Turkish Poppies

Along the Lycian Coast

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April 8th 2012
The second half of my parents’ trip in Turkey started in Fethiye, which is a port on the Mediterranean. It’s a beautiful bit of the coast and in the hills just south of town is the start of the Lycian Way. We flew into the Dalaman airport, then rented a car and drove to Fethiye. Our first morning we drove up a steep and winding road to Kayaköy, in the hills above Fethiye. It’s an interesti ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean

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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