Midyat

Midyat

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October 9th 2010
After sunset we arrived to Midyat. A small town of the province Mardin. Before we went to the hotel, there was a commercial part of the trip, visiting a silver shop. Silver processing is one of the biggest income of Midyat. It looks like many travel agencies made some agreements with the local silver shops to visit their shops. After the shop visit and many Euro's lighter, it was finally time t ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Southeastern Anatolia » Mardin

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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