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Southeastern Turkey

This is part of the extended trip I took on my own with a private guide/driver, in addition to visiting Mt. Nemrut. Although known for its apricot and pistachio productions, the landscape of this area is much more desert like, heat is intense, people are more conservative. Mosques are much smaller, minarets shorter, and they have more earth tones to them. The southeast hasn't been opened up to tourists until just a few years ago due to domestic terrorist activities in this region. We drove around Malatya, Adyiaman, Kahta, Sanliurfa, Harran, and Gaziantep.
All apartment buildings are equipped with solar energy system
All apartment buildings are equipped with solar energy system		 Jet red poppies are in their peak form
Jet red poppies are in their peak form		 Ataturk Dam
Ataturk Dam		 Karakus Tumulus -- from this point, Mt. Nemrut is clearly visible
Karakus Tumulus -- from this point, Mt. Nemrut is clearly visible
Cendere River, a branch of the Euphrates River
Cendere River, a branch of the Euphrates River		 Herds of sheep, goats and cows
Herds of sheep, goats and cows		 Cendere Bridge -- An Roman bridge built in 2nd century AD
Cendere Bridge -- An Roman bridge built in 2nd century AD		 Euphrates River
Euphrates River
Enroute to Mt. Nemrut
Enroute to Mt. Nemrut		 Ataturk Dam -- one of the largest in the world
Ataturk Dam -- one of the largest in the world		 Monument bears the names who sacrificed their lives
Monument bears the names who sacrificed their lives		 Citadel built over many centuries bears influences from many periods
Citadel built over many centuries bears influences from many periods
Golpasi -- Pool of Abraham
Golpasi -- Pool of Abraham		 Cave where Prophet Abraham was born
Cave where Prophet Abraham was born		 My guide Edip responds to clients' email at an internet cafe
My guide Edip responds to clients' email at an internet cafe		 Turkish keyboard, notice where letter i, and keys of common punctuations are.
Turkish keyboard, notice where letter "i", and keys of common punctuations are.
Harran is about 10 miles north of Syria
Harran is about 10 miles north of Syria		 View of the village
View of the village		 Behive shaped houses
Behive shaped houses		 Tiny windows and skylight for ventilation
Tiny windows and skylight for ventilation
Kitchen in the beehive shaped houses
Kitchen in the beehive shaped houses		 A typical backyard of a family
A typical backyard of a family		 Cow dungs
Cow dungs		 Many build modern housing next to the old houses which are used for storage
Many build modern housing next to the old houses which are used for storage
View of the village from a crumbling castle
View of the village from a crumbling castle		 Crumbling ancient fortress
Crumbling ancient fortress		 Watch your step: walking around the old castle
Watch your step: walking around the old castle		 Old castle where people used to live and horses fed
Old castle where people used to live and horses fed
The swhirl design in the ceiling
The swhirl design in the ceiling		 Gaziantep Museum holds some of the finest mosaics
Gaziantep Museum holds some of the finest mosaics

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