and again as you discover one extraordinary place after another. All of them, no matter how different, have one thing in common: the friendly and hospitable people of this unique country of civilizations.

TransAnatolie Tour Organization & Operations

TransAnatolie Tour (Multi-Lingual Cultural Tour Operator in Anatolia (Asia Minor) Turkey) is a leading provider and operator of archaeological, historical, belief (biblical) and cultural heritage tours and specialty travel with high Quality of Service (QoS) concept.

TransAnatolie Tour programs have been developed and are operated by TransAnatolie Tour - a subgroup of Anadolu.

The heart of TransAnatolie tourism spectrum comprises organization, provision and operations of

• Historical Archeological Cultural Heritage Tours (holidays/trips/travels) to Anatolia Turkey

• Belief (Biblical) Tours (holidays/trips/travels) in Turkey

• Hobby Eco & Nature Tours (holidays/trips/travels) to Turkey

• Beach & Plateau Holidays in Turkey

• Blue Cruise (Sailing) along the wonderful Aegean and Mediterranean coasts of Turkey

• Health Thermal-Thalasso Tourism (holidays/trips/travels)

• Cultural Heritage Mini Tours (holidays/trips/travels)

• International Tours (holidays/trips/travels)

• Incentives, Workshops and Congress (IC&C)

• Golf

• Other Services

Each TransAnatolie Tour itinerary has been carefully planned, architected and designed by our experienced tour program developers together with our outstanding scholars around the world.

TransAnatolie Tours are executed in five languages (Dutch, English, French, German and Turkish) with high QoS concept by Tourism Professionals of valuable experience, intelligence and high intellectual and social capacity.

TransAnatolie Tour executive and operations teams have been at the cutting edge of international tour (holiday) operations and specialty travel since 1990s, working with organizations, universities and museums to provide unique travel experiences, cultural and belief (biblical) tours (holidays/trips) to their memberships. TransAnatolie has immersed travelers in Anatolia's most fascinating ancient cultures and provided enriching travel experiences.

TransAnatolie (International Multi-Lingual Cultural Tour Operator) has also been in small boat cruises, building exciting travel packages around these unique vessels.

Supported by our international network of offices and affiliates worldwide, the aim of TransAnatolie Team of travel professionals and passionate program specialists is to make your next 'vacation' a truly rewarding travel experience.

The information on the TransAnatolie website is up to date. It contains the latest, up to date information on prices and availabilities with an online booking engine.

Turkey-Türkiye: The Heartland of Civilizations

Turkey-Türkiye in Brief

• Historical Background of Turkey

• Administration of TUrkey

• Geography of TUrkey

• Turkish Society

• Economy of Turkey

• Transportation and Telecommunications in TUrkey

• Turkish National Security

Turkish Art and Architecture

Turkish Folklore and Customs

Museums of Turkey-Türkiye, Turkish Museums, Top Museums in Turkey, Top Anatolian Museums

• The UNESCO Award Winning Anatolian Civilisations Museum (Museum of Anatolian Civilizations)

  • Anatolian Civilisations Photo Gallery (Photo Gallery of Ancient Civilizations)

  • Ancient Anatolian Jewellery

• The Archaelogical Museum of Istanbul

• The Selcuk Ephesus Museum, Izmir

• Topkapi Palace Museum (Museum of Topkapi Palace Istanbul)

  • History of Topkapi Palace Museum

  • Guide to Topkapi Palace Museum (Museum of Topkapi)

  • Architecture of Topkapi Palace

  • The Mysterious Ottoman Harem

  • Imperial Treasury at Topkapi Palace Museum

  • Topkapi Palace Attire and Garments

  • Ancient Porcelains at Topkapi Palace Museum

    • Photo Gallery of the Ancient Porcelains at Museum of Topkapi Palace in Istanbul Turkey

• Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia) Museum (Museum of Hagia Sophia)

• The Mausoleum and Museum of Ataturk (Ankara Atatürk Museum)

• The Mevlana Museum, Konya

• Turks: A journey of 1000 years-Royal Academy of Arts

• Anatolia and the Caucasus-The Metropolitan Museum of Art

• Sabanci Museum

• Pera Museum

• Virtual Museum Tours by Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Turkish (Anatolian) Carpets: The Art of Turkish (Anatolian) Carpet Weaving

• Turkish (Anatolian) Carpets: The Art of Turkish (Anatolian) Carpet Weaving

• Anatolian Carpets

• Anatolian Turkish Kilims

  • Pictures of Turkish Kilims

• Turkish Anatolian Carpets, Rugs and Kilims

  • Turkish Anatolian Carpet Kilim Gallery (Photos, Images, Pictures, Designs and Motifs of Turkish Carpets)

• Explore Turkish Carpets 

Famous Landmarks of Turkey-Türkiye (Anatolia, Asia Minor)

• UNESCO Award Winning Anatolian Civilisations Museum (Museum of Anatolian Civilizations)

  • Anatolian Civilisations Photo Gallery

• Ayasofya Museum

• Topkapi Palace Museum (Istanbul)

• Blue Mosque

• Selimiye Mosque (Edirne)

• Dolmabahçe Palace

• Ancient City of Troy

• Ephesus (Efes)

• Aphrodisias

• Pergamum (Bergama)

• Pamukkale (Hierapolis)

• Göreme-Cappadocia

• Mt. Nemrut, Mt. Ararat

• Ancient City of Çatalhöyük (Konya)

• UNESCO Heritage Listed Ancient City of Hattusa (Hattusas)

• Ancient City of Acemhöyük (Aksaray),

• UNESCO Heritage Listed Safranbolu

Earth Rulers (To Rule the Earth)

Ancient Civilisations (Cultures Peoples)

Genes, Peoples and Languages

• Genetic Distance and Language Affinities Between Autochthonous Human Populations

• Genetic Distance Between Autochthonous Human Populations

• Language Affinities Beween Autochthonous Populations

• Language Affinities

• Human Evolution

• The Semitic and Other Afroasiatic Languages

• World Languages

  • By World Area

  • By Language Size

  • By Language Family

  • By Country

  • By Diversity

Anatolia (Turkey-Türkiye), Mesopotomia and Ancient Middile East

• Chronology of Anatolia, Turkey, Türkiye, Asia Minor (Timeline of Anatolia, Chronology of Turkey)

• Overview of Ancient Analotion Civilizations: Sumer, Babylon and Hittites (pdf, 95kb)

• Kings of Sumer and Akkad

• The Isin-Larsa and Old Babylonian Periods

• Kings of Babylonia

  • The Canon of Kings

• Kings of Assyria

• Kings of the Hittites

• Kings of Mitanni

• Kings of Urartu

• Kings of Assyria

• Kings of Babylon, Neo-Babylonian Period

• Kings of the Medes

• Kings of Lydia

• Kings of Phrygia

• Great Kings of Persia, Achaemenids

  • Genealogy of the Achaemenids

• Iranian Period

• Hellenistic Period

• Roman Period

• Byzantine Period

• Seljuq Period

• Ottoman Period

• Evolution of Technology in Ancient Anatolia Turkey (Asia Minor-Tűrkiye)

  • Bronze Age Metal Technology in Ancient Anatolia-Turkey

  • Copper and Copper Alloys

  • Smelting

  • Other Metals

  • Gold

  • Silver

  • Lead

  • Iron

  • The Production of Metal Vessels

  • Technological Style in Early Bronze Age Anatolia

  • I. The Proto-Urban Period

  • Late Chalcholithic-EB I: c. 3800-2800 BC

    • A. Western Anatolia

    • B. Central and North Central Anatolia

    • C. Eastern Anatolia

    • D. The Amuq (Phases F and G)

  • II. The Early Urban Period

  • EB II: c. 2800-2450/2400 BC

    • A. Western Anatolia

    • B. Central Anatolia

    • C. Eastern Anatolia

    • D. The Amuq (Phases H and Part of I)

    • E. Cilicia

  • III. The Period of Emerging Dynasties

  • EB III: 2450/2400-2100/2000 BC

    • A. Western Anatolia

    • B. Central and North-Central Anatolia

    • C. Cilicia

    • D. Amuq

Ancient Anatolian (Turkish) Cities (Ancient Cities Sites, Ancient Turkish Cities Sites), Ancient Cities in Anatolia Turkey

• Archaeological Settlements Sites of Turkey (Anatolia)-TAY Project

  • Top Archaeological Sites in Anatolia Turkey

• Acemhoyuk (Acemhöyük, Yeşilova, Aksaray)

• Aksaray

• Cappadocia

• Catalhoyuk (Cumra, Konya

• Ancient City of Troy (Ilium) and Trod (Canakkale)

• Hattusa (Hattusha, Hattusas Corum)

• Ephesus (Efes)

• Other Ancient Cities in Anatolia Turkey (Turkish Destinations, Destinations in Turkey)

Turks

• The Spread of Indo-European and Turkish Peoples off the Steppe

• Turkish Language

  • Turks, Turkish, Classification of Turkish Languages

  • Turkish Language Map (Map of Turkish-Turkish Language)

  • A Brief History Of Turkish Languages

  • Written Turkish

  • The Evolution of Turkish since the 16th Century

  • The Republican Era, Atatürk and Turkish Language Reform

  • Altaic Languages Family Tree

• Turkish Philosophers (Turkish Humanism and Anatolian Dervishes)

  • Ebu Mansur Maturidi

  • Tarhan B. Uzlug El-Farabi

  • Ahmet Yesevi

  • Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi

  • Haci Bektasi Veli

  • Yunus Emre

  • Nasreddin Hoca

• Outline of Turks

• Huns

• Uighurs (Uigurs-Uygurlar)

• Seljuqs (Selcuks, Selcuqs)

• Timurids

• Emergence of Ottomans

• Ottoman Empire (Ottomans, Osmanli Imparatorlugu)

  • Ottoman Successor States in the Balkans, Europe, Caucasus, Middle East and Africa