The Historic Wooden House on İncirli Street: The Story of the Resneliler Mansion
We continue our series on Turkish urban legends with another tale from Istanbul. On one of Istanbul’s busiest streets, squeezed between modern buildings, stands an old wooden mansion. This structure on İncirli Caddesi in Bakırköy has been associated with urban legends and paranormal stories for years. Thousands of people pass by it every day, and some claim it “disappears for 5 seconds at certain times of the year and then reappears.” This mysterious structure is known as the Resneliler Mansion. So what’s the real story behind this mansion? Does it actually vanish and reappear? Or is this legend merely an urban myth that has embedded itself in…
Spooky Istanbul: Cevahir Bedesteni and a Portal to a Different Dimension
Every day, thousands of tourists wander through the labyrinthine streets of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar. Gold, jewelry, carpets… A bustling trade that has continued for centuries. But most visitors remain unaware of the mysterious layers beneath their feet, the secrets hidden behind the walls. Especially the existence of a mysterious portal believed to enable time travel, located right in the heart of the Grand Bazaar, inside Cevahir Bedesteni. Today’s topic in our long-paused series on mysterious and paranormal locations is Cevahir Bedesteni and the legendary portal that surrounds it with folklore. As absurd as this claim might sound, it’s part of a legend that has persisted for centuries. But what if…
Haunted Places in Turkey
Table of Contents Molla Zeyrek Mosque The Haunted Bathhouse in Eskişehir Issız Cuma Cemetery The Enchanted Village in Sakarya Three-Forked Shadow Village The Haunted House in Antalya Apartment No. 129 Legend Davutlu Village Legend The Wooden House on İncirli Street (Resneliler Mansion) Cevahir Bedesteni The number of places in Turkey believed to be sites of paranormal and terrifying events is quite substantial. These locations generally carry traces of folk horror elements from Anatolia that we’re accustomed to hearing about from our elders. As we always say, our goal is to approach these places as spaces where our beloved folkloric horror themes come to light, and to try to understand for…
Karakoncolos: The Dark Winter Creature of Anatolian Folklore
Anatolian folklore and pre-Islamic Turkic mythology form a rich tapestry of legends, spirits, and supernatural beings. Among these, few figures are as intriguing or as unsettling as the Karakoncolos. What is Karakoncolos? Karakoncolos is typically depicted as a small, black, hairy creature, sometimes resembling a diminutive devil cloaked in darkness. The entity is almost always described as male. Across various cultures where this belief persists, Karakoncolos is said to emerge from the underworld during the coldest nights of winter, roaming the earth from Christmas through January 6th and in some traditions, even into February. The origins of Karakoncolos are as varied as the cultures that tell its tales. In Greek…
Al Basty: A Turkish Folk Horror Figure
The Origins and Significance of Al Basty The Description of Al Basty The Transfer of Pre-Islamic Beliefs to Contemporary Depictions of Malevolent Beings Turkish Mythology and Shamanism Details of the Al Basty Legend The Most Well-Known Characteristics of Al Basty The Changing Image of Al Basty Through the Dust of Time A Journey Between Darkness and Light The Real-Life Origins of the Al Basty Figure Modern Reflections of the Al Basty Legend Al Basty, a figure frequently encountered in Turkish, Anatolian, and Altai mythologies, is a mysterious and frightening being that has been discussed among people since ancient times. So what exactly is this thing called Al Basty? Come…
The Essential Werewolf Movies to Watch
An American Werewolf in London (1981) The Wolf Man (1941) Ginger Snaps (2000) Dog Soldiers (2002) The Howling (1981) Wolf (1994) Late Phases (2014) The Company of Wolves (1984) Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) Wolfen (1981) Werewolves rank among the most frequently encountered creatures in horror cinema. Werewolves exist in a structure between human and wolf, with boundaries that shift in every narrative. In some productions, the reason for transforming into a human-wolf creature is being bitten, while in other stories it’s a curse or an innate ability. Additionally, in many productions, werewolves are seen as vampires’ greatest enemies. Although they’re a folk horror element seen in many different…
About Us
Korku101 can be described as the culmination of our horror content creation journey that we’ve been pursuing since 2020 under the name Kat 3 Daire 5. As five friends who love watching horror films, reading horror literature, and even listening to horror-themed folk tales and urban legends, we started the podcast we named Kat 3 Daire 5 in August 2020. Truth be told, we had started recording the podcast much earlier and had even uploaded a few episodes. However, it took nearly a year for the podcast to truly take shape and fully transform into a horror podcast. But eventually, we created a podcast that we genuinely enjoyed recording and…
