Things To Do in Urgup

One day in 1963, Mehmet, a farmer in the village of Sahinefendi, awoke to find that a section of his field had been disturbed -- he thought by treasure hunters, a not-uncommon phenomenon in these parts. Upon closer inspection, he spotted something clearly not part of the natural…

Known as The Hill of Wishes, this elevated rock face rises above Ürgüp to reveal expansive views of the surrounding area. A mysterious tunnel (closed; don't bother with those pestering kids) almost .8km (1/2-mile) long leads from around the 13th-century Kebir Camii to the Selçuk tomb…