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November 29th

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December 2nd 2013
We left Göreme to head past Konya. On our way, we stopped at a caravan way station. They were built all across Turkey as part of the Silk Road. It's a huge walled space that had separate rooms and half the space covered for winter and rain. There was an open courtyard with a centre tower. All the arches were carved with intricate detail. You could hear the hubbub of people and children and c ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Konya

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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