Turkey’s landscape is dotted with battlegrounds, ruined castles and the palaces of great empires. This is the land where Alexander the Great slashed the Gordion Knot, where Achilles battled the Trojans in Homer’s Iliad, and where the Ottoman Empire fought battles that would shape the world. History buffs can immerse themselves in marvels and mementos stretching back to the dawn of civilisation.

Due to its strategic location astride two continents, Turkey's culture has a unique blend of Eastern and Western tradition. A powerful regional presence in the Eurasian landmass with strong historic, cultural and economic influence in the area between Europe in the west and Central Asia in the east, Russia in the north and the Middle East in the south, Turkey has come to acquire increasing strategic significance.

Sri Swamiji arrived in Istanbul on 26th May 2009 on His 67th Birthday. Sri Swamiji went on a boat in the Bosphorus river, which separates the European and Asian parts of Istanbul. The two hour journey was fantastic, with marvelous vies of the historic city of Istanbul.

On 27th, Sri Swamiji travelled to the Cappadocian region of Turkey. The area is a famous and popular tourist destination, as it has many areas with unique geological, historic and cultural features. The Cappadocia region is largely underlain by sedimentary rocks formed in lakes and streams, and ignimbrite deposits erupted from ancient volcanoes approximately 9 to 3 million years ago. The rocks of Cappadocia near Göreme eroded into hundreds of spectacular pillars and minaret-like forms. The volcanic deposits are soft rocks that the people of the villages at the heart of the Cappadocia Region carved out to form houses, churches, monasteries. The Göreme Open Air Museum is the most visited site of the monastic communities in Cappadocia and is one of the most famous sites in central Turkey. It is a complex comprising more than 30 rock-carved churches and chapels containing some superb frescoes, dating from the 9th to the 11th centuries. The Cappadocia region's "underground cities' are fascinating. These were all used as shelters for great lengths of time and, having undergone restoration work, they are now open to visitors. The Cappadocia region has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

On 29th and 30th May, Sri Swamiji visited important Heritage sites in Istanbul.  Istanbul has been associated with major political, religious and artistic events for more than 2,000 years. Its masterpieces include the ancient Hippodrome of Constantine, the 6th-century Hagia Sophia and the 16th-century Süleymaniye Mosque.

On 1st June, 2009, Sri Swamiji returned to Hyderabad, India.