heading into the mountains again

Eastern Turkey - mile 3890

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April 29th 2010
When we leave Cappadocia for eastern Turkey there's a definite feel that you have left tourist Turkey. The roads suddenly deteriorate and the villages start to become more rustic. We are still in the land of men sitting around drinking chay or playing OK which is sort of like gin rummy with dominoes. They don't seem particularly bothered when we roll up and join them for tea, in fact they go ou ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Eastern Anatolia » Kars

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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