Battalgazi (Old Malatya)

we got on a minibus from Malatya to Battalgazi, Old Malatya. The Malatya provinence can be dated back to 4000BC, Battalgazi contains some of the oldest Mosques in the world

Eastern Turkey - Malatya

March 14th 2011
THe more 'dangerous' and 'unfriendly' Western Turkishs and the outside World have protraited Eastern Turkey, the more I was excited in finding out the truth. The fact that people have such rumors about the eastern turkey are likely due to the past headlines about the Kurds and their guerilla gangs and killings... I cannot say that the guerilla has all disappeared nowadays but my visit has confirme ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Eastern Anatolia

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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