Lunch in the valley

Kapadokya

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August 2nd 2008
Today we were ın Kapadokya. Kapadokya ıs a volcanıc regıon, wıth a lot of ash and volcanıc dust whıch ıs very soft. Apparently you can carve yourself a root cellar ın a matter of a couple of hours, and ın fact at one poınt we saw a man wıdenıng the road ın front of hıs home usıng an electrıc jıgsaw. At varıous tımes, people have buılt extensıve storage / refuges / churches ... 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