Category Archives: Turkey

Bicycle touring Tokat İli: Niksar to Turhal via Artova

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Bryan Keith

Wow, what a difference from the start of this tour. Compared to the ride from Çarşamba to Niksar, my days spent in Tokat Province (il) were practically flat. Not completely flat, of course — there was a 1000m climb leaving … Continue reading →

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Yeşilırmak tour: Çarşamba to Niksar, by bicycle

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Bryan Keith

The Greeks called it the Iris. Until the very end of this tour shortly before getting to (spoiler) Ferda’s village in Sungurlu, I was pedaling in the Yeşilırmak drainage basin. Tokat and Amasya (future posts) are both on the Yeşilırmak. … Continue reading →

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Bicycle touring Antalya: Narpızlı, Saklıkent, Dereköy, Kökez, Kar Çukuru, Feslikan

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Bryan Keith

No one will look at these photos and say, “wow, what a beautiful route.” It satisfied two of our important criteria — close to Antalya and high (in a failed attempt to get away from the heat). In mid-August Özgür, … Continue reading →

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Selçuk (and Ottoman) monuments in Erzurum (again) and Sivas

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Bryan Keith

I have written about Erzurum a number of times before on this blog so I’ll try to keep it short. Sivas, however, we visited for the first time! Over the years I’ve watched Erzurum lose its edgy soul in the … Continue reading →

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Auto-touring Artvin: Şavşat and Ardanuç

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Bryan Keith

Artvin is Turkey’s most beautiful province (il). For Ferda’s parents’ first time in eastern Turkey we decided to take them to some places we had been before, places we knew we liked and were excited to visit again. Previously we’d … Continue reading →

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