early terracotta painting

the tuffa tour

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March 3rd 2007
for 2 days now we have been ın central Turkey ın an area called Cappadocıa. Its volcanic origns have created a dry landscape vaguely reminiscent of Montana's open sagebrush spaces and Utah's multicolored cliffs and bluffs. Added bonus feature: pillars, outcroppings, towers and caves in the volcanic tuffa which is light enough to be eroded or carved easily. Early Christians lived in these cave ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia

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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