Scanned Memories of Turkey, 1996-2000 Photo Gallery by Helen Betts at pbase.com

Scanned Memories of Turkey, 1996-2000

We have been posted to Ankara, Turkey, twice -- from 1996 to 2000 and from 2003 to 2006. I have many pictures online from our second posting at https://pbase.com/helenpb/return_to_ankara and https://pbase.com/helenpb/istanbul_revisited as well as at https://pbase.com/helenpb/the_wonders_of_turkeys_cappadocia and https://pbase.com/helenpb/western_turkey_odyssey_in_progress after I got into digital, but none from our first tour there, when we traveled much of the country, including to the Southeast, the East and the Black Sea region. I finally found some print pictures that I had scanned from that time, while we were in Okinawa, in 2001. I started to post the old scans, but they were not so good, and I found I had also neglected some pictures that should go in the gallery, so I bought an Epson V39 for $79 and redid all the images (just what I did NOT want to do ;-)).

Rizvaniye Mosque and Abraham's Pool	Rizvaniye Mosque	Urfa bazaar entrance	Kurdish vendor at the Urfa bazaar
Urfa headgear	Urfa spice vendors	Dressing up	Out for a stroll in Urfa
Family on the move	Village chat	Atatürk Dam	Migrant camp, GAP area
Mount Nemrut	Nemrut statue heads	Nemrut, a sense of scale	Poppy field
Tigris River	Diyarbakır Fortress, Tigris River	Diyarbakır street scene	Diyarbakır caravanseray
Harput Castle	Harput's Ulu Camii	Euphrates River	Lake near Malatya
Malatya apricot orchard	Eski Malatya	Turkish-Syrian border	Gaziantep mosque
Gaziantep transport	Decision	Left to its own devices in Antakya	Yılankale
The dangerous streets of Silopi	Historic city of Mardin	Syriac Orthodox monastery, Mardin	Crossroads
Lake Van	Lake Van, another view	Van cats	Van wildlife
Street life in Van	Van Fortress	Cathedral of the Holy Cross	Cathedral of the Holy Cross, entry
Mount Süphan from Akdamar Island	On the road to Tatvan	Bitlis scene	Green Bitlis
Muş vista	Covered in Bingöl	Ottoman bridge in Ağrı	Gate, İshak Paşa Sarayı
İshak Paşa Sarayı	Hall, İshak Paşa Sarayı	Mosque	Near İshak Paşa Sarayı
Sheep village	Erzurum surroundings	Old and new in Erzurum	Yakutiye Medrese, minaret
Yakutiye Medrese, gate	Çifte Minareli Medrese	Shopping in Erzurum	Tortum Lake
Artvin view	Çoruh River Valley	Çoruh River oasis	Doğu Karadeniz Çay
Tea plantation	Laz bazaar	Trabzon fruit vendor	Uzungöl
Sümela Monastery	Sümela frescoes	Amasya mosque	Amasya, Yeşilırmak River
Pontic tombs	Ordu harbor	Old bridge in Ordu	Lunch prepared at your table in Yakakent
Black Sea beach in Yakakent	Hazelnut orchard	Mosque on the Black Sea	Amasra Castle
Kastamonu view	Old and older in Kastamonu	Safranbolu and its historic architecture	Safranbolu house
Mevlâna Museum, Konya	The Mevlâna Museum, entry	Elections in Konya	Göreme, Cappadocia
Weaving kilims in Göreme	Uçhisar	Cappadocia chimneys	Kangal and its flock in Ortahisar
The Dark Church	Taurus Mountains, southern Turkey	Lake Eğirdir	Antalya harbor
Antalya walls	Antalya, fluted minaret mosque	Antalya, keeping an eye on you!	Antalya, Kaleiçi
Perge: gates of the city	Perge ruins and us	Aspendos ancient theatre	Temple of Athena in Side
Temple of Athena in Side (2)	Termessos amphitheater	Termessos gymnasium	Manavgat Waterfall
Kemer and the Taurus Mountains	Camel and friend	Limestone cliffs of Pamukkale	Ancient city of Hierapolis
Bathing in the Antique Pool	Hierapolis ruins	Kuşadası	Kuşadası harbor sunset
Ephesus, Library of Celsus	Ephesus, Temple of Hadrian	Ephesus, the Agora	Ephesus, great amphitheater
Ephesus, The Curetes Way	Ephesus, 'the scream'	Ayasuluk fortress, Selçuk	Basilica of St. John, Selçuk
Mereyemana, House of the Virgin Mary	Izmir's famous clock tower	Circumcision procession in Izmir	National holiday in Çeşme
Temple of Athena, Priene	Temple of Apollo, Didyma	Medusa and me	Miletus theatre (300-133 BC)
Foça harbor	Old Greek stone house, Foça	Downtown Foça	Trajaneum (temple), Pergamon
Theatre, Pergamon	Ruins of the city of Troy	Çanakkale car (and horse) ferry to Gallipoli	Anzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Commemoration of a Turkish soldier’s compassion and bravery	World War I cemetery at Gallipoli	Late afternoon on the Dardanelles	Selimiye Mosque, Edirne
‘Please don’t be a traffic monster’	Hagia Sophia from our hotel balcony	Hagia Sophia, the ‘classic’ view	Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul
Ahmed Afif Paşa Yalı, Istanbul	Küçüksu Palace, Istanbul	Ortaköy Mosque, Istanbul	Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
Topkapı Palace, Istanbul	Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul	Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul	Spice Bazaar, Istanbul
Popular shop at the Grand Bazaar, Istanbul	Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul	Yeni Camii, Istanbul	The ubiquitous hawker
Bosporus Bridge, Istanbul	School group, Istanbul	Istanbul’s ‘historical’ peninsula	On the road in Kütahya
Iznik ceramics	Ankara view	Anıtkabir, Ankara	Not the best air quality in Ankara
Ankara cleaning ladies	Davul and zurna, Ankara	Winter 2000, Ankara	Samanpazarı, Ankara
Normal weekend traffic in the old part of Ankara	Gecekondu, Ankara	Ankara Castle	Ulus home, Ankara
Market in old Ankara	Wedding celebration	Selling melons in old Ankara	Ankara Ekspresi

joseantonio		27-Dec-2022 21:23
interesting gallery full of great images.V.

Bill Klein		08-Sep-2022 01:32
Truly outstanding gallery! VVV!

Mairéad		22-Feb-2022 20:35
A great collection of images from your time in Turkey. I'm sure you have captured a way of life that has changed in the intervening years. V

A.G. Arao / noyphoto		27-Feb-2020 19:08
Wonderful gallery. Fascinating photos. Keep them coming. -V-

Nestor Derkach		22-Feb-2020 19:41
A very nice gallery of lovely images with a nice variety of selections. You covered your journey perfect with your camera . Vote

larose forest photos		02-Feb-2020 17:03
What a great set of photos. I am fascinated by Turkey and this gallery is a real treat. V

David Buzzeo		10-Dec-2019 14:58
What beautiful and peaceful images. I wonder if the country is still so peaceful, especially for those Kurdish areas near the Syrian boarder? VV

Claude Gagnon		08-Dec-2019 21:38
Great memories in this beautiful gallery :)) V

exzim		30-Jan-2018 00:48
Yes, a great gallery Helen, not so welcoming now

Wintermeer		16-Dec-2017 23:07
Excellent gallery! ~V~

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		08-Dec-2017 06:16
Excellent work. I love Turkey...very welcoming people.Full month during 1984 from West to East borders....V Paolo

Yohanan David		08-Dec-2017 06:07
A Wonderful tour of Turkey, thank you for showing! V

Ton T.		22-Nov-2017 18:27
A magnificent gallery of marvelous old images! It shows the beauty of Turkey in many ways. Thanks!

Tom LeRoy		22-Nov-2017 15:26
Some very fine images love the nostalgic feel and beauty of these. A memorable gallery. V

Philip Game		21-Nov-2017 20:44
I love the old-world feel of these scans, and I'm inspired to get back to eastern Turkey myself. Combines well with a visit to Georgia, too.

Dan Greenberg		21-Nov-2017 19:33
I am really glad you went to the effort of retrieving all these old images. You really have assembled an amazing travel gallery. Thankfully, you were already an amazing photographer back then. ~VVV~

janescottcumming		21-Nov-2017 03:08
I am really enjoying this gallery. So many interesting things to see! V

Bart Aldrich		20-Nov-2017 17:49
Another terrific colletion, Helen! Keep them coming. V

Dave Petersen Photography		20-Nov-2017 15:55
A superb gallery Helen that takes the viewer on a fascinating tour of this historic area. I really like how you have combined daily life with artifacts from the past and the beautiful geography of this land. Film still has it own unique look. VV++

Buz Kiefer		20-Nov-2017 14:14
Another outstanding gallery, Helen. BV.

Alexander Kazakov		18-Nov-2017 16:47
Wonderful gallery! V

barbarajoy		16-Nov-2017 20:51
Agree with Danad! Lovely memories for us too. We did so ebjoy Turkey and would like to return one day.

danad		16-Nov-2017 15:39
Thank you for sharing these "old" images. It brings us back memories as well as nostalgia for a country not so easy to visit now. V.

carlogalliani		16-Nov-2017 08:07
Great gallery !

marie-jose wolff		13-Nov-2017 14:03
very fine images of Turkey, precious memories! V

Jola Dziubinska		12-Nov-2017 23:48
Wonderful gallery, Helen, I bet there are some great memories for you. V.

Patrick Goossens		04-Nov-2017 22:14
A nostalgic view back in time. Love the old style photo scans

Hennie & Lies Lammers		04-Nov-2017 16:55
Beautiful gallerie Helen

Jeff Real		04-Nov-2017 13:29
I love every image in this very beautiful gallery V

Zoltán Balogh		23-Oct-2017 14:55
Beautiful gallery Helen, thanks for sharing these photos with us. V

dirkpiet		20-Oct-2017 08:47
Great collection, I travelled this region in 1987 and 2015 its beautifull and packed with history.

Jean D		20-Oct-2017 00:35
A lovely collection of memorable images, all superbly captured.. ~V

Cemil Gursen		17-Oct-2017 21:10
Very nice series. V

exzim		13-Oct-2017 14:51
Me also, its a great shame what has happened there

Range View		13-Oct-2017 02:48
Look forward to seeing many more of your wonderful memories Helen! V Barbara

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