About — İlknur Acar
Hello, I am İlknur Acar.
I’m married, a mother of two, and for many years I have worked as a senior manager in sales and marketing for some of Turkey’s largest companies. For three years of that career I lived and worked in Kyiv. Business gave me the chance to meet different people, cultures, and cities — but my real curiosity has always lived somewhere else: in understanding the world.
“Who knows more — the one who reads, or the one who travels?”
I’ve always believed that the two complete each other.
For me, travel is not about ticking off popular sights or taking pretty pictures. It is about trying to understand the history of a city, its past, its culture, its architecture, its art, and even how the people who lived there spent their days. When I stand in front of an ancient city, I love imagining not just the stones but the people who once walked between them. When I look at a painting, I want to feel the mood of the era it came from. When I walk down a street, I want to think about how that street changed from century to century. This is what makes my heart race.
My curiosity for history grew so much that I started a second undergraduate degree. I am currently a third-year history student. The more I learn, the more I see how reading and traveling feed each other. For me, exploring a city no longer means seeing only today — it means trying to understand the story it has carried for centuries.
That is part of why Bir Dakikada Geziyorum was born.
On this blog I do not only share places to visit. I share the stories, the histories, the forgotten details, the art, the culture, and the feelings of cities. Sometimes we will lose ourselves inside a museum; sometimes we will trace the past on the stones of an ancient theater; sometimes we will find the true soul of a city in a small backstreet.
In short, we are not just looking for a route here — we are looking for meaning.
I hope our paths cross for a long time on this journey.
What You’ll Find on This Blog
I write long-form guides that combine destination practicalities with the deeper story behind the place — the gods, the rulers, the layers of empires, the everyday lives long gone. Expect detailed coverage of the Turkish coast (Antalya, Side, Ölüdeniz, Patara, Bodrum), the Greek islands (Santorini, Mykonos, Rhodes, Crete, Patmos), ancient cities and civilizations (Ephesus, Troy, Nemrut, Göbekli Tepe, Cappadocia), and European city breaks with the same history-first lens (Rome, Paris, Prague, Amsterdam, Barcelona).
Get in Touch
If you have questions, suggestions, or thoughts about a place we have explored together, you are welcome to contact me here.
With love,
İlknur Acar
