Urgup Cappadocia 20140514_140812

Urgup Cappadocia

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May 14th 2014
Urgup After a cold rainy start and a warm afternoon, we arrived in the stone carved house area of Cappadocia on Tuesday. We are staying in one of the cave hotels in Urgup.The hotel is made up of seven old houses with some additions. Wednesday is a day off for sightseeing and cleaning and maintenance, before pushing further into Eastern Turkey. ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Urgup

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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