Hadrian's Gate

Antalya & The Ancient Fortress City of Termessos

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October 16th 2007
Antalya December 7 - 9, 2006 Thursday We arrived at the Antalya bus station about 5:30pm. There may have been a servis, a smaller bus that would take us closer to the city center, but we were stupid enough not to check. We ended up waiting for a bus to the gate of the old city for about 20 minutes when, with darkness quickly falling, we gave up and took a cab for 12 Turkish Lira ($10). A ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean » Antalya

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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