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| The Temple at Aphrodisias was once used as a church |
View from the top of Pamukkale |
Some of the many visitors enjoying the warm water springs |
These springs were out of bounds |
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| The Sacred Pool of the old Roman City of Hieropolis |
The Mevlana Museum, Konya | The colourful dome of the Shrine of Rumi, founder of the Order of Whirling Dervishes |
The Sultanhani caravanserai on the way to Cappadocia |
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| Carvings on a gateway within the caravanserai |
Two local ladies | The central 'mescid' or covered area within the caravansrai |
A first sight of the strange rock formations of Cappadocia |
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| The Outdoor Museum in the valley of Goreme |
The Goreme valley | Apprentice carpet weavers at Avanos |
Extracting the silk from cocoons |
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| The view from our hotel room at Avanos |
A local craftsman carefully decorating a large platter |
There are vineyards planted on the lower areas |
Tops of the strangely rounded rock domes |
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| This whole area is covered with these strange formations |
The holes are the entrances to troglodytic dwellings |
Some rock pillars at an earlier stage of development |
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| Yet more examples of these unusual formations |
The salt lake of Tuz Golu on the way to Ankara | The interior of the Great Mosque at Bursa |
A tea garden occupying the central area of the Silk Market at Bursa |
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