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Rose Valley

Talking to Myself

November 9th 2011
As I left the palm-lined boardwalk of İskenderun and headed towards the snow-capped Taurus Mountains, I wondered if I had made the right decision trading t-shirt and shorts weather for subzero temperatures. But, as the fairy chimneys and cave dwellings of Cappadocia came into view, I knew that I had. Few places in the world match Cappadocia for the sheer awe that the landscape inspires (among the ... read more
Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia » Göreme

Turkish Flag 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
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