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Turkey, 2021

Turkey, 2021

Turkey, 2021

Turns out, this WAS foreshadowing. A 4.5 hour delay caused us to miss our connection. As well as our luggage. We got to Istanbul a day before our luggage did.

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Turns out, this WAS foreshadowing. A 4.5 hour delay caused us to miss our connection. As well as our luggage. We got to Istanbul a day before our luggage did.

Got to try out the pods for the first time. :)

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Got to try out the pods for the first time. :)

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The remains of Kunefe. :)

Normal Sunday Brunch

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Normal Sunday Brunch

Heybeliada, one of the Prince's Islands off the coast of Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara

Heybeliada
Heybeliada, one of the Prince's Islands off the coast of Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara

the cat tolerated the dog, no fighting over the food or water...

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the cat tolerated the dog, no fighting over the food or water...

The crow snuck in...

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The crow snuck in...

While the dog didn't have any issue with the cat, he didn't want the food stolen by the crow. The cat never saw the crow.

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While the dog didn't have any issue with the cat, he didn't want the food stolen by the crow. The cat never saw the crow.

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I've never been able to actually SHOW the density and immensity of the Istanbul metro area. The Bosphorus is on the left, with the Anatolian half of the city on the right.

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I've never been able to actually SHOW the density and immensity of the Istanbul metro area. The Bosphorus is on the left, with the Anatolian half of the city on the right.

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Adiyaman international airport.

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Adiyaman international airport.

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Karakus, near Kahta

Karakus
Karakus, near Kahta

Roman Bridge, built by Severus (?), used for vehicle traffic until the highway bypass was built in the 1990's.

Roman Bridge at Cendere
Roman Bridge, built by Severus (?), used for vehicle traffic until the highway bypass was built in the 1990's.

Kahta Kalesi: the view from our lunch stop, on the way to Nemrut.

Kahta Kalesi
Kahta Kalesi: the view from our lunch stop, on the way to Nemrut.

Arsemia: one of the many tombs of Antiochus, or his sons, or his wife, or...

Aresemia
Arsemia: one of the many tombs of Antiochus, or his sons, or his wife, or...

The stepped climb to the Nemrut tumulus.

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The stepped climb to the Nemrut tumulus.

Nemrut East face

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Nemrut East face

Nemrut west face

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Nemrut west face

The vans and busses begin to arrive for sunset.

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The vans and busses begin to arrive for sunset.

That lot was empty when we got here.

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That lot was empty when we got here.

Sunset from the Nemrut visitor's center.

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Sunset from the Nemrut visitor's center.

I can see why Antiochus wanted to build his summer house/tomb at Nemrut.

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I can see why Antiochus wanted to build his summer house/tomb at Nemrut.

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One more load should do it...

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One more load should do it...

Goebeklitepe: resetting the "Zero Point" of history

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Goebeklitepe: resetting the "Zero Point" of history

Zeugma Museum in Sanliurfa

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Zeugma Museum in Sanliurfa

Cave dwellings from Roman period, and earlier.

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Cave dwellings from Roman period, and earlier.

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Lots of side alleys in old Sanliurfa.

Sanliurfa market

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Sanliurfa market

Balikligol (Fishpond): Monastery that was built on the site that Abraham was thrown into the fire (and turned the ground into a lake with fish)

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Balikligol (Fishpond): Monastery that was built on the site that Abraham was thrown into the fire (and turned the ground into a lake with fish)

Halfeti: our guide hired a boat for the 4 of us to visit the old city that was submerged when the dam was built on the Euphrates.

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Halfeti: our guide hired a boat for the 4 of us to visit the old city that was submerged when the dam was built on the Euphrates.

Ours was the same type of boat.

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Ours was the same type of boat.

On the Gaziantep side of the river: an old Roman fort.

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On the Gaziantep side of the river: an old Roman fort.

Halfeti. The government is starting to allow people to move back into the town. We saw some people busy with repairs of their homes.

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Halfeti. The government is starting to allow people to move back into the town. We saw some people busy with repairs of their homes.

Zeugma Antik. The archeological dig that turned up many well-preserved mosaics.

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Zeugma Antik. The archeological dig that turned up many well-preserved mosaics.

...which ended up in the museum.

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...which ended up in the museum.

Some of the mosaics had shapes that I'd not seen before.

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Some of the mosaics had shapes that I'd not seen before.

Gypsy Girl (that could've been Alexander The Great)

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Gypsy Girl (that could've been Alexander The Great)

3D mosaic designs?

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3D mosaic designs?

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Gaziantep market

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Gaziantep market

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A sweet way to end the trip, at Pelit. :)

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A sweet way to end the trip, at Pelit. :)

Turkey, 2021: Heybeliada, Nemrut, Halfeti, Zeugma

All images copyright Michael Durbin / MPDurbinPhotography.com 2021