The Entrance

The Caravan Seraı

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August 5th 2008
We stopped here briefly on our way to Konya. Just the four of us walked over the the Caravan Serai -- the others stayed for drinks and postcards. The building dates from before the Ottomans -- the walls are plain but the doorway is very ornate. Inside there is an outer, unroofed section used in the summer, and an inner roofed section used in the winter, and a small mosque between them. It was ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Konya

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more