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Sognali Cave Church  
   

Sognali Cave Church

The Christians who worshipped in these caves tore off the eyes from the faces and allegedly ate them for their blessings before fleeing the area from invaders.
Kaymakli Underground City & Caves Churches

July 27th 2012
The private tour we took on third day of the southern valleys of Cappadocia was the highlight of our trip. Well, let me say it this way – we had seen lots of pictures of Cappadocia, especially of the hot air balloons, from our friends and other visitors. So when we hiked through the amazing valleys, we had a bit of déjà vu. However, the cave cities we saw on our third day were unexpected and t ... read more
Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia » Göreme

Turkish Flag 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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