Urban life and the landscapes from Turkey

[Vojnik]

Lol Nigde means Nowhere

I was just about to say that lol.

[east]

History of Nigde (Magida)

Niğde Province for a summary of the history of the region, which goes back a long way. This is rich famland near a number of ancient trade routes, particularly the road from Kayseri (ancient Caesarea) to the Cilician Gates. Settlers throughout history include Hittites, Assyrians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and finally Turks from 1166 onwards. In the early Middle Ages, it was known as Magida, and was settled by the remaining inhabitants of nearby Tyana after the latter fell to the Arabs in 708/709. By the early 13th century Niğde was one of the largest cities in Anatolia. After the fall of the Sultanate of Rûm (of which it had been one of the principal cities), Niğde became independent, and, according to Ibn Battuta, ruinous, and did not pass into Ottoman hands till the time of Mehmet II.

More recent immigrants include Turkish people from Bulgaria and other Balkan countries, who were settled here by the Turkish authorities in the 1950s and 60s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ni%C4%9Fde

[Farah]

^ Wonderful, it looks Middle Eastern yet different at the same time.

[Annihilus]

This sort of dogs are very common in this city as far as I know:

This one is actually a bit more rare, a Turkish mastiff, all mastiff dogs in the world come from these dogs.

[poiuytrewq0987]

Turkey reminds me a little bit of America because of large highways and spread-out city planning... certainly making good use of plentiful open spaces in Anatolia.

[TheMagnificent]

The Phrygian Valley, in the Afyonkarahisar-Eskişehir region:

[Onur]

Istanbul;

[YOUTUBE]ZCG6oWGPhmg[/YOUTUBE]

[Onur]

I just saw this picture and wanted to share with you as it`s so beautiful;

from Trabzon, blacksea region, northern Turkey;

[Baldur]

This is one of the most beautiful pictures i have ever seen, honestly.
Rize, Turkey:

[Onur]

Blacksea region is so beautiful in nature. It`s where the green pastures meets the blue sea.

More Blacksea, northern Turkey pictures from web;