Category Archives: Traveling

Şanlıurfa, İstanbul, and the homogenization of Turkey

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Bryan Keith

The catalyst for this SE Turkey driving tour was that my parents were coming to Turkey to join an Iran tour in Istanbul.  So after three days in Şanlıurfa, we were off for a few days in Istanbul.  My Dad … Continue reading →

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The historic treasures of Mardin in three days

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Bryan Keith

Continuing our auto tour of Upper Mesopotamia, the next stops were Midyat, Mardin, and Dara, all in the Turkish province of Mardin. I’d been wanting to visit the city of Mardin for years.  It’s some travellers’ favourite place in Turkey.  … Continue reading →

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A couple old cities on the Tigris: Diyarbakır and Hasankeyf

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Bryan Keith

Kind of similar to last year’s week-long driving trip west of Antalya with Ferda and my parents, I arranged another week-long auto tour starting and ending in Diyarbakır.  This year Megan joined us as well.  Welcome to Mesopotamia. Except maybe … Continue reading →

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Climbing and snorkeling in Kaş

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Bryan Keith

Every since seeing Kaputaş Beach from the road with my parents, I’ve wanted to go back there.  It’s a beautiful stretch of white sand and turquoise water, hemmed in by steep cliffs.  Then I learned that there’s climbing in the … Continue reading →

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Auto-touring southwestern Turkey with my parents

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Bryan Keith

For my parents’ last week in Turkey, we rented a car and did a little road trip west of Antalya.  I planned the itinerary, so it included more ruins than most people can handle in a week — Arıkanda, Myra, … Continue reading →

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