The sphynx: some wounds take time to heal

The mountainside was tortured into its current shape as a result of shelters and communication trenches dug into the side of the hill. The protrusion to the right was termed "the sphynx". Judging by pictures taken during the campaign, the hill is returning to normal, albeit very slowly. In time there will be nothing to remind the casual visitor of the desolation the place witnessed.

Commemorating the fallen

October 24th 2004
So finally, after 5+ weeks of traveling, I made it to Canakkale, no more than 500km away from Istanbul where I started off. A record-setting pace. Yeay. After Bozcaada I head over to the ruins of Troy. I daresay it was a bit much for my untrained eye. There are the ruins of 9 levels of city (Troy I-IX), from different periods, all on display simultaneously and more or less undistinguishable ( ... 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

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