Along the Rose Valley

This region has been settled for many thousands of years. The first group that the locals talk about are the Hittites, followed by various other groups, including early Christians. The holes in the rocks are from these early periods and are early communities. pigeon houses etc. The early communities are rooms in the rocks joined by a series of tunnels. In the underground cities these can extend over 8 levels.

Days 8-10 – Cappadocia

June 19th 2011
In our last epistle we were about to head off to dinner at a carpet seller’s place and we were a bit wary as to what to expect. Our carpet seller friend, Mehmet, seemed nice enough but his invitation came out of the blue and Turkish carpet sellers are a bit like used car salesmen or real estate agents – always selling. Well I’m pleased to report that we had a wonderful night. We had dinner ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia

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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