Theater Below the Acropolis

Pergamon

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August 25th 2012
Bergama is the pleasant, albeit roasting, modern city at the site of the ancient city of Pergamon. I passed through for the night on the way from Safranbolu to Didim which I would use as a base to explore the ruins at Priene, Miletos, and Didyma. I'm writing this blog out of order as I still have to process my trip along the Black Sea coast whic ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bergama

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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