The battlements of Diyarbakir

They're immense, apparently 6km in length. Inside is a maze of alleys and walled houses, outside is the Tigris river and armed conflict beyond.

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Hello, Money!

December 11th 2004
I'm in Mardin, the final stop before Syria. Perched on the side of a hill, crowned with a castle containing an immense radar dome spying on the middle east on behalf of NATO, packed with historical honey-colored houses lining crooked streets, Mardin is a real beauty. At least the old city is. There's the obligatory concrete sprawl, but it's kept in the back so as to not ruin the view. And the ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Southeastern Anatolia » Mardin

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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