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Brian McMorrow | profile | all galleries >> Middle East, North Africa & the Caucasus >> Turkey / Türkiye >> Selçuk | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
![]() Welcome to Turkey. General speed limits. |
![]() Turkish license plate |
![]() Sehir Merkezi...a good phrase to know...City Center |
![]() Hotel Bella, recommened in Selçuk |
![]() Hotel Bella, Selçuk |
![]() Hotel Bella, Selçuk |
![]() Roof terrace, Hotel Bella |
![]() Dad enjoying sheesha at the Hotel Bella terrace |
![]() In the colder months, part of the terrace is enclosed and the fire keeps it cozy |
![]() Citadel of Selçuk, 6th C. Byzantine, rebuilt by the Seljuks, illuminated at night |
![]() Citadel of Selçuk on a hilltop seen from the terrace of the Hotel Bella |
![]() Turkish flags and a large portrait of Atatürk on the Selçuk Citadel |
![]() The citadel itself isn't open to visitors |
![]() View from the terrace of the Hotel Bella |
![]() Prickly pear cactus, Selçuk |
![]() Part of the old Byzantine aqueduct on St. John Street, Selçuk |
![]() Pillars of an excavated cistern, Selçuk |
![]() Pillars of an excavated cistern, Selçuk |
![]() Carpet shop, Selçuk |
![]() Carpet shop attached to the Hotel Bella. Luckily they don't push it hard. |
![]() Turkish carpets |
![]() Turkish carpets |
![]() Turkish bath |
![]() Berber Shop, Selçuk |
![]() A Berber Shop is a place for a haircut |
![]() Flaming hair removal |
![]() I think he took too much off the top... |
![]() Efes Pilsen, the excellent Turkish brew |
![]() That's a surprise...the Saddam Bar, Selçuk |
![]() Ugly aparment blocks, Selçuk |
![]() Citadel of Selçuk with Turkish flags and Ataturk's portrait |
![]() Citadel of Selçuk with Turkish flags and Ataturk's portrait |
![]() Turkish schoolgirl, Selçuk |
![]() Turkish flag balloons, Selçuk |
![]() Dur, the Turkish version of a stop sign |
![]() Ege Köftecisi, Selçuk, recommended restaurant |
![]() The menu at Ege Köftecisi, Selçuk |
![]() The waiter at Ege Köftecisi, Selçuk |
![]() The food arrives |
![]() Mixed kebab platter |
![]() Showing off his motorbike |
![]() The waiter at Ege Köftecisi, Selçuk |
![]() Spring flower, Selçuk |
![]() Six peasant women in the back of a truck driving through Selçuk |
![]() Two common forms of transport around Selçuk - motorbike and tractor |
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![]() Citadel of Selçuk |
![]() Citadel of Selçuk |
![]() Café Carpouza, Selçuk |
![]() Fresh bread, Selçuk |
![]() Mosque - Faci Fadil Camii - Selçuk |
![]() Mosque - Faci Fadil Camii - Selçuk |
![]() Aqueduct, Selçuk |
![]() Part of the Byzantine aqueduct running through the center of Selçuk |
![]() Aqueduct, Selçuk |
![]() Stork landing at one of the nests on the aqueduct |
![]() Stork in one of the many nests on the aqueduct, Selçuk |
![]() Stork in one of the many nests on the aqueduct, Selçuk |
![]() Stork in flight over Selçuk |
![]() Stork in flight over Selçuk |
![]() Cafés near the old aqueduct |
![]() Waiter at the Ejder Restaurant, Selçuk. Thanks for the tea! |
![]() Sitting at the Ejder Restaurant, Cengiz Topel Cad, Selçuk |
![]() Another banner of Atatürk |
![]() Dogruyol Partisi Center (DYP - True Path Party), Selçuk |
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![]() Wallabies Hotel, one of many establishments geared towards the ANZAC market |
![]() Turkish Post PTT |
![]() Can Carpet, Cengiz Topel Cad, Selçuk |
![]() Turkish t-shirt and camel bag |
![]() Old House Restaurant with a New Zealand flag displayed on ANZAC Day |
![]() Kiwi Carpet & Kilim, Selçuk |
![]() Türk Hava Kurumu, the Selçuk chapter of the Turkish Aeronautical Association |
![]() Dekorativ Carpet & Kilim, Selcuk |
![]() Carpet loom at Dekorativ Carpet & Kilim, Selçuk |
![]() Ludwina, originally from Belgium, is very happy to show visitors how traditional carpets are woven |
![]() The beginnings of a Turkish carpet at Dekorativ |
![]() The shop cat enjoying the attention |
![]() The shop cat, Dekorativ Carpet & Kilim, Selçuk |
![]() Dad receiving no-hassle-at-all carpet lessons from Ludwina |
![]() We weren't in the market for a carpet, which made this shop a pleasant place because there was no unwanted pressure to buy. |
![]() http://dekorativ.tripod.com |
![]() Turkish carpets rolled up |
![]() In addition to carpets and kilims, Dekorativ has pillow covers and tiny doll house sized carpets |
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![]() Tahsinar Cami - mosque, Selçuk |
![]() Tahsinar Cami - mosque, Selçuk |
![]() Kizilay Cad, Selçuk |
![]() Atatürk, Selçuk |
![]() One of several socialist-realism panels behind the Selçuk Kaymakamlığı building, Atatürk Cad |
![]() Musician |
![]() Atatürk, Selçuk |
![]() Atatürk, Selçuk |
![]() Turkish flags, Selçuk |
![]() Ornate fountain near the Ephesus Museum, Selçuk |
![]() Tractor in town, Selçuk |
![]() Brick minaret, Atatürk Cad |
![]() Statue near the Ephesus Museum, Selçuk |
![]() Old houses, Azasuluk Hill area of Selcuk |
![]() Roses |
![]() Old house, Azasuluk Hill area of Selcuk |
![]() Tourist shops oppostie the entrance to the Basilica of St. John, Selçuk |
![]() The god Bes at a souvenir shop, Selçuk |
![]() The fortified gateway to the precinct containing the ruins of the Basilica of St. John, Selçuk |
![]() Selçuk |
![]() Entrance to the Basilica of St. John ruins, Selçuk |
![]() Entrance to the Basilica of St. John ruins, Selçuk |
![]() Ruins, Selçuk |
![]() Spring flowers |
![]() Spring flowers, Basilica of St. John |
![]() The Citadel of Selçuk above the Basilica of St. John |
![]() Basilica of St. John, Selçuk |
![]() View of Selçuk from the Basilica of St. John |
![]() Basilica of St. John, built 527-565 by Emperor Justinian over what is believed to be the Tomb of St. John |
![]() Basilica of St. John before it was destroyed by an earthquake |
![]() Artist rendering of the Basilica of St. John |
![]() Plan of the Basilica of St. John |
![]() History of St. John in Ephesus and the Basilica of St. John |
![]() Basilica of St. John |
![]() Locals taking a shortcut |
![]() View from the cloisters |
![]() Basilica of St. John, Selçuk |
![]() Standing columns |
![]() Basilica of St. John, Selçuk |
![]() Isa Bey Camii - Mosque of Isa Bey, 1375, seen from the cloisters |
![]() Basilica of St. John, Selçuk |
![]() Spring flowers and cactus, Basilica of St. John |
![]() Spring flowers, Basilica of St. John |
![]() Spring flowers, Basilica of St. John |
![]() Spring flowers, Basilica of St. John |
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![]() Prickly Pear Cactus, Selcuk |
![]() Basilica of St. John, Selçuk |
![]() Tortise near the basilica |
![]() A red rose |
![]() Basilica of St. John, Selçuk |
![]() Basilica of St. John, Selçuk |
![]() Basilica of St. John, Selçuk |
![]() Basilica of St. John, Selçuk |
![]() Arch, Basilica of St John |
![]() Mosaic fragment, Basilica of St. John |
![]() Column |
![]() Basilica of St John |
![]() Basilica of St John |
![]() The Tomb of St John, who died in Ephesus |
![]() The Tomb of St John in the Basilica, Selçuk |
![]() Basilica of St. John, Selçuk |
![]() Remains of the floor, Basilica of St John |
![]() Remains of the floor, Basilica of St John |
![]() Remains of the floor, Basilica of St John |
![]() Remains of the floor, Basilica of St John |
![]() Remains of the floor, Basilica of St John |
![]() Basilica of St. John, Selçuk |
![]() Basilica of St. John, Selçuk |
![]() Basilica of St. John, Selçuk |
![]() Basilica of St. John, Selçuk |
![]() Basilica of St. John, Selçuk |
![]() The pitiful remains of the Temple of Artemis, once one of the Seven Wonders of the World |
![]() The lone standing column of the Temple of Artemis |
![]() Landscape looking towards Selçuk on the drive to the Meryemana (Virgin Mary's House) |
![]() Selçuk with the citadel on the hilltop |
![]() Selçuk |
![]() The scenic drive to the Meryemana |
![]() Hills outside Selçuk |
![]() Selçuk |
![]() Statue of the Virgin Mary |
![]() Meryemana - House of the Virgin Mary |
![]() Mary is believed to have lived in this house 37-45 AD after being brought to Ephesus by St. John |
![]() Meryemana - House of the Virgin Mary |
![]() Meryemana - House of the Virgin Mary |
![]() Whether you believe it or not, the Meryemana is situtated in a lush green forest |
![]() Forest around the Meryemana |
![]() Maryesque giftshop, Meryemana |
![]() Christian religious items for sale outside the House of the Virgin Mary |
![]() More Marybelia |
![]() Turkish Jandarma post at the Meryemana |
![]() The Aegean Sea seen from the Meryemana Road |
![]() Back to Selcuk |
![]() Back to Izmir for the flight to Istanbul |
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