Gaziantep

Gaziantep has been called a pistachio-flavored fairy tale from the Orient. Here the air tastes different, the light is brighter, the colors glow and the sky sinks low over the desert steppe, where timelessness reigns. The city of two million people is beautifully laid out, with modern infrastructure, clean, tidy green spaces and streets planted with palm trees and zokums at the foot of skyscrapers that soar into the sky. Gaziantep is best known among tourists for the pistachio plantations that spread out in its surroundings, and the old town, which has its origins in antiquity, attracts visitors with its oriental appearance, narrow streets and colorful market stalls.