Diyarbakir Cahit Sitki Taranci s house

Diyarbakir

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October 9th 2010
Time to move on. From the Ataturk Dam we continued our journey to Diyarbakir. This part of the trip was the one with the longest distance and after three hours in the bus, we finally arrived to Diyarbakir. We entered the new town and slowly were moving to the old town area within the city walls. We entered the old town through the famous "Mardin Gate". Good to know that the famous Mardin Gate i ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Southeastern Anatolia » Diyarbakir

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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