King's Road

Termessos - "I like Obama"

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December 6th 2009
Day 2 in Antalya was my day to explore some of the Hellenistic ruins near Antalya. I decided on a half day trip to the ruins of Termessos, about a 45 minute trip out of town into the Tauras mountain range and national forest. I hopped onto a local bus around noon which dropped me off on the side of the highway at the base of the park. A taxi pulled up and took me up the dozen or so switch backs ca ... read more

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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