Ani walls

Don't mention Armenia

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June 28th 2014
Ani, Eastern Anatolya, Turkey 28th June 2014 “Every heart to love will come But like a refugee” Leonard Cohen, Anthem Ani is located about 45 kms east of Kars in Turkish Kurdistan and is spectacularly bordered on its eastern side by the Akhurian river, which serves as the border with Armenia. It is a ruined medieval Armenian city-site, fi ... read more

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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