-A Postcard from Turkey-
A special Travel Photography portfolio by Photographer Nicolás Otero.
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I know the following song is not Turkish music but it has a certain resemblance to it, I feel it can make a good background to enjoy this postcard from Turkey!
.Ephesus.
Ephesus (/ˈɛfəsəs/; Greek: Ἔφεσος Ephesos; Turkish: Efes; may ultimately derive from Hittite Apasa) was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, three kilometers southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of the former Arzawan capital by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists. During the Classical Greek era, it was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League. The city flourished after it came under the control of the Roman Republic in 129 BC.
The city was famed for the nearby Temple of Artemis (completed around 550 BC), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Among many other monumental buildings is the Library of Celsus, and a theatre capable of holding 25,000 spectators.
Ephesus was one of the seven churches of Asia that are cited in the Book of Revelation. The Gospel of John may have been written here.
The city was destroyed by the Goths in 263, and although rebuilt, the city's importance as a commercial center declined as the harbor was slowly silted up by the Küçükmenderes River. It was partially destroyed by an earthquake in 614 AD.
The ruins of Ephesus are a favorite international and local tourist attraction, partly owing to their easy access from Adnan Menderes Airport or from the cruise ship port of Kuşadası, some 30 km to the South.
.Alaçati.
Alaçati, a unique Mediterranean town on the Western coast of Turkey, which has been famous for its architecture, vineyards and windmills for over 150 years has now made its name in the world of windsurfing and kitesurfing, with its crystal clear water, consistent and steady wind (for an average of 300 days a year). It's uniqueness refers to the fact that Greek Orthodox history of the town has been scrubbed away to justify the Ottoman genocide of the early 20th century.
Alaçati is one of the most traditional towns in Turkey with stone houses, narrow streets, boutique hotels and restaurants with tables on the streets.
.Cappadocia.
Cappadocia (/kæpəˈdoʊʃə/; also Cappadocia; Turkish: Kapadokya, Greek: Καππαδοκία Kappadokía, from Old Persian: Katpatuka) is a historical region in Central Anatolia, largely in the Nevşehir, Kayseri, Kırşehir, Aksaray, and Niğde Provinces in Turkey.
The area is a popular tourist destination, as it has many areas with unique geological, historic, and cultural features.
Touristic Cappadocia includes 5 cities: Nevsehir, Kayseri, Göreme, Aksaray, and Nigde.
The region is located southwest of the major city Kayseri, which has airline and railway service to Ankara and Istanbul and other cities.
Among the underground cities worth seeing are Derinkuyu, Kaymakli, Gaziemir, and Ozkonak. The best historic mansions and cave houses for tourist stays are in Göreme Urgup, Göreme, Guzelyurt, and Uchisar.
Hot-air ballooning is very popular in Cappadocia and is available in Göreme. Trekking is enjoyed in Ihlara Valley, Monastery Valley (Guzelyurt), Urgup and Göreme.
During the iconoclastic period (725-842) the decoration of the many sanctuaries in the region was held to a minimum by early Christians who lived in the caves. After this period, new churches were dug into the rocks and they were richly decorated with colorful frescoes which are represented in the next row of photos.
.Termessos.
Termessos (Greek Τερμησσός) was a Pisidian city built at an altitude of more than 1000 meters at the south-west side of the mountain Solymos (modern-day Güllük Dağı) in the Taurus Mountains (modern-day Antalya province, Turkey).
What is known of Termessos history commences principally at the time that Alexander the Great surrounded the city in 333 BC; he likened the city to an eagle's nest and in one of few cases, failed to conquer it.
One just can't walk through the ruins of Termessos without the feeling of being witnessing the very landscape found in the movies of the Lord of the Rings. The city was destroyed by an earthquake in the 5th century AD, yet while I was walking through the ruins I had this profound feeling like if the city was abandoned suddenly just a couple of years before the present time, you can feel the grief and certainly have the sense of many things that remain unsolved and missing all over this haunting greek city, all of that happening at the same time you are being followed by crows that can be heard sometimes next to where you are standing and sometimes further away... Many things seen in the LOTR movies were inspired by the architecture of this city, here you can find the same wall pictured as Helm's deep's with the sewer hole used by Saruman to blow the wall and take the city. (shown in the last photo of this series).
.Antalya.
Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of its eponymous province. Located on Anatolia's flourishing southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish city on the Mediterranean coast with over two million people in its metropolitan area.
The city that is now Antalya was first settled around 200 BC by the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon, which was soon subdued by the Romans. Roman rule saw Antalya thrive, including the construction of several new monuments, such as Hadrian's Gate (Portrayed here in a Triptych), and the proliferation of neighboring cities.
Antalya is Turkey's biggest international sea resort, located on the Turkish Riviera.
.Antalya Archeological Museum.
The Antalya Museum or Antalya Archeological Museum (Turkish: Antalya Müzesi) is one of Turkey's largest museums, located in Konyaaltı, Antalya. It includes 13 exhibition halls and an open-air gallery. It covers an area of 7,000 m2 (75,000 sq ft) and 5000 works of art are exhibited. In addition, a further 25,000–30,000 artifacts which cannot be displayed are in storage. As a museum exhibiting examples of works, which illuminate the history of the Mediterranean and Pamphylia regions in Anatolia, Antalya Museum is one of the most important of Turkey's museums. The Museum won the “European Council Special Prize” in 1988.
.Bodrum.
The city was called Halicarnassus of Caria in ancient times and was famous for housing the Mausoleum of Mausolus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Built by the Knights Hospitaller in the 15th century, Bodrum Castle overlooks the harbor and the marina. The castle grounds include a Museum of Underwater Archaeology and hosts several cultural festivals throughout the year. The city had a population of 36,317 in 2012. It takes 50 minutes via boat to reach Kos (Greece) from Bodrum harbor.
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