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Apr 29, 2011 - Adiyaman to Gaziantep

The day started with high cloud but remarkably warm after a spot of rain during the night. Our first stop was the viewing area of the biggest dam in Turkey. The Ataturk dam is the 6th largest in the world but by what measure we are not sure. It cost 2 billion dollars to construct and provides water for irrigation and generates electricity for this area and provides 40% of Turkey’s power. The dam wall is quite low in comparison to some dams I have seen but it holds back an enormous amount of water. After the dam we headed for a boat trip to...

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Dec 3, 2008 - My first Turkish bath

Tonight I am in Gaziantep. It is the last stop in Turkey before we head to Syria. Except for the cold, Turkey has been great. People have been incredibly helpful, kind and patient. Gaziantep is no exception. My roommate Kiri and I set off to find the Turkish bath we had been told about. I had the name written on a piece of paper and was told vague directions. I kept stopping along the way, saying hello in Turkish (merhaba) and showing the paper. The helpful shop owners mimed the next bit of the walk and we were on our way. It was early...

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Apr 7, 2006 - antep

dear nader, i hear the bang & clang of the coppersmiths forming copper plates i hear the call of kebab-evis' hosts i see the glimmer & shine of the copperware & mosque pinnacles on display in a shop i see the colourful & deep red pantalOOns suspended in front of shops & other shops fronted by spices & hanging dry goods i see the deep tanned reds & blacks of traditional slip-ons proudly displayed the all but forgotten meat market smells of stale blood meal, yet it adds to a lively & ad-hoc appearance that continues for a few blocks. the...

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Sep 10, 2005 - Whatta Turkey!

Mehr Haba, It's a long and winding road that leads to...the top of Mt Nemrut where we went to see these 6 foot tall heads (about 10 of them) from the tops of statues that were discovered about 60 years ago after being buried for some 2000 years. They are on top of 7000 foot hıgh Mt Nemrut which we drove up most of the way then walked the rest at sunset yesterday ın Kahta. Today we drove to ShanliUrfa where we will spend the night before driving tp the Syrian border tomorrow morning. We will walk across the border to meet our Syrian guide...

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