Goreme

Cappadocia

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May 28th 2011
On the drive to Cappadocia, took a break at the great Agzikarahan caravanserai, where 12th century traders along the Silk road took respite on their travels. First stop in Cappadocia was at the Goreme open air museum, where early christians carved caves and rock chapels in the soft rock, to escape persecution by the Romans. Then visited a carpet factory and saw how Turkish rugs are made . F ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia

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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