Category Archives: Turkey

Cycling in Trabzon?

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Bryan Keith

When cycling started to get popular in England and France in the late 19th century, people were stuck in the cities.  Transportation to the countryside was expensive, but the bicycle offered a relatively cheap alternative.  There was an extensive network … Continue reading →

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Cycling the Eastern Black Sea Mountains

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Bryan Keith

Doğu Karadeniz Dağları.  The Eastern Black Sea Mountains.  Spectacular.  Unbelievable.  In order to get my mind around the magnitude and magnificence of these mountains I try to compare them to other places I’ve been.  Maybe Kaua’i.  The climb up Waimea … Continue reading →

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A small corner of Kurdish Turkey

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Bryan Keith

I’m not sure where everyone started speaking Kurdish.  If it wasn’t Ardahan, it was certainly Kars.  Kurdistan on our route continued through Kars, Iğdır, Ağrı, and onto Karayazı and Tekman İlçes in Erzurum.  Back now in the city of Erzurum, … Continue reading →

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The highway to Anı

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Bryan Keith

After our epic crossing of the Kaçkar, Sage and I took some mellower roads to leave the Black Sea.  Like highways.  Certainly the most highway riding I’ve done in Turkey has been the last couple of weeks.  I am reminded … Continue reading →

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Erdoğan, kids, and development

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Bryan Keith

It’s time for Erdoğan to go.  Power corrupts.  He’s been Prime Minister over nine years.  Tayyip, as he’s commonly and respectfully referred to on the street, was initially elected with the support of Turkey’s educated middle class by promising not … Continue reading →

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