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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]
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] Blog: Ani, ancient capital of Armenia
Date: August 14th 2012
From Kars, in Eastern Anatolia, we went to Ani. Ani is some 90km away from Kars, right on the border with Armenia. The nearest village to Ani is Ocaklı. To go to Ani, we booked places inside a dolmush (sort of communal taxi/minibus), for 40TL per person. Dolmushes leave in the morning. Taxi drivers also seem very eager to take any tourist to Ani, although I suspect that the price will be quit ... read more
Date: August 14th 2012
From Kars, in Eastern Anatolia, we went to Ani. Ani is some 90km away from Kars, right on the border with Armenia. The nearest village to Ani is Ocaklı. To go to Ani, we booked places inside a dolmush (sort of communal taxi/minibus), for 40TL per person. Dolmushes leave in the morning. Taxi drivers also seem very eager to take any tourist to Ani, although I suspect that the price will be quit ... read more
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