Dogubayazit

So long and thanks for all the kebab!!

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June 23rd 2006
This will be my last post in Turkey... Yes I am finally leaving the country... With a sad heart though... But let me first tell what I have been doing till now... First in Van I met Brian who I had met earlier on my Mt. Nemrut sunset tour and together with him and Tim a Kiwi who was staying in the same hotel we did a tour of Akdamar Island.. After this Brian and I also went for a look at H ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Black Sea » Trabzon

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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