Monastery in rock

Underground caves include a monastery carved completely into the rock and then decorated with Frescos. Cappadocia

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June 5th 2009
Sorry about the half entered blog "Turkish Culture". The rest was deleted by mistake. The problem with blogging is we do them in brief moments, and rarely are they completed in one sitting. It is all too easy to push the "Publish" button. I guess the photos tell it all. --------------- --------------- 6/1/09 -- Lily Pamukkale Turkey - Pamukkale is one of the most famous sites. It is calc ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia » Göreme

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

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