Urban life and the landscapes from Turkey [Archive] - The Apricity Forum: A European Cultural Community

The Lawspeaker

04-06-2012, 11:15 PM

http://i.images.cdn.fotopedia.com/anboto-Y6tSvJfkoNQ-hd/People_around_the_World/Asia/Turkey/Istanbul-Water_pipe_nargile_smokers.jpg

Men enjoying a puff on the narghile (I love the waterpipe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hookah) :thumb001:) in Istanbul.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Ataturk_deathbed_Dolmabahce_March_2008.JPG
Atatürks deathbed (Atatürk'ün vefat ettiği oda) in Dolmabahçe Palace.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Kemerayisigi.jpg
Moonlight beach near Kemer.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Sunrise_apollo_side.jpg
The Temple of Apollo is located at the end of Side's peninsula.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Kas20061002.jpg
A street in Kaş with traditional houses and a Lycian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycian) tomb in the background.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Kaynarp%C4%B1nar.jpg
A view on Karaburun.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/View_of_Bursa_from_the_hills_of_Mount_Uludag.jpg
View of Bursa from the hills near Mount Uludağ, the ancient Mysian Olympus.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Termessos_tombs.jpg
Rock cut tombs along main road into Termessos.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/CentralAnatolianCafeOwnerFlatBreadwithBeautifulRug HangingGoremeCappadocia2006.JPG
Café owner making Turkish flat bread. Göreme.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Safranbolu-Asmazlar-Konagi-05-nevit.jpg
Asmazlar Konak Interior.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Tokat-04-turcolive.jpg
A street in Tokat.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Yivli_Minaret_Mosque_Antalya.jpg
Yivli Minare Camii (Fluted Minaret Mosque) is a historical mosque in Antalya. The mosque's fluted minaret, which is decorated with dark blue tiles, is a landmark and symbol of the city. Built in 1230 and fully reconstructed in 1373, the minaret is 38 metres (125 ft) high, built on a square stone base, with eight fluted sections and has 90 steps to the top.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Istiklal_busy_afternoon.JPG
İstiklal Avenue on a Friday afternoon in May, Istanbul.

Onur

04-06-2012, 11:34 PM

Men enjoying a puff on the narghile (I love the waterpipe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hookah) :thumb001:) in Istanbul.
Where you think your bonks in Amsterdam inspired from? ;)

Btw in Ottoman era, there was not only tobacco on nargiles :D

Talvi

04-13-2012, 12:46 PM

Some I took during my travel:

Ankara Castle:
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h106/capnolagina/DSC_0934.jpg?t=1332279011

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h106/capnolagina/DSC_0915.jpg?t=1332446720

Istanbul:
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h106/capnolagina/DSC_0037.jpg?t=1332448281

Blue mosque:
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h106/capnolagina/DSC_0534.jpg?t=1332275831

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h106/capnolagina/DSC_0593.jpg?t=1332275720

Aya Sofia:
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h106/capnolagina/DSC_0363-1.jpg?t=1332275041

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h106/capnolagina/DSC_0414.jpg?t=1332275076

Onur

06-10-2012, 09:31 PM

I was browsing the pictures in the skyscrapercity website and i saw some cities of Turkey in there. I would like to share some of the pictures to you.

First one is Turkey`s 3rd biggest city, Izmir. It`s the westernmost city of Turkey located in Aegean side, located around the gulf of Izmir. The population of the city is around 3,5 million. Izmir is famous with it`s palm trees and the cafes, bars around the whole gulf with all the tables outside because of hot climate.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6168/6205319791_1301a82f3c_b.jpg
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6059/6237701771_ce2c8d877a_b.jpg
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3345/3555645191_c439b4d54e_b.jpg
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3398/3556457462_1e1088f95d_b.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1326/542301677_84c295bc7c_b.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1359/692585273_c04b658cb2_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2697/4517070888_9f768328af_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4737336819_faa0b78955_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4639176522_2eca9ab86f_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4927033886_a73b8ba36d_b.jpg
http://i52.tinypic.com/npnwd2.jpg
http://i55.tinypic.com/2hp6cso.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/5n85fc.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4666569422_2b0818086d_b.jpg
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6015/5931081841_2c75e28d43_o.jpg

Onur

06-10-2012, 10:09 PM

Pictures from Istanbul;

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8003/7349110128_bcdf2d8052_b.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/dOVQF.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6602761917_968a73d06f_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7219/7290327662_a80f422cf9_b.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8024/7283403644_cc23d1126a_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7074/7308856080_a7e0c6ac81_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7229/7308893668_7fcd8e35b8_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7178/7125651597_e3b02171b9_o.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7055/6903712001_177f7bf6db_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7071/7326295432_5e4c5d2fd3_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7233/7325983162_5752eaf9df_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7235/7306488462_85055e9071_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7254/6922939738_4fe4e5ccec_b.jpg
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6218/6413528409_6507bf644f_b.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5196/7227003376_2ee86aa942_b.jpg

Onur

06-10-2012, 10:27 PM

More Istanbul;

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6406954351_a95f64d8eb_b.jpg
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6050/6354902839_c882777683_b.jpg

A glimpse from it`s 14 million people;
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7219/7167248766_eb59fb4b0b_b.jpg

A lokum (Turkish delight) store, since 1864;
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7086/7163562411_789b3a0d55_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7071/7163459593_cdcc2364ff_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7103/7348780464_86c37fcdd2_b.jpg

Streets;
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6163/6135716420_a45a3999ee_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7095/7266819084_3f21c64252_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7138/7001198905_eee56e3986_b.jpg
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6010/5937523922_a964a8ae1c_b.jpg

06-10-2012, 11:48 PM

I think you should have put more a title like:

Urban life from Western Turkey, since you have shown pictures of from 2 cities that are based in Western part of Turkey.

To make it fair you should also post pictures of 2 different cities from North of Turkey, Central part of Turkey, South part of Turkey as well as 2 cities from Eastern part of Turkey. Otherwise just modify your title according to my suggestion.

Onur

06-11-2012, 12:17 AM

Patience my friend. I will do it laters when i have some time or how about you do it instead? post pictures from different cities.

06-11-2012, 01:00 AM

My maternal side is from Kayseri and Kayseri belongs to Central Anatolian region.

This is a very useful map in order to see the regions within Turkey:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Turkey_Regions.png

You can see also Kayseri in this map:
http://www.maxionline.net/map_turkiye1.gif

Some facts about Kayseri:

Kayseri (pronounced [kajˈseɾi]) is a large and industrialized city in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It is the seat of Kayseri Province. The city of Kayseri, as defined by the boundaries of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, is structurally composed of five metropolitan districts, the two core districts of Kocasinan and Melikgazi, and since 2004, also Hacılar, İncesu and Talas.

In conjunction with the addition of new districts and first stage municipalities into the metropolitan area, the city's population, which was 536,000 in 2000, was 845,000 in 2011. Kayseri is located at the foot of the extinct volcano Mount Erciyes that towers 3916 m over the city.

Its inhabitants (Kayserili) are renowned for their alertness, entrepreneurial spirit and a strict understanding regarding the management of economies, the last point having been the subject of more than a few legends in Turkey.wealth of the city itself is a blend of modernity and conservatism.

The city is often cited in the first ranks among Turkey's cities that fit the definition of Anatolian Tigers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatolian_Tigers).[3]

Etymology

Kayseri was originally called Mazaka or Mazaca by the Hattians.

It was changed to Eusebia after Ariarathes V Eusebes, King of Cappadocia (163–130 BCE). It was changed again by Archelaus (d. 17 CE), last King of Cappadocia (36 BCE–14 CE) and a Roman vassal, to "Caesarea in Cappadocia" (to distinguish it from other cities with the name Caesarea in the Roman Empire) in honour of Caesar Augustus, upon his death in 14 CE.

When the Muslim Arabs arrived, they slightly modified the name into Kaisariyah, and this eventually became Kayseri when the Seljuk Turks took control of the city in circa 1080 CE, remaining as such ever since.

History of Kayseri

The Arab general (and later the first Umayyad Caliph) Muawiyah invaded Cappadocia and took Caesarea from the Byzantines temporarily in 647.[8] The city was called Kaisariyah by the Arabs and later Kayseri[6] when it was captured shortly by the Seljuk sultan Alp Arslan in 1064.

It became one of the most prominent centers of initially the Danishmendids (1074–1178), and later the Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate (1178–1243), until it fell to the Mongols in 1243.

Within the walls lies the greater part of Kayseri rebuilt between the 13th and 16th centuries. The city became Ottoman in the 15th century.
Thus, there were three golden-age periods for Kayseri. The first, dating back to 2000 BCE, was when the city was a trade post between the Assyrians and the Hittites.

The second golden age came during the Roman rule (200 - 300). The third golden age was during the reign of Seljuks (1178–1243), when the city was the second capital of the state.

The 1500-year-old castle, built initially by the Byzantines and expanded by the Seljuks and Ottomans, is still standing in good condition in the central square of the city.

Some random pictures of Kayseri:

http://www.resimle.net/data/media/136/Kayseri%20M%20K%20Pasa%20Bulvari.jpg
http://www.kayserisohbet.tk/kayseri2.jpg
http://www.kayserigunes.com/upload/resimler/galeri/kayseri123.jpg
http://img03.blogcu.com/images/l/e/z/lezizyemekler/ce77debf4db451564b3fe3dd4425b0f0_1320105550.jpg
http://img03.blogcu.com/images/l/e/z/lezizyemekler/c4c347556db1dda71a15ee936504e08a_1320105533.jpg
http://www.kayserisohbet.tk/kayseri2.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EpXknBS2zD8/T4fsd0UKlRI/AAAAAAAAARU/DfDPpdtWxo0/s1600/nedenkayseri.jpg
http://www.sehirler.net/data/media/31/kayseri_almer_meydani.jpg
http://www.akpartiliyiz.biz/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/kayseri-4.jpg
http://www.salgit.com/resimler/dort/kayseri-21517560.jpg

06-11-2012, 01:00 AM

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/74/6b/59/kayseri.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qW2bxzqIxPA/TPKab0UkPLI/AAAAAAAAC-g/bBMvOWFIWVY/s400/kayseri1.JPG

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/00/19/98/c4/tomb-in-kayseri.jpg

http://www.rota360.net/geziresim/kayseri/kayseri10.jpg

http://www.sarimehmetli.com/kayseri/kay-meydan.1.jpg

http://www.football-pictures.net/data/media/187/Kayseri-Kadir-Has-Stadium.jpg

http://www.kayserim.net/images/album/Festival/001.jpg

http://www.kayserim.net/images/album/Festival/002.jpg

http://www.kayserim.net/images/album/Festival/003.jpg

http://www.kayserim.net/images/album/Festival/004.jpg

06-11-2012, 01:01 AM

Famous food from Kayseri / I love all of them :wink:D

Pastirma:
http://www.kayserigezi.com/images/pastirma.jpg

Pastirma with eggs:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4879012563_01a88b840c.jpg

Sucuk:
http://www.damak.net/wp-content/2009/01/sucuk-saklamak.jpg

Yumurtali sucuk:

http://www.kadinlar.tc/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Sucuklu-Yumurta.jpg
Yaglama:
http://img.webme.com/pic/g/gurmeevi/yaglama.jpg

Manti:
http://www.anadolugurme.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Panora_Kayseri_mutfagi_manti.jpg

Puro Manti:
http://img2.blogcu.com/images/f/u/s/fusununmutfagi/resim_137.jpg

Yag mantisi:
http://img.yemektarifleri.com/photos/7320/1299155307_400.jpg
Katmer:
http://www.kayseriolgunlasma.com/images/katmer1.jpg

Tandir boregi:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mu2y_rnNU0s/S-e0RwjCbPI/AAAAAAAAAQU/QoB1VEBZxRQ/s1600/yemek+002.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xs83xHWAE5s/Shg-2bMw0gI/AAAAAAAADXI/2wwFoCCBtIc/s400/037.JPG

Nevziye:
http://birkadinfenomeni.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Nevzine.jpg

06-11-2012, 01:02 AM

Kayseri dances:
http://www.develi.gov.tr/ortak_icerik/develi/galeri//99/DEVEL%C4%B0%20HALK%20OYUN%20EK%C4%B0B%C4%B0%20KAYS ER%C4%B0%20%C4%B0L%20B%C4%B0R%C4%B0NC%C4%B0S%C4%B0 %20OLDU%20%281%29.JPG
HlDsViEZHAU

RkRLA3qMsFE

Famous people from Kayseri:
Abdullah Gul:
http://01resim.com/data/media/5/Abdullah-Gul-4ee94d48877b2.jpg

Gunay Karacaoglu:
http://www.itusozluk.com/image/gunay-karacaoglu_136661.jpg

Alparslan Turkes (RIP)
http://www.itusozluk.com/image/alparslan-turkes_283381.jpg

Mimar Sinan (RIP)
http://www.mimarsinan.gen.tr/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mimar-sinan1.jpg

Reyhan Karaca
http://img03.blogcu.com/images/h/a/b/habernoktasi/reyhan_1249649690.jpg

Sakip Sabanci (RIP)
http://kariyer.ieu.edu.tr/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sakip_sabanci.jpg

06-11-2012, 01:26 AM

Some more pictures from Uzum (grapes) Festivali:

http://www.kayserikenthaber.com/upload/resimler/haber/%C3%9CZ%C3%9CM.jpg
http://www.kayserim.net/images/haber/20082/kayseri_haber_04524.jpg
http://www.kayserikent.com/images/KayseriHaberler/2011/EYLUL/kayseri-incesuuzumfestivali-b1.jpg
http://www.kayserikent.com/images/KayseriHaberler/2011/EYLUL/kayseri-incesuuzumfestivali-b2.jpg
http://www.kayserikent.com/images/KayseriHaberler/2011/EYLUL/kayseri-incesuuzumfestivali-b3.jpg
http://www.kayserikent.com/images/KayseriHaberler/2011/EYLUL/kayseri-incesuuzumfestivali-b4.jpg
http://www.kayserikent.com/images/KayseriHaberler/2011/EYLUL/kayseri-incesuuzumfestivali-b5.jpg
http://kayserihakimiyet.com/thumbnail.php?file=INCESU_UZUM_FESTIVALI___Z__M_76 5551757.jpg&size=article_medium

06-11-2012, 01:39 AM

Sucuk and Pastirma festivali:

http://kayserikent.com/images/Katagoriler/KayserideBirGun/2009/E-E-K-A/KayseriPastirmaSucukMantiFestivali_2.JPG
http://kayserikent.com/images/Katagoriler/KayserideBirGun/2009/E-E-K-A/KayseriPastirmaSucukMantiFestivali_1.jpg
http://www.kayserim.net/images/haber/20082/kayseri_haber_04483.jpg
http://www.kayserim.net/images/haber/20082/kayseri_haber_04485.jpg
http://www.kayserim.net/images/haber/20082/kayseri_haber_04486.jpg
http://www.kayserim.net/images/haber/20082/kayseri_haber_04492.jpg
http://www.kayserim.net/images/haber/20082/kayseri_haber_04488.jpg
http://www.kayserim.net/images/haber/20082/kayseri_haber_04511.jpg

LOOOOKKKKK some more sucuk:

http://www.kayserim.net/images/haber/20082/kayseri_haber_04500.jpg
http://www.kayserim.net/images/haber/20082/kayseri_haber_04499.jpg

Pecheneg

06-16-2012, 02:31 PM

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http://i49.tinypic.com/119vsp3.jpg

Pre-Turkic Sivas

Excavations at a mound known as Topraktepe indicate Hittite settlement in the area as early as 2600 BC, though little is known of Sivas' history prior to its emergence in the Roman period. In 64 B.C. as part of his reorganization of Asia Minor after the Third Mithridatic War, Pompey the Great founded a city on the site called "Megalopolis". Numismatic evidence suggests that Megalopolis changed its name in the last years of the 1st century B.C. to "Sebasteia" in honor of the emperor Augustus: Σεβάστεια is the feminine form of the usual Greek translation of Augustus. The name "Sivas" is the Turkish version deriving from the name Sebasteia.

Danishmend (Turk) - Seljuk (Turk) - Ilkhanate (Mongol) - Eretna (Uygur/Turk) - Timurid (Chagatai/Turk) - Ottoman (Turk) Era

The city came under the domain of Turkmen Danishmend dynasty after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071. After the death of Danişmend Gazi, Sivas passed to Nizamettin Yağıbasan who won it after a struggle with Danişmend Gazi's successors. In 1174, the city was captured by Seljuk ruler Kilij Arslan II and periodically served as capital of the Seljuk empire along with Konya. Under Seljuk rule, Sivas was an important center of trade along the silk road and site of a citadel, along with mosques and madrasahs (Islamic educational institutions), four of which survive today and one of which houses the Sivas Museum. Then it passed to the Ilkhanids and Eretna

The city was acquired by Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I (1389–1402). In 1398, Tamerlane swept into the area and his forces destroyed the city in 1400, after which it was recaptured by the Ottomans in 1408.[2] Under the Ottomans, Sivas served as the administrative center of the province of Rum until about the late nineteenth century.

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http://i50.tinypic.com/15hml5d.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/wikmmb.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/28iubeq.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/fw23dh.jpg

Sivas through a tourist's eyes
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World Famous Turkish Kangal Dog - originated from Sivas (known as steppe lion by sivas people) :D
http://i47.tinypic.com/n54h9u.jpg
http://g1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/819gx.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)
http://b1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81cqm.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Pecheneg

06-16-2012, 02:31 PM

ancient Hittite city (sarissa) remnants - Sivas
http://g1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81bv1.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)
http://b1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81byq.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)
http://b1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81bzx.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

some Seljuk-Ilkhanate Architacture samples from Sivas
http://b1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81c3r.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)
http://b1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81c1s.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)
http://b1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81c4k.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)
http://b1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81c2p.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)
http://b1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81c94.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)
http://b1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81ccg.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)
http://b1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81cdl.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)
http://b1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81cg9.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)
http://b1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81cj3.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Pecheneg

06-16-2012, 02:32 PM

famous people from sivas (to Turkish members : Arkadaşlar siyasi-dini tartışmalardan uzak durursak sevinirim)

Aşık Veysel
http://g1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/818yg.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)
his masterpiece - Kara Toprak (Black Earth)
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Pir Sultan Abdal
http://g1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81956.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

İsmet Yılmaz
http://g1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/819y6.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Beşir Ayvazoğlu
http://g1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/819qx.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Ahmet Turan Alkan
http://g1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/819su.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu
http://g1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/819dq.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Şansal Büyüka
http://g1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/819tl.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Rıza Çalımbay
http://g1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/819vk.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Hadise
http://g1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/819zy.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

İbrahim Toraman
http://g1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81bdu.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Cem Yılmaz
http://g1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81bnl.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Pecheneg

06-16-2012, 02:32 PM

Random people from Sivas
http://b1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81d0l.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)
http://b1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81d1d.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)
http://b1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81czx.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)
http://b1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81d34.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)
http://b1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81d4t.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)
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Pecheneg

06-16-2012, 02:41 PM

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06-16-2012, 02:48 PM

You forgot food and dances :D

Pecheneg

06-16-2012, 02:56 PM

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http://b1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81g1f.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)
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Pecheneg

06-16-2012, 02:59 PM

You forgot food and dances :D
be patient, i ll upload them too :D

Pecheneg

06-16-2012, 05:56 PM

some dishes from sivas

Yoğurt Çorbası
http://e1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81v48.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Etli Ekmek
http://e1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81v63.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Oğmaç Çorbası
http://e1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81v6t.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Katmer
http://e1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81vbn.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Kete
http://e1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81vd2.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Sivas Köftesi
http://e1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81vdk.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Yoğurtlu Bulgur Köftesi
http://e1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81vkc.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Hıngel (similar to mantı)
http://e1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81vqr.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Kavurga
http://e1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81vu2.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Divriği pilavı
http://e1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81vwr.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Yoğurtlu Madımak
http://e1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81w3m.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

06-16-2012, 06:03 PM

some dishes from sivas

Hıngel (similar to mantı)
http://e1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81vqr.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

^^That's my kind of thing :D:thumb001: I love manti etc. :embarrassed

Yoğurtlu Madımak
http://e1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81w3m.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

^Is that spinach or semizotu? :confused:

Pecheneg

06-16-2012, 06:17 PM

traditional Turkish horseback game "cirit" - Sivas

Jereed (also jerreed, jerid, or jerrid; Turkish: Cirit) is a traditional Turkish equestrian team sport played outdoors on horseback in which the objective is to score points by throwing a blunt wooden javelin at opposing team's horsemen. Played by Turkish people in Central Asia as the essential sporting and ceremonial game, it was brought to Anatolia during the westward migration in the beginning of the 11th century. In the Ottoman Empire, the game became very popular and widespread throughout the Ottoman territories.
http://c1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81wvs.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)
http://c1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81x98.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)
http://c1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/81xb4.jpg (http://*******/c25MCx)

Horse Archery club of Sivas
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International Horseback Archery competition in sivas
http://bhaa.org.uk/blog/2009/10/26/sivas-turkey-2009/

International Cirit Match, Sivas 2009
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Pecheneg

06-16-2012, 06:23 PM

^Is that spinach or semizotu? :confused:
no, it's "madımak otu", (similar looking to spinach)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygonum_cognatum

Polygonum cognatum, commonly called Madimak (from Turkish madımak) or Indian knotgrass, is an edible (by people of Turkey) weedy creeping perennial herb in the genus Polygonum. It has distinct large leaves (compared with other Polygonums)

Description
Perennial, prostrate or ascending branched herb, 15-30 cm long with a thick stout root stock. Stems prostrate, green like the leaves. Leaves oblong-elliptic, petiolate, often slightly mucronate. Flowers in fascicles in the leaf axils. Perianth pinkish, 4-5 mm, hardening and accrescent in fruit. Nut glossy, included in the perianth[2].

Habitat
Irano-Turanian Region or Iran-Turan Plant Geography Region element, grows between 3000-5600 m on rocky and drier slopes; distribution: Central to Western Asia, Turkey, Caucasia (Georgia), Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan[3]. The madimak is a weed found in both agricultural and non-agricultural areas.

Cuisine
The madimak is one of the widely known traditional edible plants in Turkey particularly Central Anatolia Region. To be able compensate increasing demand easily and supply the plant to the markets, farmers started cultivating madimak in Central Anatolia[4].

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Pecheneg

06-16-2012, 08:05 PM

There also many caucasus immigrants in Sivas
Circassian - Chechen people of Sivas
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06-16-2012, 08:14 PM

http://g1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/825yx.jpg

^I love the kids. Ama bu folkler Sivas mi? Cok Turkiye'nin Kuzeydogusundakilerine benziyor.

Ah pardon bir daha okudum, tamam Kafkasyalilardan.

Pecheneg

06-16-2012, 08:15 PM

http://g1206.hizliresim.com/y/j/825yx.jpg

^I love the kids. Ama bu folkler Sivas mi? Cok Turkiye'nin Kuzeydogusundakilerine benziyor.
Tabi ki hayır, dediğim gibi Sivasta ki Çerkez ve Çeçenlerin folklorü bu :D

06-19-2012, 03:47 AM

My paternal part is originating from Mersin and yeah let's talk about Mersin :thumb001:

http://fle135-turkiye.pbworks.com/f/mersin_haritas.jpg

History:

In subsequent centuries, the city became a part of many states and civilizations including the Hittites, Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, Seleucids and Lagids.

During the Ancient Greek period, the city bore the name Zephyrion (Greek: Ζεφύριον[4]) and was mentioned by numerous ancient authors.

Apart from its natural harbor and strategic position along the trade routes of southern Anatolia, the city profited from trade in molybdenum (white lead) from the neighbouring mines of Coreyra. Ancient sources attributed the best molybdenum to the city, which also minted its own coins.

... came the Arabs, Egyptian Tulunids, Seljuk Turks, Mongol Empire, Crusaders, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Mamluks, Anatolian beyliks, and finally the city was conquered by the Ottomans from the Ramadanid Principality in 1473 and formally annexed by Selim I in 1517.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersin

Some random pictures of the city Mersin:

http://www.assonmez.com/en/images/stories/mersin.jpg
http://www.mersinkulturturizm.gov.tr/images/yeni_04.jpg
http://www.travellinkturkey.com/images/mediterranean/mersin01.jpg
http://www.resimle.net/data/media/223/mersin_sahili.jpg
http://www.sohbetmersin.org/index_dosyalar/mersin4.jpg
http://images.wikia.com/yenisehir/tr/images/9/9e/Mersin_liman%C4%B1_2.jpg
http://www.mytripolog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/kizkalesi-mersin.jpg
http://www.delinetciler.net/forum/attachments/15155d1316092263-refah-sehitleri-aniti.jpg
http://www.2013mersin.net//HLIC/bade4d869394bd1801046c62ccbc7136.jpg
http://internetresim.net/wp-content/uploads/Mersin-Tarihi-Ve-Turistik-Yerleri.jpg
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs29/i/2008/140/5/2/Mersin_Tarih_2_by_Mersin_Group.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/muratgirgin/Ru633_9eEzI/AAAAAAAABq4/eiTun2NBXJ8/Cennet-Cehennem%2013.JPG

http://i.pbase.com/u36/dosseman/large/32380885.SilifkeKizkalesi4.jpg

06-19-2012, 03:47 AM

Findik Lahmacun:
http://www.vigoril.com/wp-content/gallery/tarsus-findik-lahmacunu/31082011089.jpg
http://yemekvetatlitarifleri.com/images/bardakalti-lahmacun-tarifi3.jpg

Different styles of Bazlama for breakfast or brunch

http://img1.blogcu.com/images/d/i/l/dilrubasultan/bazlama_2.jpg
http://www.annekaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mini-bazlama.jpg
http://yemektarifleri.kadin.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/bazlama.jpg

Dry sour cottage cheese = çökelek :

http://kusak_sut.rehberalem.com/firmalar/59496/urun/cokelek.jpg
http://www.yoreseldukkan.com/ProductImages/85403/cokelek.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bIH-5q_Y--Q/TOPI_hYv2RI/AAAAAAAAAsw/paQtcpQCFgg/s1600/602.JPG

Some other famous dishes in Silifke:

Kulak Çorbası = Ear Soup (this is also famous in Antalya):
http://www.portakalagaci.com/photos/uncategorized/nohutlu_manti_corbasi.jpg

Topalak
http://img03.blogcu.com/images/g/u/l/gulhaninyemekgunlugu/topalak_1241464711.jpg
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06-19-2012, 03:48 AM

Kerebici:
http://www.firsanya.com/resim/firsat-347332461.jpg

Cezerye:
http://www.surf2istanbul.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ceze5r.jpg

SIKMA
http://www.hurriyetusa.com/bir_yemek_masali/images/Sikma-Mersin.jpg
http://www.deryadanlezzetler.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/sikma7.jpg
http://figeninhobileri.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/sam_0656.jpg

Tantuni
http://www.ereglininsesi.com/images/haberler/eregliye_tantuni_kulturunu_asiladilar.jpg
http://medya.todayszaman.com/todayszaman/2012/06/11/tantuni.jpg
http://gulunmutfagi.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/104_2169.jpg
http://resim.firsanya.com/firsat/tantuni_ana.jpg

06-19-2012, 03:48 AM

Some famous people from Mersin:

Umit Yasar Oguzcan
http://www.tulumba.com/mmTULUMBA/Images/bk/zBK970965BC366_250.jpg

Haldun Dormen
http://images.gittigidiyor.com/848/eyk-SURC-U-LISAN-ETTIKSE-ANILAR-HALDUN-DORMEN__8485626_0.jpg

Dogan Cuceloglu
http://static2.dmcdn.net/static/video/247/068/23860742:jpeg_preview_medium.jpg?20110808092207

Pictures from Uluslararası Silifke Kültür Haftası (Silifke is a town in Mersin)

http://images.beyazgazete.com/haber/2012/5/28/20120528_silifke-kultur-haftasi-ziynet-sali-konseriyle-sona-erdi.jpg
http://www.sondakika.com/haber-foto/069/silifke-kultur-haftasi-basladi-3640069_b.jpg
http://im.haberturk.com/2012/05/21/743969_detay.jpg?1337591875
http://www.ilgazetesi.com.tr/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/En-iyi-Silifke-yo%C4%9Furdu-i%C3%A7in.jpg
http://www.silifke.bel.tr/silifke/data/pagetopic/199.jpg

06-19-2012, 03:49 AM

http://turkiyem.0fees.net/yogurtsilifke.jpg
http://www.sondakika.com/haber-foto/646/uluslararasi-kultur-haftasi-etkinlikleri-sili-3640646_b.jpg
http://www.silifkehaberler.web.tr/resimler/haber/festival%204.jpg
http://img6.mynet.com/yurthaber2/2012/05/mersin/kultur-haftasinda-batirik-yarismasi-duzenlendi-tz6.jpg
http://images.beyazgazete.com/haber/2012/5/24/20120524_silifke-nin-yeni-guzeli-hatice-sayim-oldu.jpg
http://www.istanbultimes.com.tr//images/album/DSC_0334.jpg

Traditional Silifke dances:

http://www.silifke-bld.gov.tr/silifke/y%C3%B6resel/k%C4%B1yafet/folklor.jpg

http://www.folklorkurumu.org/folklora/yoreler/anamur/images/bgiysi8.jpg
http://www.kaftan.com.tr/images/o/silifke-yoresi-erkek-folklo.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O0ah_LO3LiI/SfdKsy3bfzI/AAAAAAAAJVA/J26UaJ10zQk/s400/halk_oyunlar%C4%B1.jpg

http://arsiv.edirnemeb.tk/_tempClass/20090623_halkoyunlar%C4%B103.JPG
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06-19-2012, 04:06 AM

Some more random picures of Mersin found through google search:
http://www.mersinim.net/images/album/309957_459370904077139_100000127014500_1941479_124 7628859_n.jpg
http://www.mersinim.net/images/album/389340_459372037410359_100000127014500_1941489_357 260513_n.jpg
http://media.sondevir.com/250x190/2012/05/19/bakan-caglayan_2.jpg
http://www.mersinim.net/images/album/577360_459371230743773_100000127014500_1941483_154 9289004_n.jpg
http://www.magazinsortie.com/images/upload/19%20May%C4%B1s%20Mersin.jpg
http://www.sondakika.com/haber-foto/430/chp-mersin-de-19-mayis-i-farkli-kutladi-3637430_b.jpg
http://img.haberler.com/haber/831/bakan-caglayan-19-mayis-toreninde-genclerle-h-3635831_o.jpg
http://www.sonses.tv/galerimaj/1aabbcc%20%281%29.jpg89229983091aabbcc%20%281%29.j pg
http://www.mersinportal.com/images/haberler/mersinde_23_nisan_coskusu_h3504.jpg
http://mersinistikbal.net/images_up/mersin%20bayram555.jpg
http://www.paskolik.com/upload_files/fck//Untitled-1%20copy%282%29.jpg
http://www.nevsehirmedya.com/images/other/mersinin-kurtulus-gunu-coskuyla-kutlandi-IHA-20120103AY503245-1-t.jpg
http://www.aydinses.com/images/album/1_116.jpg
http://www.gazetegercek.com/resim/11/04/mersinde-kutlu-dogum-coskusu-yasaniyor-1.jpg
http://www.gazetegercek.com/resim/11/04/mersinde-kutlu-dogum-coskusu-yasaniyor-2.jpg

06-19-2012, 04:11 AM

http://www.aktifhaber.com/images/other/mersinin-dusman-isgalinden-kurtulusu-kutlandi-225942-02.jpg
http://imggaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/LiveImages/Foto%20Haber/164/Mersin%27de%20kurtulu%C5%9F%20co%C5%9Fkusu/D03134123.jpg

07-23-2012, 03:15 AM

Konya is considered as one of the first inhabited areas in the world dating back to the 7th millennium in the Prehistoric Period. Archaeological studies carried out in Çatalhöyük demonstrate that the area was inhabited in that time.

Hittites inhabited at Karahoyuk in the outskirts of the city in the 2nd millennium and called the city Kuwanna.

Then came the Phrygians from the Thracia and the city was named Kowania.

Then Persians, Iskenderuns, Bergamans, Romans and Byzantines governed the city.

During the Roman Times the city was called Iconium and included in the province of Galatia in 25BC. Around 372 AD the city was raised to the status of colony and became the capital of the province of Lycaonia in 372 AD. The Christian saints St. Paul and St. Barnabas visited the city and preached there.

When the Seljuks defeated the Byzantines in the battle of Malazgirt a large part of Anatolia was captured including Iconium. Iconium was renamed to Konya and declared as the capital of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum in 1076 by the Sultan of Anatolian Seljuks, Suleyman Shah. In 1080 Iznik was declared the capital city but in 1097 Kilic Aslan I, declared once the city of Konya as the capital city. Konya was the capital of Selujks until 1277.

During the Seljuks period the Moslem mystic MEVLANA CELALEDDIN (Jalaluddin) RUMI founded the sect of Whirling Dervishes and established a centre for the teaching of mystic philosophy and Sufi practice.

TThe Ottomans took the city in 1442 and felt under the power of the Sultan Murad II. During the Ottoman period Konya continued with its reputation and enjoyed many years of esteem. After the declination of the Ottoman reign, Konya grew larger and developed rapidly in the new republic era.

Now let's see some random pictures from Konya:
http://www.csb.gov.tr/iller/dosyalar/imajlar/il_ustbanner2_133.jpg
http://www.konyahavaalanitaksi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/03037cc.jpg
http://www.ekobilet.com/tr/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/konya_1.jpg

http://www.sehirler.net/data/media/34/Konya-Kus-Bakis.jpg
http://www.bayindirlik.gov.tr/iller/dosyalar/imajlar/il_ustbanner2_133.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_feNGpH5c8-0/TMWIKuRIHQI/AAAAAAAAAVo/50AGgXbq6EE/s1600/konya+gece.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/7485060.jpg
http://www.konhaber.com/new/depo/ed2/6semazzz.jpg

Mevlana Mausoleum

Ahttp://farm3.staticflickr.com/2197/2120151793_a87d1535b2_z.jpg?zz=1
Bhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/DSC03567.JPG
Chttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/DSC03561.JPG

NDLXlT-5p-c

Konya Karatay Medresesi

Ahttp://www.haldundomac.com/KonyaKaratayMedresesi_dosyalar/image002.jpg
Bhttp://www.yuruyoruz.com/picture/upload/image/gezi/ozdem_konya/ozdem_konya%20%284%29.jpg

If you haven't seen yet, you can also check threads for the following cities:
Mersin
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52141
Kayseri
http://www.theapricity.com/forum
/showthread.php?t=51481
Sivas
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51926

07-23-2012, 03:19 AM

Inside:

Ahttp://images.gittigidiyor.com/517/KONYA-KARATAY-MEDRESE-TAVAN-SUSLEME-KART__5174729_0.jpg

Bhttp://www.selcuklular.com/upload/2007/3466-0.jpg

Chttp://wowturkey.com/tr78/k_kadirbaba_287790242221KonyaKaratayCeramicsMus.jp g

Dhttp://www.mustafacambaz.com/data/media/344/karatay_1.jpg

Ehttp://www.mustafacambaz.com/data/media/344/karatay_gen.jpg

Fhttp://www.dergisanat.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/res1.jpg

Ghttp://www.kenthaber.com/Resimler/2006/01/24/00106597.jpg

Hhttp://www.patterninislamicart.com/ia/l/tur_0318.jpg

Konya Alaaddin cami

http://www.gezengi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/konya-alaaddin-camii-2.jpg

Inside:

A.http://mehmetakar.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/dsc_9483.jpg

B.http://www.zayende.com/images/resimler/00110011001114518.JPG

C.http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5260/5481535260_eb9761cc97.jpg

07-23-2012, 03:20 AM

Traditional/famous food from Konya:

Etli Ekmek:
http://www.1resimler.com/data/media/984/konya-yoresi-yemekleri-etli-ekmek-resimleri.jpg

Yogurt Corbasi:
http://img03.blogcu.com/images/m/i/n/minemutfakta/yo_urt__orbas__1241166087.jpg

Topalak:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lsiIr04xDBA/S2G32x6NdII/AAAAAAAAA4s/wgMXE3durQA/s400/topalak.jpg

Batirik:
http://img2.blogcu.com/images/s/e/h/sehnazmutfakta/batirik_kucuk.jpg

Etli Topalak:
http://img03.blogcu.com/images/g/u/l/gulhaninyemekgunlugu/topalak_1241464711.jpg

Etli Pilav
http://b1.mor-biber.net/RB189417/detail_6112009204756189417.JPG

Gozleme (OMG I am crazy for this!)
http://img03.blogcu.com/images/k/a/r/kardelenden/1251796257g_r_nt_008_1251796257.jpg

Kaygana Tatlisi (sweet dish):
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ru9OxCaL1DI/Sqjk121xh9I/AAAAAAAAD94/VMXpYaw7IiE/s320/HPIM0605.JPG

Arabasi Corbasi:
http://kurabiye.biz/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/arabasi-corbasi-tarifi.jpg

Mevlana Boregi
http://www.gezengi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/konya-mevlana-boregi.jpg

Firin Kebabi
http://lezzetduraklari.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/konya-firinda-kebap-haci-sukru.jpg
http://www.itusozluk.com/image/konya-firin-kebabi_196143.jpg

Dilber dudagi baklavasi:

http://www.gezikonya.com/wp-content/uploads/Dilber-Duda%C4%9F%C4%B1-Baklavas%C4%B1.jpg

Homserim Tatlisi:

http://test.tatbilir.com/Content/Images/848/4_3_konya_hosmerim_tatlisi%20copy.jpg

Bamya Corbasi
http://www.e-tarifler.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/bamya-corbasi.jpg

07-23-2012, 03:20 AM

Yaprak Sarmasi
http://www.e-tarifler.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Yaprak-Sarma.jpg

Patatesli kol boregi: (potato filling pastry)
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0v_n0H14FPI/TO4qPNlVtmI/AAAAAAAAATU/A9v7ZMIKy18/s1600/100_1381.JPG
http://img03.blogcu.com/images/y/e/m/yemedeyanindayat/38ea3aebd006d5dea265dfcdd57d3c55_1314964350.jpg

Irmik Helvasi
http://www.hafiftarif.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/irmik-helvasi.jpg

Traditional Turkish dance in Konya:

SM0_VWAIHqA
2PGKK8FRiYA

http://www.konyalezzet.com/img/bozkirkasikekibi.jpg

http://anadoludahaber.com/haberimg/barboros-i-o-o.JPG
http://www.konyakasikoyunu.com/public/music_playlist/6b/006b_0dc0.jpg?c=68db

Traditional Konyali dresses:

http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j474/london110685/Muzik/konyaerkek.png

http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j474/london110685/Muzik/konyakadin.png

Famous people originating from Konya:

Ahmet Davutoglu:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Ahmet_Davutoglu_cropped.JPG

Mustafa Yildizdogan
http://img.kimdir.com/kimdir/m/u/e48c6753d064deb242b3bfbd088faa394959dcff.jpg

Kenan Dogulu
http://esckaz.com/2007/dogulu5.jpg

There are more people actually, I might update it later on !
Source: http://www.bizimkonya.com/konyali%20unluler.html

Pecheneg

07-23-2012, 02:26 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufi_whirling

Turkish Whirling Dance (Sema) - Konya
http://i49.tinypic.com/16jegcl.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/201bp3.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/zmji81.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/x3jva.jpg

nPMeBt8vPA8

poiuytrewq0987

07-23-2012, 02:32 PM

Then came the Phrygians from the Thracia and the city was named Kowania.

Kowania? Sounds very Slavic. More evidence that Thracians were indeed Slavs. ;)

Pecheneg

07-23-2012, 02:32 PM

Bugarash

07-23-2012, 04:21 PM

Sup with the rockets?

Pecheneg

07-23-2012, 04:35 PM

07-23-2012, 05:07 PM

Kowania? Sounds very Slavic. More evidence that Thracians were indeed Slavs. ;)

I dont know, maybe :)

poiuytrewq0987

07-23-2012, 05:07 PM

Sup with the rockets?

You talking about this?

http://www.tubitak.gov.tr/home.do?sid=2050&pid=2050&lang=en

:coffee:

poiuytrewq0987

07-23-2012, 05:15 PM

I dont know, maybe :)

I covered the topic a bit about Thracians being possible Slavs a while ago. It could be the reason why there is no evidence of a Thracian language... because Bulgarian is the language Thracian spoke! It's an interesting hypothesis if you ask me. :P

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showpost.php?p=843693&postcount=4

Anyways... let's not derail this thread! :)

07-23-2012, 05:18 PM

A few more pictures of Kayseri:
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/188/yedigllermz1.png
http://www.kayserim.net/images/album2/kayseri_fotograflari_000096.jpg
http://www.kayserim.net/images/album2/kayseri_fotograflari_000095.jpg
http://www.1tatil.net/resim/kapuzbasi-selaleleri4efe1a51e1b08.jpg
http://kayserialsat.com/i/Kayseri/Kayseri_Kapuzbasi.jpg

08-01-2012, 02:02 AM

http://www.nevsehir.gov.tr/upload/nevsehir/buyuk/nevsehir_9e1bfc6ac68e7e3b9f3f91d345c23d17.jpg

http://www.el-aziz.net/data/media/108/Nevsehir_01.jpg

http://img.blogcu.com/uploads/gulerresim_gece1.jpg

http://www.gezi-yorum.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/m%C4%B1s%C4%B1r.kahire.halil-%C3%A7ar%C5%9F%C4%B1s%C4%B1.1.jpg

http://www.nevsehir50.com/wp-content/uploads/nevsehir-gore1.jpg

http://www.geziresim.com/wp-content/uploads/Urgup-otelleri.jpg

http://img03.blogcu.com/images/m/e/h/mehmetkelesh/kapadokya_nevsehir2_1__1243945852.jpg

http://www.wecnet.com.tr/belediye/gulsehir/reshims/data/n1.jpg

http://www.sehirlersavasi.com/ilce-resimleri/resimler/3970239nevsehir.jpg

http://www.gulum.net/kartlari-resimleri/manzara-resimleri/images/manzara-resmi6.jpg

http://www.tatilcenneti.net/resim/avanos-manzara-450x337.jpg
http://www.nevsehirmedya.com/images/gallery/4_1.jpg

http://img.haberler.com/haber/23/616123_25790_o.jpg
http://wowturkey.com/tr166/k_Burhanettin_Akbas_Hacibektas_1.jpg

08-01-2012, 02:04 AM

Famous people from Nevsehir:

Damat İbrahim Paşa

http://www.kapadokya.cc/resimler/atilla/damat%20ibrahimpa%C5%9Fa%20y%C4%B1l%C4%B1.jpg

Hacı Bektaşı Veli

http://www.ahmetnuray.com/kucuk_resimler/resimler/hac%C4%B1-bekta%C5%9Fi-veli-9.jpg.jpg

Haluk Nur Baki
http://www.risalehaber.com/images/news/58271.jpg

Mualla Sürer
http://galeri.uludagsozluk.com/24/mualla-s%C3%BCrer_115589.jpg

================================================== ==
Famous / Traditional food from Nevsehir:

Ağpakla

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EM8sFRHqemI/SyZSNDXd5rI/AAAAAAAAAXU/_VJ11caINwQ/s400/GetAttachment.aspx.jpg

Soganlama:

http://img2.blogcu.com/images/r/e/n/renklitatlar/hpim0973222.jpg

Divil:

http://www.yemekvekultur.com/UserFiles/d%C4%B1v%C4%B1l.jpg

Cacik:

http://www.mutfakpenceresi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cac%C4%B1k.jpg

Ayva Dolmasi:

http://www.hamaratabla.com/images/articles/large/ayva_dolmasi.jpg

Nevsehir Tavasi:

http://www.perilersofrasi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Nevsehir-tavasi-7.jpg

Kombe, the one is with cheese filling the other one with mince filling :
http://cahidejibek.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kc3b6mbe.jpg

Traditional Dresses from Nevsehir:

http://www.dilektextil.com/images/yoreler/nevsehirkiz.jpg
http://www.dilektextil.com/images/yoreler/nevsehirerkek.jpg
http://www.nevsehir.web.tr/50-haber/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/kitre.jpg

Osprey

08-01-2012, 02:08 AM

What are these hollows in the caves called, SometimesYes?

08-01-2012, 02:11 AM

Turkish dances from Nevsehir:

X1g8aJagK7A

http://www.nevsehir50.com/wp-content/uploads/nevehir_yresel.jpg

http://www.gazetegercek.com/resim/10/03/yabanci-turistlerin-folklor-ve-mehteran-ilgisi-1.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs218.snc3/22550_323244663103_566993103_3505924_6058764_n.jpg

http://www.tufak.org.tr/resimler/bolgeler.jpg

08-01-2012, 02:14 AM

What are these hollows in the caves called, SometimesYes?

We call them Peri Bacalari (Fairy Chimneys rock formation)

The interesting rock formations, known as "fairy chimneys", have been formed as the result of the erosion of this tufa layer, sculpted by wind and flood water, running down on the slopes of the valleys. Water has found its way through the valleys creating cracks and ruptures in the hard rock. The softer, easily erodable material underneath has been gradually swept away receding the slopes and in this way, conical formations protected with basalt caps have been created.

The fairy chimneys with caps, mainly found in the vicinity of Urgup, have a conical shaped body and a boulder on top of it. The cone is constructed from tufa and volcanic ash, while the cap is of hard, more resistant rock such as lahar or ignimbrite. Various types of fairy chimneys are found in Cappadocia. Among these are those with caps, cones, mushroom like forms, columns and pointed rocks.

Fairy chimneys are generally found in the valleys of the Uchisar- Ürgüp-Avanos triangle, between Urgup and Sahinefendi, around the town of Cat in Nevsehir, in the Sogani valley in Kayseri, and in the village of Selime in Aksaray.

http://www.cappadociaonline.com/nature.html

08-01-2012, 02:19 AM

Some more Peri Bacalari / Fairy Chimneys:

http://secure.bookinturkey.com/imgs/ht_byk/urgup_yunak1.jpg
http://www.dolunayhotel.com/EN/GOREM/orta-hisar-goreme.jpg
http://www.resimupload.org/data/media/322/Nevsehir-Peri-Bacalari-7751.jpg
http://www.cappadociaonline.com/images/peri3.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h4I_Mnr73P0/SZRmWFxj_PI/AAAAAAAABss/WCLeJUKDWcc/s400/IMGP0785.JPG
http://www.gezgorpaylas.com/wp-content/uploads/peri-bacalar%C4%B1.jpg

You got them also in Kayser (another Central Anatolian city of Turkey):

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51481

Osprey

08-01-2012, 02:24 AM

We call them Peri Bacalari (Fairy Chimneys rock formation)

Bear Grylls once covered these in his adventures........

08-01-2012, 02:26 AM

I am a hobby cook, so another traditional dish from Nevsehir:

aVqwEcUBAqs

08-01-2012, 02:34 AM

you can see the location of the city in the following map , also in the second map you can see the locations of each areas of Turkey:
http://www.maxionline.net/map_turkiye1.gif
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Turkey_Regions.png

Aksaray is in the Capadocia region, where human habitation can be traced back to 8th century BC. The first settlements were from the Neolithic period, evidence of which can be found from the remains of Asikli Tumulus. Between 2000-3000 BC, it became an important trade center. Various civilizations have since left their mark on Aksaray, which subsequently came under the Hittite, Roman, Byzantine, Selcuklu and Ottoman influences. From the 1st century AD, Christianity began to spread in the Anatolian region with the coming of St. Paul and his disciples.

http://www.turkeyforyou.com/turkey_aksaray_history

The population of the city is somewhat 376,000 according to http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aksaray_%28il%29 .

Some random pictures of Aksaray:

http://www.sevgimiz.com/resimler/aksarayresimleri1.jpg
http://www.ahi-ka.org.tr/tp-images/Image/aksaray/aksaray4xi1.jpg
http://www.citypictures.net/data/media/33/Aksaray_Resimleri.jpg
http://www.citypictures.net/data/media/33/aksaray_merkez.jpg
http://www.tatil-tr.net/images/thumb-979-guzelyurt.jpg
http://www.ask-resimleri.com/wp-content/uploads/aksaray-aksaray-resimleri-4.jpeg
http://www.sehirler.net/data/media/67/aksaray_merkez.jpg

http://www.sehirler.net/data/media/1/aksaray4.jpg

http://www.sehirlersavasi.com/ilce-resimleri/resimler/2482965Eski_Aksaray_Resimleri.JPG

http://www.sehirlersavasi.com/ilce-resimleri/resimler/10270440b-297906-Aksaray_Resimleri.jpg

http://www.sehirler.net/data/media/67/aksaray3_2.jpg

http://img2.blogcu.com/images/t/o/o/toolbar1/ihlara11.jpg

http://www.resimler.tv/data/media/58/aksaray-camii.jpg

08-01-2012, 02:34 AM

http://www.sehirler.net/data/media/67/Aksaray_ulu_camii.jpg

Aksaray Museum:
A http://bilgibank.tk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/aksaray-muzesi-on-taraf.jpg

B http://www.meleklermekani.com/imagehosting/aksaray%20muzesi-3b4.jpg

C http://fotograf.gazetevatan.com/fotogaleri/act/12765_8469_04012010_12.jpg

D http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-MsWi-e_qts/TDjxpIpMMOI/AAAAAAAABWw/jDBgFchQ3hQ/s1600/Aksaray-M%C3%BCzesi-kolaj.jpg

E http://img03.blogcu.com/images/s/e/l/selinrehber/3d877d9c2071d3db7915ba63b406738e_1262885218.jpg

F http://www.kultur.gov.tr/TR/resim/1-605458/muze-vitrini-06.JPG

G http://www.guidetravelturkey.com/Uploads/Images/Medium/aksaray.jpg

H http://www.turkelhalilari.gov.tr/icerik/makale/image/aksaray-8.jpg

I http://www.turkelhalilari.gov.tr/icerik/makale/image/aksaray-6.jpg

Ihlara Vadisi

http://tatilyerlerin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/ihlara-vadisi-resimleri.jpg

http://www.tatilhatti.com/tatil/attachments/kappadokia/238d1306095963-ihlara-vadisi-ihlara-vadisi.jpg

http://akgeziler.com/calinti.jpg

http://yaprakhisar.blogsayfasi.com/files/2011/07/Ihlara_013_aksaray.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FmiQMRWaZxE/Tvr4l4mY54I/AAAAAAAADvQ/Wb6wtNzRl6M/s1600/f5690938-d436-4fc1-9249-981c66e28b83.jpg

08-01-2012, 02:35 AM

Some famous / traditional food from Aksaray:

Kadinbudu Kofte (English : Woman's tight burger):

fuBz4Mznu_o

http://www.1resimler.com/data/media/984/Aksaray-kadinbudu-kofte.jpg

Sepe
http://www.demirciliyiz.com/images/stories/food/sepe.jpg

SIKMA
http://www.yemektariflerim.tv/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/sikma.jpg

Corek
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aACDSolceZ0/SGDzn0c1WFI/AAAAAAAAAKY/O4RMF_XdRzU/s400/LOR+PEYN%C4%B0RL%C4%B0+%C3%87%C3%96REK.JPG

Kuskus Pilavi
http://www.saglikdevi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kuskus.jpg

Dolma Manti
http://ykaracaoglu.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/7ekimfloryatesisleri023.jpg

Kalburabasti
http://img1.blogcu.com/images/e/m/e/emelinmutfagi/kalburabasti.jpg

Arpa sehriyeli pilav:
http://www.keyiflitadlar.com/wp-content/2010/05/img_4711.jpg

Traditional Turkish dresses and dances from Aksaray:

http://www.nebula.somee.com/images/giyim1.jpg
http://www.imageresim.com/images/1blocezt6idh63sh8r2.jpg
http://www.aksaray.gov.tr/ortak_icerik/aksaray/halkoyunlari.jpg
http://www.aksarayposta.net/resim/halk%20oyunlar%C4%B1%20aksaray%202.jpg

9vQ4vrN2EXM

08-01-2012, 02:39 AM

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

fbK2hFYvhNU

http://galeri.uludagsozluk.com/29/aksaray-malakli-kopegi_6428_m.jpg

Some famous people from Aksaray:

Yunus Emre (I am not 100% sure):

http://www.kimkimdir.gen.tr/foto/300.jpg

Mehmet Altınsoy

http://www.turkyurdu.com.tr/resim/r0307-6.gif

Mehmet Borukcu (born in Germany, but parents are from Aksaray)
http://is4.myvideo.de/de/movie5/89/thumbs/2565336_1.jpg

Mine Gez
http://gurbete.net/thumb2/8994-mine-gez-ah-yalan-dunya.jpg

08-01-2012, 02:53 AM

Some pictures of :

Ürgüp Uluslararası Bağ Bozumu Festivali

http://www.bugun.com.tr/files/ajans/2011_09_10/galeri/404538_3.jpg
http://www.bugun.com.tr/files/ajans/2011_09_10/galeri/404538_2.jpg
http://79.123.186.101/iysdosya/2011/bag_bozumu/3.JPG
http://79.123.186.101/iysdosya/2011/bag_bozumu/1.JPG
http://79.123.186.101/iysdosya/2011/bag_bozumu/2.JPG
http://79.123.186.101/iysdosya/2011/bag_bozumu/5.JPG

Partizan

08-01-2012, 09:08 AM

Unfortunately I spent 12 years in this small,conservative and boring city :( But soon I'll move to İstanbul and educate in Koç University with %100 maintenance grant it seems :) I'm waiting for ÖSYM's response...

Anyway,I'll criticise this thread a little bit :P

Except Kalburabastı,none of those dishes are Aksaray's unique ones.

All are general Central Anatolian dishes(and some like Kadınbudu aren't even Central Anatolian IMHO).

Yunus Emre isn't from Aksaray but a not famous Sufi,Yusuf Hakiki Baba is from Aksaray.

Another famous "Aksaraylı" I know are Sadi Somuncuoğlu:
http://www.haber2000.com/images/orjinal/sadi%20Somuncuoğlu%20..(6).jpg (MHP's ex-general secretary and ex-candide for "president of the Republic".)

Also porn star Şahin K is from Aksaray/Ortaköy :p

http://www.superpoligon.com/img/news/sahin_k_porno.jpg

But...The greatest man from Aksaray is...Leftist author Mahmut Makal:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/assets/images/2009/11/13/091113131536_sonposta3.jpg

http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmut_Makal

Partizan

08-01-2012, 09:11 AM

I think people from Niğde are kindest and most educated ones in the region...

I like Niğde more than Konya(where my mom is from) or Aksaray(where I grow up).

08-01-2012, 09:11 AM

^I know I was also suprised with the dishes, since they seem to be usual dishes. Do you mind posting some special Aksarayli food?

Partizan

08-01-2012, 09:16 AM

^I know I was also suprised with the dishes, since they seem to be usual dishes. Do you mind posting some special Aksarayli food?

Unfortunately I can't.Because of being between cities with better cultures(Konya,Niğde,Kayseri,Ankara etc.) Aksaraylılar generally copy other cities' foods.Only Kalburabastı is unique.

08-01-2012, 09:18 AM

Unfortunately I can't.Because of being between cities with better cultures(Konya,Niğde,Kayseri,Ankara etc.) Aksaraylılar generally copy other cities' foods.Only Kalburabastı is unique.

It's ok, by the way I am half Kayserili :coffee: I was expecting more from a fellow Central Anatolian city :D Joooooooking :thumb001:

Partizan

08-01-2012, 09:23 AM

Nice city,nice architecture,nice culture,nice cuisine,nice history but...

Bigot people! :(

Well,my mother's side is from Konya but my mom's dad is "Muhacir" from Selanik.I generally say I'm from Artvin(because of daddy) or Selanik since I don't like Gonyalılar at all...

However,my mom's Goca Gonyalı(they say that to old families of Konya,Konya'nın yerlisi gibi bir şey) grandpa was nothing but a bigot,I think Konya became more conservative later...

Partizan

08-01-2012, 09:28 AM

There is like Paris of Central Anatolia,all people from Aksaray go Nevşehir for night life :) I was in Nevşehir 3 days ago,I like this city :)

Vojnik

08-01-2012, 10:34 AM

Lol Nigde means Nowhere :D

I was just about to say that lol.

east

08-01-2012, 10:52 AM

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

08-21-2012, 11:09 PM

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

Annihilus

08-21-2012, 11:44 PM

This sort of dogs are very common in this city as far as I know:http://galeri.uludagsozluk.com/29/aksaray-malakli-kopegi_6428_m.jpg

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

poiuytrewq0987

08-22-2012, 01:01 PM

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.

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg140/scaled.php?server=140&filename=mehmetkmehmetk15072004highways2.jpg&res=landing

TheMagnificent

11-01-2012, 08:05 PM

The Phrygian Valley, in the Afyonkarahisar-Eskişehir region:

http://www.eskisehir.gov.tr/havafotograflari/YAZILIKAYA/FRIG-VADISI-YAZILIKAYA-02.jpg

http://www.xn--eskiehirilalamafirmalar-79b67pu7a.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/eski%C5%9Fehir-seyitgazi.jpg

http://seyhun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/frigya-1024x680.jpg

Onur

01-02-2013, 10:22 PM

Istanbul;

ZCG6oWGPhmg

Onur

01-11-2013, 01:02 AM

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

from Trabzon, blacksea region, northern Turkey;
http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums/r635/zutarex/MuhteemUzunglTrabzonduzenl.jpg

Baldur

01-13-2013, 08:11 PM

This is one of the most beautiful pictures i have ever seen, honestly.
Rize, Turkey:
http://www.rize.pol.tr/karmaVideolar/tekVideo/rize.jpg

Onur

01-13-2013, 08:34 PM

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

More Blacksea, northern Turkey pictures from web;

http://www.bursakaradenizfm.com/wp-content/uploads/background/6.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Gk-q5LjIO5E/T8Ns2GtoRHI/AAAAAAAABUw/8l2mtCad8ZE/s1600/karadeniz_120707.jpg
http://www.starresim.com/data/media/8/bir_koy.jpg
http://seyahatgunlukleri.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/karadeniz4-2.jpg

Baldur

01-13-2013, 08:35 PM

Yes it's definitely a place i want to visit someday.

Mjora

01-14-2013, 04:55 PM

Bursa:

http://i50.tinypic.com/1zdw6sz.jpg

Ordu:

http://i47.tinypic.com/k9w9hc.jpg

Antalya:

http://i47.tinypic.com/2qs8pdx.jpg

TheMagnificent

01-14-2013, 06:41 PM

Sümela Manastırı, Maçka, Trabzon
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2322/2169898464_8afb50eed7_o.jpg

Nusretiye Camii'nden Haliç'in ağzına ve tarihi yarımada'ya bakış
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5325/7189516050_28af79a524_o.jpg

Nusretiye Camii'nden Haliç'in ağzına ve tarihi yarımada'ya bakış
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7243/7189517398_282f72fdb4_o.jpg

Bingöl Ovası
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3183/2947332850_9a0c516980_b.jpg

Bingöl Ovası
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3230/2944082795_26abe778c7_b.jpg

Bingöl Ovası
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3136/2946448679_efca5e7dde.jpg

Karagöl, Borçka, Artvin
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8054/8117619853_020e011e7a_b.jpg

Karagöl, Borçka, Artvin
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8336/8117616977_361c8154c7_b.jpg

Karagöl, Borçka, Artvin
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8048/8117610855_6fa4f86923_b.jpg

Karagöl, Borçka, Artvin
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8325/8117530789_3346455917_b.jpg

American_Hispanist

01-14-2013, 06:49 PM

All I got to say is that I want to live in Turkey for a while and get some beautiful Turkish women. Turk women are 10/10 for me. :D

01-15-2013, 03:00 PM

Allahuekber Mountains, I love the name of these mountains since there is a history behind it:
http://img.blogcu.com/uploads/tarihselgercekler_srkamis_sehitlik.jpg

During war in winter our soldiers died in these cold montains and since we were a Muslim nation every Muslim said Allahu Ekber when the death neared and many probably almost all of them said Allahu Ekber and since we lost many soldiers within a short period of time, these mountains are called Allahuekber montains

http://www.haberexen.com/d/news/143191.jpg

Absinthe

01-15-2013, 03:01 PM

Bursa:

http://i50.tinypic.com/1zdw6sz.jpg

OMG this is amazing art!!! :eek:

MfA_

01-17-2013, 09:04 PM

Bingöl - Piltan mosque, built by Akkoyunlu Pir Ali Bey in 1401..

http://www.abload.de/img/hjkhj7hkvx.jpg

The Lawspeaker

04-28-2013, 10:04 AM

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/392462_375975789179081_381189729_n.jpg

Cappadocia.

Annihilus

04-30-2013, 11:21 PM

Attila

05-16-2014, 11:19 PM

all of these photos are amazing , thank you for your sharing :)

gültekin

07-17-2014, 08:07 PM

Ankara-Dikmen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czqfkC1i6Js
(5 min. away from my house)

gültekin

08-04-2014, 10:24 PM

Bolu
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Bolu_Turkey_Provinces_locator.jpg
http://www.tatilgo.com/RegionImages/200.jpg
http://www.boluhaber.com/userfiles/bolu_gol.jpg
http://www.endulushacamat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/BOLU-HACAMAT.jpg
http://img02.imgfotokritik.com/fk_new/big/4/5/9/459846/2983214-bolu-yedigoller.jpg
http://www.cennetbolu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/yedigoller-1.jpg
http://www.gezilecekyer.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/yedig%C3%B6ller-bolu-1.jpg

gültekin

08-04-2014, 10:39 PM

Bolu-Kartalkaya
http://www.hanimlarindunyasi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/kartalkaya-kayak-merkezi-3.jpg
http://seyirrehberi.com/turkiye-tatil-yerleri-turizm-rehberi%5Ctatil-yeri-resimleri%5Ctatil-fotograflari%5Ckartalkaya-kayak-merkezi_resimleri_0.jpg
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gzlngimages/kartalkaya-turu-kartalkaya-bolu/kartalkaya.jpg
http://www.turizmtrend.com/resimler/24000/25143.jpg
http://www.turizmtrend.com/resimler/24000/25144.jpg
http://img.gecce.com/2012/12/27/kartalkaya-b-104511G8.jpg
http://blog.sehirfirsati.com/files/2012/01/Neseli-Tur-Kartalkaya-k021.jpg

TheMagnificent

10-13-2014, 11:51 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7yqtW4Isec

Rose

04-02-2015, 02:36 PM

Kastamonuyla ilgili fotoğraflar paylaşıcağım yakın zamanda :)

Ryujin

04-07-2015, 10:14 PM

Karsiyaka/Izmir

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs28/f/2009/255/c/6/c6d47900dbb18f1ba70b9cb21ce267e2.jpg
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/337/c/b/yunuslar__karsiyaka__by_kskfatal-d5n0b5o.jpg
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs43/i/2009/090/f/f/the_city_sun_sets_over_me_II_by_PaLiAnCHo.jpg
http://th07.deviantart.net/fs16/PRE/f/2007/169/f/9/__by_beterin_beteri.jpg
http://th02.deviantart.net/fs8/PRE/i/2005/295/7/2/ksk_carsi_giris_by_countoytuni.jpg

Ryujin

04-07-2015, 10:55 PM

Heybeliada, one of the Princes' Islands in the Marmara Sea, in which my father was born and grew up. This place is full of nostalgia and strongly secures its historical heritage, motorized vehicles are not allowed (except ambulances, police cars etc.). The transportation is only made by horse-drawn carriage or bicycles. From what my father told me; the island was highly multicultural; Greeks, Armenians, Jews, Turks have lived side by side. My father told me he dated girls from all ethnicities out there but eventually married a Turk. :D

http://www.heybeliadaotel.com.tr/wp-content/uploads/Heybeli-Ada.jpg
http://www.adalar.bel.tr/eng/site-images/sayfalar/043.jpg
http://www.adalar.bel.tr/eng/site-images/sayfalar/037.jpg
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/116/8/c/heybeliada_1773_by_tayyarella.jpg]
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/75739977.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/73963769.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/71443338.jpg
https://irs2.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/11636618_1K0FvovAvWc8xJsGXnyGFVCCu-NoftrT9mXepi1YTnc.jpg
https://irs0.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/16263582_AqVmGmQMVmGYBRE1ROqdDMS-CD6smhM2SYkRbXAIg1g.jpg

King Niko

06-08-2015, 05:30 PM

Looks like Greek land but infested.

adsız

09-10-2016, 06:28 PM

A cave bedroom suite from Cappadocia
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CsAtg_AWcAAJavK.jpg

Profileid

09-10-2016, 06:33 PM

All the cool shit in Turkey has one thing in common: None of it was built by Turks

Ryujin

10-25-2016, 12:32 PM

All the cool shit in Turkey has one thing in common: None of it was built by Turks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVAg95qtDNA

Ryujin

05-11-2017, 04:29 PM

Photos from beautiful Izmir. <3

http://i.imgur.com/xERGZXs.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/d3ce565.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/aMYTl5A.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ihld6Jl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/cMKbfUD.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/xbBMtnu.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/d4JZuUz.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/BGi9bwK.jpg]
http://i.imgur.com/seMmfP2.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/gQV1d6h.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/1swva9L.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/29uODDK.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ZAC0ndM.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/BWcHxAS.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/G0FEgVj.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/265CZSz.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/hlKLpJN.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/dUJsp2p.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/BWfTIA9.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/5drbBrY.jpg

DarkSecret

05-14-2017, 11:37 AM

All the cool shit in Turkey has one thing in common: None of it was built by Turks

Sultanahmet? D:

Ryujin

05-29-2017, 06:11 PM

Continuing from Izmir

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DA7xQzeXkAAO6Jz.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DA1_JChW0AAo5rp.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DA0wMNXWsAAF8OO.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DAJDZg_XgAI5Gc7.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DAJDNpUXcAA-ZhV.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DAB1LHnXgAEmBo0.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C-mBAhyXcAA7To0.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C-VlGuBWsAAht55.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C9m-EpcW0AEqRNr.jpg

Ryujin

12-20-2018, 04:41 PM

Izmir :cool:

http://wowturkey.com/tr792/mehmet_gungor_bag_DSC_0607.jpg
http://wowturkey.com/tr793/AhmetB_44_93498CC8_2B91_4481_B91F_E1A5D41D6066.jpg
http://wowturkey.com/tr790/Haldun_Turan_20180428_172916.jpg
http://wowturkey.com/tr790/Haldun_Turan_20180428_172922.jpg

PHDNM

02-24-2019, 06:35 AM

https://66.media.tumblr.com/f2c3b031dbd9b884be00c814db058a41/tumblr_p98c6tCK0F1v1b57co1_1280.jpg

Istanbul

The Lawspeaker

06-27-2019, 06:03 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_S_ZsI7DLs

Date of Travel: MARCH 2019 Airline: Turkish Airlines Livery: Turkish standard Route: IST-LHR (IST now ISL) Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER Flight Number: TK 1985 Miles: 1563 Airborne time: 4h00m Notes: First time in TK Business
Read my review on this flight at Simple Flying: https://simpleflying.com/turkish-airl... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=P_S_ZsI7DLs&redir_token=bX7srYXOTBIGLMiwMXeBdnSo6Hh8MTU2MTcwOT YzN0AxNTYxNjIzMjM3&event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsimpleflying.com%2Fturkish-airlines-777-300-to-london%2F)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6ILLcoTdbE

Date of Travel: FEBRUARY 2019 Airline: Turkish Airlines Livery: Turkish Airlines standard Route: ISL-GYD Aircraft: Airbus A320 Flight Number: TK 1132 Miles: 1112 Airborne time: 2h12m Notes: ISL airport in interim opening phase Cost to book: £85 approx one way
I wrote a piece for Simple Flying on Istanbul New Airport. Check it out: https://simpleflying.com/istanbul-air... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fsimpleflying.com%2Fistanb ul-airport-review%2F&v=N6ILLcoTdbE&redir_token=7p8SpuwB-66eKwoy4dYaMdCXwhp8MTU2MTcwOTM2N0AxNTYxNjIyOTY3&event=video_description)

The Lawspeaker

06-28-2019, 03:24 PM

(I, personally, vouch for Turkish: I have used their long-haul economy class and it was very decent. Just the lay-over at Ataturk was a right pain in the arse: 8 hours of nothing).

Lena

08-06-2019, 08:51 PM

Galipoli peninsula (Eceabat)

https://i.imgur.com/OlwU0k4.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/DERY0Yk.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/WoIiM93.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/BbTsoyp.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/HgH75lk.jpg

Lena

08-06-2019, 08:58 PM

Galipoli peninsula (Seddulbahir)

https://i.imgur.com/pVsa5Pn.jpg
on the right side is The Helles memorial. On the stone panels of its walls are the names of 20 752 British Empire servicemen who died in the Gallipoli campaign and who have no known grave.

https://i.imgur.com/8b0R1E6.jpg

Lena

08-06-2019, 09:01 PM

Crossing Dardanelles :icon_smile: From Europe to Asia

https://i.imgur.com/03nqSIf.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/BiHSSD3.jpg

Lena

08-06-2019, 09:03 PM

Canakkale

https://i.imgur.com/l1csY4t.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/txRmxi2.jpg
Sunset...

The Lawspeaker

11-17-2019, 01:30 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HrO0XBUqls

My ferry trip from the Eminonu area of Istanbul to the Princes' Island Buyukada. Includes some info on the things that got my attention on the ferry, the trip and Buyukada Island. 'From Russia with love' Istanbul ferry scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9yL6... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9yL6DAWYIg) Map, taken from Google Earth Music, Swinging the Sultan, Taken from youtube creators library

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO6XzfKbdM0

Ride on public ferry MV Sh-Göksü from Istanbul's Eminönü ferry dock on the European shore to Üsküdar on the Asian shore. A cheap and easy way to take in the sights of Istanbul from the Bosphorus.

The Lawspeaker

11-17-2019, 01:43 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8y1MDjhREA&t=20s

My ferry ride from Istanbul's Yenikapi ferry terminal to Yalova. Includes some photos I took around Yalova during my visit. Music: taken from Youtube creators library

The Lawspeaker

12-03-2019, 06:16 PM

Offers a description of life in Byzantine Constantinople:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8mTOatKEVQ

This is the third in our series on the relationship between China and the Roman Empire - in this case the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire). Here we have an extract from the Old Book of Tang, the first history compiled of the Tang Dynasty in 945 AD. It is a compilation of earlier annals, dating from the 7th century up until the 10th, which shine light on the Chinese opinion of the Byzantine empire and the various embassies between the two states. Thanks again to the Seattle Silk Road website - a great resource: https://depts.washington.edu/silkroad... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fdepts.washington.edu%2Fsi lkroad%2Ftexts%2Ftexts.html&redir_token=C4mk2DTnCuxWpoZzSQBo9IIde2t8MTU3NTQ4Mz A0OEAxNTc1Mzk2NjQ4&v=p8mTOatKEVQ&event=video_description)

Ülev

01-05-2020, 05:13 PM

https://youtu.be/PP7OUIT1bdQ

PHDNM

05-02-2020, 06:37 PM

https://66.media.tumblr.com/785ee272e88236665d7d495f8687a430/bb8d54a8d456d4f0-0d/s1280x1920/91adbaec72e4eab5b56f3493ff3ca73f48a9661c.jpg

Istanbul

eatensemn

07-04-2020, 07:12 PM

https://youtu.be/4usUy2QLjRc

itilvolga

07-11-2020, 01:07 PM

A village (15 km to my maternal village) in Izmir, Turkey:
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSw2fHVI-S7B8n4OxCn1fyhx5jsXEoGO7sZ0A&usqp=CAU
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTjccLApx3v6TywAS1npYTe30kjl88 TX_0nPA&usqp=CAU

Erzurum, Turkey in Winter:
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRS-HGYFOZZ_9bd36xr1aiwR9RH9O0L37HCxg&usqp=CAU
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSalxqYTUFWXwKnDjVz4nk3IstCCvD 44ck_fQ&usqp=CAU

The Lawspeaker

09-11-2020, 02:07 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4PTOt2vQ44

İstanbul (Halkalı) - Ankara high-speed train journey via Marmaray Tunnel by TCDD's (Turkish State Railways) HT 65000 (CAF) high-speed train set. Train has 250 km/h maximum operating speed on high-speed line. Total travel time is too much for a high-speed train because of uncompleted sections of high-speed line and speed restrictions in urban areas.

Ülev

12-10-2020, 12:49 PM

https://youtu.be/IP36HFsA0fs

travv

08-06-2021, 03:32 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_fA6amyfGs

travv

08-15-2021, 02:55 PM

Best Döner Kebab Restaurant in Istanbul You Have To Eat At.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8-BhdDkebE

Arūnas

10-03-2021, 07:59 PM

Kiremitliktepe Ski Jump

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Erzurum_Kiremitliktepe_Kayakla_Atlama_Kuleleri1.jp g/1200px-Erzurum_Kiremitliktepe_Kayakla_Atlama_Kuleleri1.jp g
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiremitliktepe_Ski_Jump

https://youtu.be/6DB-jxf07V4

Your Old Comrade

07-15-2023, 07:46 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTPlKYdBd9M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ER4wJpd3N4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbYMG2Ok2mg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsuK8Or9nrc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARoZ_TAv9NA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzkAD2tllQ4

Your Old Comrade

07-15-2023, 09:13 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXHcto8whIg

You’ve heard about Hagia Sophia’s famous dome. But what about the miraculous column, the Viking graffiti, and the portrait of Byzantium’s worst emperor?

Your Old Comrade

07-28-2023, 05:46 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUvaBcjnPPg

Relaxing Binaural ferry ride from Kadikoy to Karakoy and back while feeding bread to seagulls. This trip was made possible by GoTürkiye. I wanted to capture some cool views of Istanbul as well as show off how cool it is to feed the seagulls as the catch the food in mid air as you throw it. This Ferry ride goes from the Asian side of Istanbul to the European side. I had to make sure that I included the Maidens Tower. I've never done a boat ride video before, but I hope you find the white noise from the boat as well as the sea waves and bird sounds relaxing. Enjoy!

Your Old Comrade

10-25-2023, 07:34 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIpNfXB4rkw

Your Old Comrade

10-29-2023, 01:22 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP0vvCcCua4

The tram system of Istanbul (İstanbul Tramvayı) is a modern system, which has been built since the 1990s, after disappearing completely for 24 years. Nowadays it is a well-used network, where one line even carries 138.6 million passengers a year.

This video is the 20th episode of the series Urban Transport, with full-on descriptions of various urban public transport networks (mostly in Europe).

About me:
My name is Rick, and I am a licensed drone pilot and transport enthusiast, based in the lovely country of Lithuania.
I started the channel dronthego in order to share my passion for towns, cities, and transportation.

Please consider subscribing to my channel :)

You can follow me on:
Instagram: @realdronthego
Facebook: dronthego

Thanks to Maptiler, Geolayers 3D for their amazing software, and Envato Elements for their loads of music, stock footage, and valuable tools.

#istanbul #tram #publictransport #tramvay #4k #turkey #türkiye #lightrail

00:00 Intro
00:40 Route & Technical Details
03:04 History
04:49 Fleet
07:06 Ridership
08:58 Future
09:42 My Thoughts
10:50 Outro

Your Old Comrade

11-04-2023, 03:16 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMKvycrj75U

This video - shot on location in Istanbul - explores the Basilica Cistern, the Binbirdirek Cistern, and the water supply system of Constantinople. For more, check out my travel channel @scenicroutestothepast

Chapters:
0:00 Aqueduct of Valens
1:00 Cisterns of Constantinople
1:42 Basilica Cistern
3:33 Binbirdirek Cistern

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l95HyMeAotM

Fragments of Byzantine Constantinople hidden in plain sight.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:28 The late Byzantine city
2:17 The Ottoman city
3:32 Column of Leo
4:15 Column of Marcian
4:50 Forum of Constantine
5:44 Forum of Theodosius
6:38 St. Polyeuctus
7:37 Palace of Antiochus
8:48 "Botaneiates Palace"
9:36 Column of the Goths
10:29 Thessaloniki

Your Old Comrade

11-05-2023, 06:01 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNQ9q-ZOYQs

Join me on this three dimensional binaural ambience walk in Istanbul, Turkey. In nice weather you'll walk from the metro station to the Grand Bazaar, one of the largest and oldest markets in the world - it covers 61 streets and over 4.000 shops. Along the way you'll percieve the busy street ambience and the calls to prayer in 3D audio. For this soundwalk, the use of headphones is recommended for the best listening experience. This way you get the feeling of really being immersed in the atmosphere. Enjoy!

My personal favourite moments during the walk are at:

02:45
You can hear the tarp banging against the scaffold, the muslim prayers (which are 5 times a day) begin and various people and vehicles passing which results in a really good spatial perception

03:47
Shortly after you get surpassed by two moto drivers and a guy closes a gate really close to the right behind you

09:38
A lot of people surrounding you which results in a dense atmosphere. Some moto drivers try to pass through the group of people

20:40
The ambience is a completely different due to the specific acoustical characteristics from inside the Bazar

27:46
A guy is singing next to your left ear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5gDU9TBI74

Süleymaniye Mosque Morning Walk at Sunrise in Istanbul, Turkey. I was lucky enough and got the opportunity to spend a few months traveling the beautiful country of Turkey. The Süleymaniye Mosque is located on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Turkey and one of the most beautiful structures on Earth. It's is one of the most important structures from the Ottoman era. The Süleymaniye Mosque started it's construction in 1550 and ended in 1557.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_hX4zRh_ys

Süleymaniye Mosque is the largest and most magnificent mosque of the city, built by Mimar Sinan, located in the district of the same name in Istanbul. The most important example of classical Ottoman architecture. Completed in 1557, the mosque has suffered countless earthquakes ever since, but no cracks have formed on one of its walls. Simple but technically rich in terms of decoration ... The mosque was built in accordance with the air flow to clean the oil works inside.

Minarets and domes adorn the silhouette of Istanbul. It fascinates by watching its external and internal aesthetics, exceptionally uniform, eye-catching proportions. Suleymaniye Mosque is an architectural masterpiece. It is a period in which the 16th century Ottoman Empire developed and advanced in every respect. Among the 36 Ottoman Sultans, the longest reigning with 47 years is Suleiman the Magnificent. This famous Sultan had referred to the mosque Koca Mimar Sinan to be built on his behalf. Mimar Sinan, a genius of the architectural world, completed the mosque and the large complex surrounding it between 1550-1557. Mimar Sinan, the founder and developer of the classical period of Turkish art, proved the superiority of his art here. The large complex surrounding the courtyard of the mosque includes schools, a library, a bathhouse, a soup kitchen, a caravanserai, a hospital and shops. It is necessary to be away from the building in order to watch the outer beauty of Süleymaniye. From the Galata Tower or the Galata section of the Golden Horn, this imperial work can be seen with all its majesty. A large dome covers the main space of the mosque, which has four minarets. The main entrance of the mosque is surrounded by porches, with an inner courtyard in the middle. The openness, integrity and measured decoration in the interior strengthens the majestic effect of this place. The height of 53 meters is 26.50 m. The central dome in diameter carries four large pillars called elephant feet. All the elements of the space are in harmony. In terms of static, the balance of the structure is perfect. Earthquakes that shook the city of Istanbul in time did not cause a single crack here. The interior of the dome is a baroque-effect decoration made in the last century.

Your Old Comrade

12-18-2023, 07:05 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyeLGnaaMpg

This film presents Turkey's history and contribution to Western defence and the Atlantic Community.

"Introducing Turkey" is part of a series originally designed as "Know your Allies", and finally titled "the Atlantic Community Series". Its objectives were to familiarise public opinion in each member country with the other Alliance members and to emphasise national contributions to Western culture and political traditions, economic reconstruction and defence in the framework of NATO.

The series was produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the US government in the context of the Marshall Plan, with the cooperation of the Information Service of NATO, and distributed by NATO. The films in the Atlantic Community Series received large non-theatrical distribution and, in some cases, were shown in cinemas and on TV.

Narrated by Robert Beatty
Photography by Francesco Vitrotti
Directed by Vittorio Gallo
Produced by Europa Telefilm