Nakhchivan

Turkey 2014

  Istanbul   Troy   Diyarbakir   Van   Igdir

Istanbul

Hagia Sophia

The Omphalion

Hippodrome

The Serpent Column from Delhi

Blue Mosque

Sarongs for those in shorts!

Yedikule fortress

Yedikule fortress

Yedikule fortress and waiting ships

Theodosian Walls

Theodosian Walls

Restored Theodosian Walls

Hagia Sophia, across the Golden Horn

Suleymaniye Mosque

Suleymaniye Mosque

Suleymaniye Mosque

Suleymaniye Mosque

Troy

Ataturk at Eceabat

Gallipoli Monument at Eceabat Inter alia, a Turkish soldier rescues an ANZAC soldier

Gallipoli Monument at Eceabat

Kilitbahir Castle

Scotsman in the Wooden Horse

Troy VII Tower, attached to Troy VI Wall

My helpful guide. Where Troy VII tower layers on to Troy VI wall.

Troy VI wall

Troy VI wall (left)

Troy VI/VII Tower

Troy I (?) wall

The Schliemann Trench

Troy II Ramp

Troy VI Wall

The South Gate, Troy IX

Diyarbakir

Diyarbakir City Walls

Mosque inside fortress

Diyarkabkir Great Mosque

Lion + Bull emblem on Mosque gateway

Lion + Bull emblem on Mosque gateway

The Four Footed Minaret

57 miles East of Diyarbakir

88 miles West of Van

Lake Van

Akdamar Island, Lake Van With Armenian Cathedral

Van

Van Kalesi

View to Lake Van

Castle cliffs, with Assyrian inscription

Assyrian Inscription (closeup)

Ataturk statue, Van.

City Emblems A cat seems to be one emblem of Van

City Emblems

Outside Archaeological Museum

Outside Archaeological Museum

Distant Ararat, 37 miles S of Igdir

Igdir

Turkish Genocide Memorial, Igdir

Main Mosque

Heydar Aliyev Memorial Plaque

Ataturk at Igdir

Mighty Mount Ararat

Nakhchivan