TURKEY

A Photo Diary

(Travel Pictures, Organized by Date)

(under construction)

June 19, 1998

• Antalya
  • Guitar player
  • Pension where we stayed
  • On an Antalya street, with bread seller
  • Port (1)
  • Port (2)
• Kemer
  • View of beach and rocks, with stairway and waterfall
  • Mouse Island
  • Bird on cage
• Phaselis
  • Swimming
  • By the aqueduct ruins
  • Sukran and the bath ruins
  • Watching gladiators on the amphitheater
• The hungry Kadipasaoglus: big fish dinner
• Night fires (natural gas combustion)
  • Rocks on fire (1)
  • Rocks on fire (2)

June 20, 1998

• Finike
  • Early morning harbor view from window with ornate curtains
• Boat tour of Kekova Island and surrounding places
  • Turkish carpet on the boat
  • The hard-working captain
  • Kekova Island: ancient Lycian ruins
    • Sunken city: ruins of Lycian house by the sea
    • Sunken city: partially submerged ruins
    • Sunken city: stairs to the sea
  • Village of Simena
    • Approaching by sea
    • Balcony by the sea, with flowers
    • Flowery houses on the mountain slope
    • View of the bay from the castle, Julio
    • View of the bay from the castle (2), Julio, Cihan, Sukran, Derya
    • View of the bay from the castle (3), Derya & Sukran
    • Paradise: flowers, palm trees, houses, sea ...
    • Ancient Lycian tombs
    • Big sailship on the bay
    • Küçük Murat
    • Turkish captain
    • Lycian tomb on the sea
    • Leaving Simena, sailships, Cihan and Julio
    • Sailships on the rocks
    • Big sailship, close view
    • Lycian cemetery by the sea
  • Swimming on the Mediterranean: Julio, Sukran
  • Swimming on the Mediterranean: Julio
  • Diving on the Mediterranean: Cihan jumps while Derya looks ...
  • Famous singer had rented this entire island for a big party and bodyguards on boats block the entrance
  • Entrance to cave on the sea
  • Swimming to the cave: Julio, Sukran
• Ruins of the St. Nicholas Church in Demre. (St. Nicholas, a.k.a Santa Claus, was born in what is now Turkey and was the bishop of Myra and Demre)
  • Entrance, Sukran, Cihan, Derya, Kamuran
  • Columns
• The ancient supreme necropolis of Myra, with tombs hewn out of the rock

June 21, 1998

• Beach by the cliff
  • Kamuran
  • Julio
• Kas: Amphitheater by the sea
• Unknown Village (name forgotten, to be investigated)
  • Sukran shopping? Can't be ...
  • Colorful street, Julio and Cihan
• Patara: Beautiful condominium by the sea
  • Entrance, Julio and Derya
  • Arch window to the sea
  • Flowers, sea, Cihan, Derya, Sukran
  • View of the bay, Cihan, Sukran, Derya
  • View of the bay (2)
• Patara: ruins
  • Aqueduct, Julio, Kamuran
  • Amphitheater, Julio
  • Amphitheater, mountains on the background
  • Bellydancer
  • Camel jockey (1)
  • Camel jockey (2)

June 25, 1998

• Izmir, Adnan's house
  • Sukran and María Inés
  • Dinner guests (1)
  • Dinner guests (2)

June 26, 1998

• Fortress on Ayasoluk Hill (The Basilica of St John The Apostle is on this same hill)
• Ephesus (best preserved classical city on the Mediterranean)
  • Roman Great Theater
  • Roman Great Theater (2)
  • Roman stone-paved street, María Inés y Martín
  • Woman singing on the Odeum
  • On the Roman public toilets
  • Library of Celsus
  • Library of Celsus (2)
• House of Virgin Mary (now a church)
  • Invitation
  • Inside
  • Outside
• Driving through Izmir
• Çandarli (sleepy town on the Aegean Sea)
  • Sunset view of beach and sea from hotel window
  • Beachside street and bay at twilight
  • Bay at twilight
  • Explanatory sign by Genovese castle

June 27, 1998

• Çandarli (continues)
  • Early morning view of beach and sea from hotel window
  • Beachside street and bay at early morning, María Inés by lamppost
  • Going to the castle, María Inés y Martín
  • Genovese castle
  • Quiet street with view of minaret
  • Rocks and sea
  • Swimming on the Aegean Sea
  • Mosque
  • Beach and town profile
  • Tractor on empty street
• Pergamum (Bergama, in Turkish)
  • View of the modern city of Bergama from Byzantine tower on the top of the ancient Acropolis
  • Another view of Bergama from the ruins
  • The spectacular steep amphitheater with the modern city on the background
  • View of the rural valley from the Acropolis
  • View of the rural valley from the Acropolis (2)
  • Temple of Trajan with modern city on the background
  • View of reservoir from the Acropolis
  • Aqueduct on the valley
  • María Inés on the Acropolis

June 28, 1998

• Legendary Troy
  • Trojan walls: María Inés
  • Trojan walls: María Inés and Julio
  • Trojan walls: Martín and María Inés
  • Trojan walls from above
  • Peasants and the ancient sea bed (now dry)
  • Ruins and ancient seabed
  • Amphitheater
  • Trojan Horse, surrounded by trees
  • Trojan Horse, closer view
  • Trojan Horse: I'm in!

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Istanbul:

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Cappadocia:

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(TO BE CONTINUED)