views from turkey: June 2006

Çatalan Lake

A view of northern part of Çatalan lake. It is the second dame lake on the Seyhan River and provides the drinking water to the Adana city. Its volume is 2.13 km³, and surface area is 59.30 km². It shows the thoudans gradients of real turquas blue evertime. Its north is surrounded by Aladaglar (means whitemountains in Turkish) section of Taurus Mountain chain.

Adana

"Güzelyalı", northern part of Adana city from the Balcali, the campus of Çukurova University.

Tissan Bay

Tissan Bay. Tissan is a very slient bay and beach in Gülnar district of Mersin (İçel) Province of Turkey. Come, relax and listen to yourself only.

Clock Tower of Izmir

This beatiful clock tower, called as "Izmir Saatkulesi (means clocktower in Turkish)" was built as a memorial for 25th years of Sultan Abdulhamid, Ottoman Empire by Küçük Sait Paşa who is Sultan's Sadrazam (a kind of prime minister in the Ottoman Empire age) in 1901. The clock in the tower was given as a present to Izmir by German Kaiser 2nd Wilhelm. Today the clock tower is known as the symbol of Izmir city and its municipality. It has drinking taps on its four sides at the base.

Ellaiussa-Sebaste

Ellaiussa-Sebaste, today called Ayaş, is an ancient port city which has typical characteristics of late Hellenistic plus Roman cultures together. It is located in the west of Mersin city center, and nearly 70 kilometers away from Mersin. It has an amphithaetre, Roman port bath, agora, basillicas, necropols and many other city facilities. "Its development and prosperity are due to its ultimate geographic position and its particular configuration. The primitive nucleus of the city, which was founded in the Late Hellenistic Age (2nd-1st century BC), was naturally defended because it rose up on a large rocky spur stretching out to the sea. Literary sources mention this rock spur as an island, but in antiquity it was connected to dry land by a thin stretch of land closed in between to large natural gulfs. " ... You can read an introduction of Ellaiussa-Sebaste here.

The King is relaxing

A view of rock graveyards and reliefs from Roman era in Kanlıdivane (Kanytheleis) in Erdemli district of Mersin province, Turkey. The king is resting and drinking his red wine (it must be red!), and his guardsman is waiting for his orders :)

Kizkalesi (Korykos)

A view of Kızkalesi (means Maiden Castle in Turkish) from Taurus Mountains chains (on the left) in Silifke district of Mersin Province in Mediterannean Region of Turkey. This ancient castle with its nice scene but its dramatic story about a princess is worthwhile to see. And a wonderful beach across the castle is always ready to entertain thousands of tourists and inhabitants not only in summer times but along a year. It is strongly recommended to visit this beatiful site to swim and relax, and then trekking on the hills of the Taurus Mountain just in one day. You will also discover the ancient Roman reliefs and tumulus on the hills.

Cappadocia

A view from Cappadocia from Turkey. Cappadocia means "the land of horses" ethymilogically. It is an heaven of chimneys, a geological wonderland in Nevşehir province, located in central anatolia region of Turkey. Come there and inspire the magic atmosphere of the mystical history and nature.

The Man and His Camel

A "yörük" man is managing his camel on the road. The nomadic people who lives in the villages and fields on the Taurus mountains is called "yörük (yourugh)" in Turkish. This photo was taken in Hüseyinler Village in Kızkalesi (Korykos) district of Silifke in Mersin, Turkey. This man is managing his camel, carrying some wild herbs that cut down in the hill skirts. He is going to feed his cows when arrived at home.

Sunset in Adana city

Sunset views in the northern part of Adana city. You can view this nice sunsets from the southern side of the campus of Çukurova University even in winter times too.

Seyhan Lake

A view from Seyhan Lake in Adana, Turkey

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Saturday, June 03, 2006