Written by Mutt on June 9, 2009
- Turkey’s first president Mustafa Kemel Atatürk left and indelible mark on the country that he founded with an all-pervasive cult of personality (akin to the of Comrade Lenin in the Soviet Union, Chairman Mao in...
Written by HobWahid on August 8, 2005
- Leaving Ankara and passing by the muddy shores of Tuz Gölü (Salt Lake), the first sight of major interest that you will stumble upon the venerable Cappadoccia (Kapadokya), the mythical "land of the horses." High...
Written by HobWahid on August 8, 2005
- As you drive east out of Cappadoccia, make sure to wave to the tour buses as they pass by, as this is the last you will see of them for a long time. Cappadoccia marks...
Written by HobWahid on August 8, 2005
- The drive from Kayseri to Malatya may just be one of my favorite drives in all of Turkey. The road is a long and straight two lane highway that rolls along the Anatolian steppe surrounded...
Written by HobWahid on August 8, 2005
- When it comes to historical landmarks, Turkey is hard to beat. Ephesus, Haghia Sophia, Cappadoccia, Pergamum, Topkapi I would gladly trade all of them for Nemrut Dag. You can see Roman ruins all over the...
Written by HobWahid on August 8, 2005
- The city of Urfa, or Sanliurfa as it is known today (the term Sanli, which means "heroic" in Turkish, was added to commemorate the heroism of its citizens in the War of Independence) is perhaps...
Written by HobWahid on August 8, 2005
- Most people, if they know anything of Diyarbakir, only know of it as the center of Kurdish Turkey and the home to the bitterest fighting during the Kurdish separatist movement. However, if you come to...
Written by HobWahid on August 8, 2005
- If a gigantic earthquake were to hit Turkey and Ephesus, the Haghia Sophia, and Blue Mosque were to all come crumbling down, I would hardly shed a tear. But if the island of Akdamar were...
Written by HobWahid on August 8, 2005
- The food of southeastern Turkey is celebrated all over Turkey as the pinnacle of Turkish cuisine. It is known for its generous use of flavorful spices, especially the dried red pepper (kirmizi biber) that gives...
Written by HobWahid on August 8, 2005
- It was just the second day of the road trip, and I was finally getting over my initial nervousness and fears of driving in Turkey. I had driven in numerous Middle Eastern countries, from Syria...
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