Ani, the neglected ruins of an Armenian Kingdom, are crumbling in a distant province of Turkey. The watchtowers stare back menacingly from across the steep ravine. I can’t see past the darkened windows of the steel structures, but I wonder if the...
My Paragliding Crash In Oludeniz Turkey This is the tale of my Paragliding crash in Oludeniz, Turkey. Don’t worry I didn’t die… “Are you ready?” The pilot screamed in my ear above the roaring winds. I was as ready as I would be. This was...
“I am not Turkish. I am Kurdish”. This was the hundredth time I’d been vigorously told that this day. This was Van, in the Turkish province of Eastern Anatolia, or as I was told, the Kurdish lands. Van is a sprawling metropolis. It’s the...
I went in search of the town of Batman during my travels in Turkey, because you know, the name. “Don’t go to Batman!” My guest house owner in Cappadocia was telling me. “There’s a war going on!” This was the same advice I heard...
This Survival Guide will explain how to travel from Cappadocia to Mount Nemrut by bus! Cappadocia is one of the most surreal, stunning and visited parts of Turkey. The landscapes and cave cities are unique, and worth the particularly long effort it can take to travel...
Akdamar Island lies in the middle of Lake Van. On the island I found one of the few remaining Armenian churches left in Turkey, and a dark reminder of the events that violently shaped the landscape of a modern nation, in a strangely spectacular setting. It might...
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