Hot air balloons in Cappadocia

Following the Silk Road to the Balloon in the Sky

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November 9th 2011
From Istanbul, we arrived in the early morning in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey, via an overnight train. Ankara was established as such by Ataturk in 1920 when he chose it as his base of operations in the struggle for independence. It was declared the Turkish capital in 1923. The city’s position in the centre of Turkey made it better suited as capital than Istanbul, both physically and s ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia » Göreme

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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