My wife and I travelled to Turkey June 6-23, 2002. It was our first trip to that country. We live in Oregon, USA.
I would invite you to visit my web site (http://www.votaws.com/votaws/Turkey) where you can see many more pictures. At this writing it has over 260 pictures from Istanbul and Cappadocia, along with descriptions and our trip diaries. Pictures from the rest of our trip are being added as time permits.
If you visit my site, please sign the guest book which can be found by clicking on "About This Site".
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Cappodocia Cones
This is a good example of the cone-shaped rocks in Cappadocia. The one in the...
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Cappadocia, Turkey
Our guide took us on a tour through what he called Rose Valley,...
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Petrified Camel?
No, this is just a rock formation in Cappadocia. It looks to me like...
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Church Interior, Cappadocia
These churches were carved out of the solid rock nearly two thousand...
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Church exposed
This is the back wall of a cave church that has been exposed by erosion. The...
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Painted interior, Cappadocian church
Many of the cave churches were decorated with Byzantine paintings, similar to...
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Cappadocia Valley View
Another picture taken while hiking Rose Valley. An unforgettable experience!
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Rose Valley View
It was interesting to see that people were farming the areas between...
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Rose Valley View
The fantastic rock shapes in Cappadocia were created by the eruption of 3...
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Cave dwellings
People who lived here many centuries ago carved cave dwellings out of...
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Rose Valley View
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Layers in the cones
In this picture it's easy to see the layers of rock that were laid...
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Natural frames
When you're inside a cave house, its windows form natural photo frames.
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Exploring the Caves
It is a lot of fun climbing in and walking through the cave houses and...
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Cappadocia Valley View
In the background are cones that are still in the process of becoming fully...
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Different Shapes
Some of the cones wear away in different ways, depending on the...
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Monk's Valley View, Cappadocia
No, that's not snow! It's a very hard white rock that seems quite...
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Exploring the Caves in Monk's Valley
The ladders are set up for the tourists, of course. The original...
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Uchisar, Cappadocia
Uchisar ("side castle") was used as a lookout tower, to watch for...
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Uchisar, Cappadocia
Here is a view of Uchisar from the other side, showing the large...
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Erosion effects
We climbed Ortahisar ("middle tower") and I took this shot...
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View from top of Ortahisar, Cappadocia
The Turkish flag signifies that we made it to the top of Ortahisar, another...
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Minaret near Ortahisar
On the way up Ortahisar, we had many views through the...
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