Mount Nemrut - Western Terrace

Şanlıurfa and Mount Nemrut

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October 21st 2015
We arrived in Şanlıurfa (Urfa for short) after two flights from Van. The first leg from Van to Istanbul started boarding after we were due to take off so by the time we arrived in Istanbul we didn’t have long to wait before boarding our next flight from Istanbul to Urfa. After landing in Urfa we caught the shuttle bus into the city past the pistachio trees, olive groves, grape vines and cotto ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Southeastern Anatolia » Şanlıurfa

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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