Category Archives: Turkey

Divriği to Kemaliye, by bicycle

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Bryan Keith

I had planned a good route from Divriği to Dersim before I knew that Ferda and Hacer were joining me for this section. This “good route” meant lots of dirt roads and lots of climbing. I worried it might be … Continue reading →

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The sites of Divriği in a week

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Bryan Keith

Divriği’s pretty out of the way, but tourists do make it out here to visit the Ulu Camii and Darüşşifası.  Never heard of them, have you?  Well, no one else has either.  The only reason anyone knows about this building … Continue reading →

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Tufanbeyli to Divriği via Darende: apricots, mosques, and Anatolian hospitality

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Bryan Keith

Wow, this section was really fun.  The scenery wasn’t great, it was fairly windy and too hot, but the people were wonderful, the apricots were plentiful and tasty, there were things to see, and the mosques, well, the mosques were … Continue reading →

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Bicycle touring Aladağlar (less mountain eye candy)

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Bryan Keith

I’ve had three big mountain sections of riding on this trip (so far!): Dedegöl Dağları, Bolkar Dağları, and Aladağlar, in that order.  The riding got harder, the elevations got higher, and sadly the scenery was, well, what should I say?, … Continue reading →

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Gülek to Aladağ: more castles, mountains, and canyons

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Bryan Keith

From Medetsiz it was mostly downhill to the town of Gülek, then mostly uphill to Gülek Kalesi (a castle), the guardhouse for the Cilician Gates.  I arrived in the evening, pitched my tent, and handled the guard duties for one night.

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