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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Istanbul from the Galata Bridge with the Yeni Cami Mosque. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Fishing on Galata Bridge in Istanbul. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Celebrating the Persian New Year in Istanbul. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Aghia Sofia, built in 548 as a Byzantine church and converted into a mosque in 1453. (Istanbul) |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Turkish dancer in Istanbul. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace |
The Topkapi Palace in Istanbul was the home of the Ottoman sultans up to 1839. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace |
The Sultan's quarters in the Harem section of the Topkapi Palace. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace |
One of the rooms in the Topkapi Palace. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace |
Ewers from the museum in the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace |
Beautiful Iznik tiles in the Concubines' Quarters of the Topkapi Palace. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Archeological Museum |
Akkadian statue of a governor dating from around 2100 BC in the Archeological Museum of Istanbul. |
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| Turkey |
Istanbul
Archeological Museum |
The Sarcophagos of the Mourning Women is Lycian and dates from 5th century BC (Archeological Museum, Istanbul). |
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| Turkey |
Troy |
The ruins of Troy which was destroyed c 1200 BC. |
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| Turkey |
Asclepion |
The medical library built by Galen (c150 BC) at Asclepion, once the world's best medical centre. |
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| Turkey |
Izmir |
The centre of Izmir. |
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| Turkey |
Izmir |
Fruit shop in Izmir. The city was once called Smyrna and was the birthplace of Homer. |
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| Turkey |
Izmir |
Making fresh bread in Izmir. |
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| Turkey |
Ephesus |
Wisdom, a detail from the Library of Celsus at Ephesus. |
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| Turkey |
Didyma |
Medusa carving at Didyma. |
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| Turkey |
Pamukkale |
Mineral springs at Pamukkale have turned the area white. |
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| Turkey |
Uludeniz |
The bay of Uludeniz on Turkey's south west coast. |
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| Turkey |
Myra |
Rock tombs at the Lycian city of Myra (now Demre) dating from 540 BC. |
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| Turkey |
Termessos |
The theatre at Termessos, a Pisidian city in southern Turkey. |
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| Turkey |
Termessos |
Pissidian sarcophagus (c 900 BC) at Termessos, |
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| Turkey |
Antalya |
The Yivli (Grooved) Minaret, dating from the 13th century, is the symbol of Antalya. |
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| Turkey |
Antalya |
Sitting in a square overlooking the old city of Antalya. |
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| Turkey |
Antalya |
The harbour and old city of Antalya. |
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| Turkey |
Antalya |
Musician in the old city of Antalya. |
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| Turkey |
Antalya
Archeological Museum |
Detail of a marble sarcophagos in the Archeological Museum of Antalya. |
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| Turkey |
Blue Coast |
The Blue Coast and the Bey Mountains of southern Turkey. |
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| Turkey |
Perge |
View of Perge from the Acropolis. |
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| Turkey |
Perge |
The rounded Hellenistic Gate at Perge. |
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| Turkey |
Side |
The 6th century BC city of Side. |
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| Turkey |
Side |
Total eclipse of the Sun by the Temple of Apollo in Side on the south coast of Turkey (March 2006). |
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| Turkey |
Konya |
The tomb of Mevlana, the founder of the Whirling Dervishes, in Konya. |
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| Turkey |
Cappadocia |
Rocky landscapes of Cappadocia. The rock is very soft and is sculptured by wind and rain. |
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| Turkey |
Cappadocia |
Scenery around Cappadocia. |
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| Turkey |
Cappadocia |
Farmers tending their land at Avcilar in Cappadocia. |
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| Turkey |
Cappadocia |
Family run rock carved flour mill in the Cappadocian town of Cavusin. |
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| Turkey |
Cappadocia
Uchisar |
Uchisar, a fortress carved from the soft stone of Cappadocia. |
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| Turkey |
Kayseri |
Stone mason in Kayseri. |
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| Turkey |
Ankara |
Ankara, the capital of Turkey is a city of hills in central Anatolia. |
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| Turkey |
Amasaya |
Pontic tombs dating from 300 BC in the rocks above Amasaya. |
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| Turkey |
Hattusas |
Walls and gate of Hattusas, capital of the Hittite Empire from about 1900 BC. |
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| Turkey |
Hattusas
Yazilikaya |
Detail at Yazilikaya, a Hittite shrine from 1200 BC. |
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| Turkey |
Trabzon |
The 6th century Byzantine monastery of Sumela is built on a cliff near Trabzon. It remained in use until 1923. |
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| Turkey |
Dogubeyazit |
Mount Ararat (5165m) from Dogubeyazit. |
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| Turkey |
Mount Ararat |
Kurdish farmers near Mount Ararat. |
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| Turkey |
Akdamar Island |
10th Century Armenian church on Akdamar Island, Lake Van, in Eastern Turkey. |
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| Turkey |
Mount Nemrut |
View from Mount Nemrut. |
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