Blogs from Artvin, Black Sea, Turkey, Middle East
An island in the mountains; Macahel
Published: June 8th 2009Middle East » Turkey » Black Sea » Artvin
June 6th 2009
After my two days in Batum, I crossed the border from Sarp. The taxi drivers on the Turkish side annoyed me before by asking more money they should so this time I made sure about the money I should pay. But this time they tricked me once more by squeezing me in a taxi full of people. There are some places in earth which you should never ever take a taxi and Turksh side of Sarp border is definetely one of them. Choose minibusses in the border or take a bus from Batumi bus terminal which take you to the Turkish towns if you ever be there. The destination I was going was Macahel which means wristle-hand in Georgian. This is a place located in Turkish-Georgian border with its habitatants all Georgians. The region is actually ... read more
August 13th 2008
Tag 37 bis 49, 8.750 km von Galway Wir sind in Asien! Juhu! ... und haben schon eine Menge erlebt, seitdem wir den Bosporus ueberquert haben..... Das Wichtigste zuerst: Ja, wir waren in Georgien. Aber leider nur 4 Tage. Als wir gehoert haben, dass Georgien von russischen Truppen bombardiert wird, haben wir das Land sofort (am Samstag den 09.08., also einen Tag nach Kriegsausbruch) wieder verlassen. Wir sind gesund und munter und nun wieder in der Tuerkei. Nun aber alles huebsch der Reihe nach: In der Tuerkei (bevor wir nach Georgien gereist sind), haben wir nicht nur die Straende am Schwarzen Meer getestet und uns die Baeuche mit super leckerem tuerkischen Essen vollgeschlagen, wir haben auch schon Wasserfaelle erklettert, eimerweise kostenlos Tee getrunken, noch viel mehr Eimer Tee freundlich abgelehnt, sind bei Nebel in den Bergen ... read more
House life in Barhal, Barhal'in ev hayati
Published: November 15th 2007Middle East » Turkey » Black Sea » Artvin
November 10th 2007
His name is Mustafa Aygün but everybody calls him Mevlut Çavus, the nickname of its father. I met him in 1994 when I arrived to Barhal for the first time, in 1997 I stood in its house and since then I go at least once to the year. Onun ismi Mustafa Aygü, ama herkes ona Mevlut Çavus derler, babasinin lakasi. 1994'te tanististik, o anda ilk kez Barhala gittim, 97'de onun evinde kaldim ve ondan itibaren her sene giderim, son seneler Ramazan Bayramda.... read more
November 10th 2007
The church is one of the best kept in the region, was built in the 10th century as a monastry dedicated to John the Baptist at that time Barhal was a part of Georgia and probably was a donation from the royal family. the Church became mosque in the late 18th century during the time of the Sultan Abdül-Hamid the 1st, the firman of the event is in the muhtarlik, they still call it "Kilise" There are some stones with sculptures in the façade, tunels contecting to the other side of the mountains and we all think that arround it there must be a lot of tresures digged. Barhal Manastýrý bu bölgede bulunan en önemli tarihi eserler arasýndadýr. Barhal Manastýr Kilisesi X. y.y’da “Vaftizci Yahya” adýna Bagratlý Krallýðý’nca inþa edilmiþtir. Kilise üç nefli bazýlý kal planýna ... read more
November 9th 2007
Perset is in the way up to the Karagöl, after crossing the bridge that was renewed last octuber. Perset is the last mahalle, group of houses, where people live in winter. Perset karagölünün yolunda dir, köprü geçdiktan sonra, bu köprü geçen ekim ayinda yeninlendi, bu anda beton oldu.¨Bu yolda kisinda kalan insanlarin son mahalle. ... read more
November 9th 2007
His name is Mustafa Akarsu but everibody calls him Sofi, because of his grandfather who knew a lot about religion. He is also Mustafa's best friend. Hepsi onu "Sofi" olarak taniyor, dedesinden dolay, ayni anda Mustafas en iyi bir arkadasi.... read more
Life in the cafes; kahvelerin hayati
Published: November 6th 2007Middle East » Turkey » Black Sea » Artvin
November 6th 2007
They are two main cafes in Barhal, one belongs to Mehemet Kirimli and the other to Osman Pehlivan, both of then are in Mahçetler, men meet ther, drink tea or coffee and spend thier time playing cards, okey or backgammon. They talk, they gossip and they spend theyr time in winter. Köyde iki tane kahve var, ikiside Maçhetlerde birisi Mehmet Kirimli'ye ait oluyor, öbürü Osman Pehlivan'a , adamlar kahvlerde toplaniyorlar, çay veya kahve içerler, kart oyniyorlar, okey, tavle atiyorlar, sohbet eder ve dedikodu yapar.... read more
Day of the Republic in Barhal, Cumhurriyet Bayrami
Published: November 6th 2007Middle East » Turkey » Black Sea » Artvin
November 6th 2007
October 28th is the Republic's day in Turkey, they celebrate the end of the War for Liberation and the beginning of the Republic with Mustafa Kemal, Atatürk. Most of the celebrations are taken in schools and squares. 28 Ekinde Cumhurriyet bayrami ilk okuda kutluyorlar.... read more
