Front courtyard

The Chez Beliz Pansiyon

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August 26th 2014
Ayvalik, Turkey 25th August 2014 “Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond” Rumi An attractive stylish woman with short bright red hair, walks down the central back-street drag of Ayvalik. I am sitting at a local cay evi. She acknowledges me and asks “you like this place?” before proceeding on her way to the ... read more

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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