In May 2008, I finally made it for the trip to Turkey, a unique country that straddles two continents, Europe and Asia, after a few postponements.
This “cradle of civilization” is truly a captivating country to visit, with its dazzling historical and archaeological heritage sites, vibrant cultural life, breathtaking Mediterranean coastline, magnificent landscape, enormously diverse scenery, and lots more.
The country is bordered by the Black Sea, Georgia and Armenia at the northeast, Iran at the east, Iraq at the
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A group of Turk children
- outside the Audience Chamber of Topkapi Palace. They look so adorable, right?
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Outside Topkapi Palace
Taken this outside Topkapi Palace, but have no idea what exactly this...
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Gelibolu
We took the car ferry, crossing Dardanelles Strait, from the Europe part of...
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Fridge magnets sold at Gelibolu
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Troy
Troy (Turkish : Truva) is a legendary city & center of the Trojan...
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Troy
Today, it is the name of an archaeological site, where the remains of this...
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Troy
The archaeological site of Troy was listed as the UNESCO World...
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The Wooden Horse of Troy
The wooden horse at the entrance of the ruins was built in 1975 as a tourist...
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View of Bergama town from Pergamon
Pergamon, which was built on a conical hill rising 1,000 feet above the...
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Wild poppies adorning the hill, Pergamon
Pergamon was an ancient Greek city in modern-day Turkey, in Mysia.
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Ruins of The Greek Theatre of Pergamon
Set on a steep slope of the hill, the theater, which was built during...
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Temple of Trajan, Pergamon
ruins of the temple at acropolis site of Pergamon
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Temple of Trajan
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Ruins of the Temple of Trajan
on the acropolis of Pergamon
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Columns at the back of Trajan Temple
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More remains of the temple
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Advertisement outside a leather factory
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The House of the Virgin Mary, Ephesus
(Turkish : Meryemana, "Mother Mary's House") This shrine...
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Collecting holy water
Visitors queuing up to collect holy water near the House of the Virgin Mary.
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Prayer wall, House of the Virgin Mary
Prayers are written on small pieces of paper that are attached to the wall.
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Döner kebab
This is a popular Turkish specialty. It means turning roast in...
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Shish kebab
the best kebab that I had in Turkey.... emm...emm... yum yum!
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Turkish pizza - Lahmajun
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Evil-eye
In Turkey, wherever you are, there are plenty of "eyes"...
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I wish I can bring them back all.
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