hazy view of the Tigris River

A mini Cappadocia

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August 23rd 2008
Sometimes it's better not to have a plan when you're travelling. That way you don't get stuck somewhere that you don't want to (except for a bus station) and you can make little detours to find a gem of a place as Hasankeyf turned out to be! After talking to the Kurdish guy in Diyarbakir he convinced us that it was a must see place so off we went. Driving to Hasankeyf took us through ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Southeastern Anatolia

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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