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An Urartian fort is built on the side of the massif. Good for repelling invaders. In the foreground is a mosque. Near Isaak Pasha palace. Dogubayazit.The Armenian church on Akdamar Island in Lake Van. It is now a museum but after the Turks converted to Islam the church became a mosque.Baklava. The Turks pronounce it bakLAVA. Made from a thin dough like filo, nuts, cinnamon, butter and sugar it is the king of pastries in Turkey.Another angle of a cozy barbershop in Mardin bazaar. This is the way barbershops used to be in America: a place for men to enjoy each other's company.A Kurdish woman shopping. She explains what she wants and the shopkeeper gets it for her. I guess it saves time, I mean she can't linger over the book section or enjoy sampling at the cosmetic counter, can she?A Kurdish fortress built in 1643. Called Hosap Kalesi it looms over the plains below.The baker's son waits on customers. Turkish bread is scrumptious.A 13th century Ottoman bridge over the Aras river.The ruins of the church of St. Gregory at Ani.The city wall at Ani near Kars, Turkey. Isn't that cloud beautiful?Fertile farms blanket the landscape in Eastern Turkey near Batman.Doors to the cave houses of Hasankeyf. Can't you just imagine a family of trolls living behind those cute doors? Actually, there are similar houses in Tunisia and Morocco.A tea house in Kars. I got the feeling that this man was a regular.A photo of a man working. Can you find him?Mardin bazaar. Fresh vegetables await the local matrons.Kurdish men watch the tourists take photos.More simits! Fresh from the bakery behind this smiling boy.The mosque near Van Castle. Sunset.
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An Urartian fort is built on the side of the massif. Good for repelling invaders. In the foreground is a mosque. Near Isaak Pasha palace. Dogubayazit.



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