Category Archives: Turkey

Keykubad Yolu walking: Güneycik to Çıplaklı

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Bryan Keith

After last spring’s walk on the Zengibar Yolu, Ferda and I knew what we were getting into this time. This five-day tour was also organized by the Konya Büyükşehir Belediyesi though the route was entirely in Antalya İli (province). We … Continue reading →

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Perge, Termessos, Gökkaya Tepesi: Philip visits Antalya

Posted on May 24, 2025 by Bryan Keith

We took advantage of my cousin’s son’s short stay to get out for some nice day trips near Antalya. Philip visited for about a week in January before a stint of studying in Barcelona. I was excited to show him … Continue reading →

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Olive milling in Antalya

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Bryan Keith

Ferda and I have four olive trees on a small piece of land in Geyikbayırı. Some years we don’t make it up there at all and let the neighbors harvest the olives. Some years we get a group of friends, … Continue reading →

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Bicycle touring the Küre Dağları: Amasra to Safranbolu

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Bryan Keith

This short trip was my only self-supported bicycle tour in Turkey in 2024. I piggy-backed it onto our rainy Bartın Bisiklet Festivali. It was raining when I walked to breakfast my last morning in Amasra, but the rain had stopped … Continue reading →

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9. Bartın Bisiklet Festivali

Posted on March 15, 2025 by Bryan Keith

The 9th Bartın Bicycle Festival. Notice that this is called “festival”, not “tour”, making it quite different from the two organized bicycle tours that I’ve done in Turkey (Kayseri and Gökova). The big difference is that we were based in … Continue reading →

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