This is the archive for Turkey.
- Protesting Honor Killings
A protest started up while we were in Istanbul’s Taksim Square, so I took some photos. I was lucky enough to find a local who spoke english and he translated the signs and chants for me.
These women were protesting honor killings. The UN estimates that as many as 5000 women around the world are killed by their families in the name of “honor.”
My translator told me that in the southeast region of Turkey, women who are targeted for honor killings and seek help and protection from the local police and are often ignored and refused protection. How utterly horrible!
This terrible practice is not confined to the middle east, either. This happens in America, England, and Canada, too.
I am glad these women were protesting and bringing awareness to this tragic issue.
- Me on Mount Nemrut
Photo by Anna Saewert.
See more of my photos from Mount Nemrut.
- Roman Ruins in the Countryside
A fallen column at Sardis.
- Okumuşlar Pide Salonu
Pide is a Turkish/middle-eastern spin on pizza, baked in a wood-fired oven.
Check out an approximate recipe over at Mansurovs.
The delicious finished product:
- Pamukkale
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The travertines:
Read more about this amazing place.
Roman ruins:
- Celsus Library at Ephesus
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Read more about this great structure.
- Aphrodisias
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The Tetrapylon, the monumental gate
The Stadium, the largest and best preserved Roman stadium in Turkey
