Istanbul: Lanterns for sale in the Grand Bazaar (1)

Cappadocia: Citadel of Uchisar (2)

Istanbul: Old man and pigeons (3)

Akdamar Island: (4)

Hosap: The famous 17th Century Hosap Castle (5)

Gaziantep: Gypsy Girl mosaic, mosaic museum (6)

Mt Nemrut: Statues (7)

Urfa: Men playing games (8)

Gobekli Tepe: Standing stone (9)

Ani: The ruins of an ancient Armenian church (10)

Ani: Anatolia`s first mosque (11)

Dogubayazit: The stunning Ishak Pasa Palace (12)

Diyarbakir: Child reading the Koran (13)

Van: Scenery around Van (14)

Urfa museum: Statue from Gobekli Tepe (15)

Hosap: View of Hosap Castle (16)

Van: View from Van Castle (17)

Van: Landscape from Van Castle (18)

Van: Landscape near Van (19)

Akdamar Island: The stunning stone carvings of the Armenian Akdamar Kilisesi (20)

Halfeti: Taking the boat to Rumkale (21)

Harran: Girls and beehive mud huts (22)

Harran: 300 year old beehive homes (23)

Hasankeyf: The beautiful, mysterious and endangered village of Hasankeyf (24)

Hasankeyf: Old gravestones (25)

Istanbul: Blue Mosque and craft shops (26)

Gobekli Tepe: Ancient stone carvings (27)

Dogubayazit: Detail from Ishak Pasa Palace (28)

Istanbul: Spice merchant and his shop in the Grand Bazaar (29)

Gobekli Tepe: Stone carvings (30)

Istanbul: Hagha Sophia, once a church, then a mosque, now a museum (31)

Istanbul: Fishing in the Bosphorus from the city`s main bridges is a popular activity (32)

Istabul: Silhouette of the Blue Mosque (33)

Istanbul: The beautiful Blue Mosque (34)

Istanbul: Old man walking past Istanbul sign (35)

Istanbul: The spectacular interior of Hagha Sophia (36)

Istanbul: Mosaic from inside Hagha Sophia (37)

Istanbul: Fruit stall (38)

Istanbul: Candles, the Grand Bazaar (39)

Cappadocia: The famous `Fairy Chimneys`... (40)

Cappadocia: Goreme`s rock-cut churches and open-air museum (41)

Cappadocia: More `Fairy Chimneys` (42)

Cappadocia: A wish tree (43)

Cappadocia: Religious painting (44)

Hosap: The famous 17th Century Hosap Castle (45)

Mt Nemrut: Statues (46)

Urfa: Men playing games (47)

Gaziantep: Gypsy Girl mosaic, mosaic museum (48)

Diyarbakir: Child reading the Koran (49)

Hasankeyf: Old gravestones (50)

Hasankeyf: The beautiful, mysterious and endangered village of Hasankeyf (51)

Mardin: The beautiful old Post Office (52)

Harran: 300 year old beehive homes (53)

Harran: Girls and beehive mud huts (54)

Gobekli Tepe: Ancient stone carvings (55)

Rumkale: The boat trip through stunning gorges (56)

Halfeti: Taking the boat to Rumkale (57)

Akdamar Island: The stunning stone carvings of the Armenian Akdamar Kilisesi (58)

Van: Landscape near Van (59)

Van: Landscape from Van Castle (60)

Van: View from Van Castle (61)

Cappadocia: Cave dwellings (62)

Hosap: View of Hosap Castle (63)

Van: Scenery around Van (64)

The summit of Mount Ararat: (65)

Dogubayazit: The stunning Ishak Pasa Palace (66)

Van: Scenery around Van (67)

Van: View from Van Castle (68)

Van: Landscape from Van Castle (69)

Akdamar Island: The stunning stone carvings of the Armenian Akdamar Kilisesi (70)

Dogubayazit: Detail from Ishak Pasa Palace (71)

First camp on Ararat climb: (72)

Dogubeyazit with Ararat overlooking: (73)

Arriving into Eli village: (74)

Trek to the first camp on Ararat: (75)

Muradiye Waterfalls: (76)

Trek to 2nd Ararat camp: (77)

Nemrut crater: (78)

Boat ride on Nemrut crater: (79)

Camping by Nemrut crater: (80)

Trek to summit of Suphan: (81)

Suphan summit view: (82)

The stunning flora of Lycia: (83)

Unracking the bikes: (84)

Through the wheel: (85)

Along the coast: (86)

Catching up: (87)

Belenli Village: A friendly local says hello (88)

Kas: Safety brief and planning the day (89)

Stop off: A picturesque snack stop (90)

Kekova: View from the boat ride in Kekova Bay (91)

Kekova: View from Kekova Castle (92)

Kas: Hotel pool at sunset (93)

Kas: Hotel beach (94)

Kas: Basic twin room in the hotel (95)

Kas: Hotel restaurant at sundown (96)

Lunch: Well earned and plentiful! :-) (97)

Forest Lane: Downhill! (98)

Near Dogubeyazit: The site of the world`s second largest meteor impact (99)

Kas: Hotel Bar (100)

Snack stop: Relax for a bit... (101)

Ottoman cuisine from Istanbul's famous Asitane restaurant: Lamb Shank on Aubergine (102)

Rumkale: The boat trip through stunning gorges (103)

Cappadocia: Mysterious stone hats sitting on peaks (104)

Cappadocia: Cave dwellings (105)

Cappadocia: Caves (106)

Cappadocia: Ballooning is a popular way to see the region (107)

Cappadocia: Fairy chimneys (108)

Cappadocia: Fairy chimneys again (109)

Cappadocia: Fairy chimneys - wide angle view (110)

Cappadocia: Goreme (111)

Cappadocia: Goreme again (112)

Cappadocia: Just before sunset (113)

Cappadocia: More cave dwellings (114)

Cappadocia: Stunning landscapes (115)

Cappadocia: Strange rock formations (116)

Cappadocia: The lovely Goreme (117)

Cappadocia: Landscape (118)

Cappadocia: (119)

Blue mosque: Silhouette (120)

Spice bazaar: Colourful spices (121)

Blue mosque: Over the water (122)

Istanbul: Sunset on the Bosphorus (123)

Istanbul: From a rooftop (124)

Istanbul: Sultanahmet by night (125)

Istanbul: Fishing in the Bosphorus (126)

Istanbul: Galata Bridge (127)

Ararat: View from Ararat (128)

Istanbul: Stone carving (129)

Istanbul: City as dusk approaches (130)

Istanbul: Spice market (131)

Istanbul: Seagulls aplenty (132)

Istanbul: Stone carving on a tomb (133)

Istanbul: Light shop in the Grand Bazaar (134)

Istanbul: Dried fruit at the Grand Bazaar (135)

Istanbul: Crafts and souvenirs at the Grand Bazaar (136)

Istanbul: Interesting ceiling (137)

Istanbul: Galata Kulesi (138)

Gobekli Tepe: Stone circle (139)

Gobekli Tepe: Stone carving from Gobekli Tepe (140)

Gobekli Tepe: Standing stone (141)

Urfa museum: Statue from Gobekli Tepe (142)

Gobekli Tepe: Stone carvings (143)

Gobekli Tepe: Stone circle (144)

Gobekli Tepe: Stone carving from Gobekli Tepe (145)

Mount Nemrut: (146)

Vehicle Support: ...and a nice view in the background! (147)

Lycian Farm worker: ..and her scythe... (148)

Lake Van: (149)

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Gaziantep: Gypsy Girl mosaic, mosaic museum (151)

Gobekli Tepe: Ancient stone carvings (152)

Mt Nemrut: Statues (153)

Ephesus: Library of Celsus (154)

Mt Nemrut: Statues (155)

Göbekli Tepe: Standing stone (156)

Gobekli Tepe: Stone carving from Gobekli Tepe (157)

Gobekli Tepe: Stone circle (158)

Cappadocia: Citadel of Uchisar (159)

Cappadocia: Goreme`s rock-cut churches and open-air museum (160)

Cappadocia: Religious painting (161)

Harran: 300 year old beehive homes (162)

Harran: Girls and beehive mud huts (163)

Cappadocia: Goreme (164)

Mt Nemrut: Bas-relief (165)

Mt Nemrut: Head of eagle (166)

Mt Nemrut: Head of a statue (167)

Urfa museum: Statue from Gobekli Tepe (168)

Cappadocia: Fairy chimneys - wide angle view (169)

Cappadocia: Mysterious stone hats sitting on peaks (170)

Cappadocia: Mysterious goreme (171)

Aphrodisias: View from the arch (172)

Aphrodisias: The monumental gateway (173)

Aspendos: Roman theatre (174)

Ephesus: Antique city ruins (175)

Ephesus: Roman column (176)

Ephesus: Library of Celsus (177)

Ephesus: Antique ruins (178)

Perge: Pillars and city wall (179)

Perge: Roman city wall (180)

Perge: City gate area in Greek times (181)

Ephesus: Pieces of building facade (182)

Ephesus: Roman mosaic of lion (183)

Sardis: Temple of Artemis (184)

Olympos: Small lagoon with reeds at the beach (185)

Ephesus: Stacked Roman water tiles (186)

Termessos: Roman amphitheatre (187)

Pergamon: Antique theatre, one of the steepest on earth (188)

Termessos: Hadrianus Propylaion gate (189)

Aphrodisias: Three bust of men (190)

Miletus: Greek city ruins (191)

Gobekli Tepe: Stone carvings (192)

Cappadocia: Caves (193)

Cappadocia: Strange rock formations (194)

Mardin: The beautiful old Post Office (195)

Mount Nemrut: Head statues (196)