Showing posts with label east anatolia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label east anatolia. Show all posts

Nemrut Crater Lake Paradise Alexander the Great, beautiful in all seasons separately

North of Bitlis, Tatvan within the boundaries of the district and the height of 2 thousand 935 meters Nemrut Crater Lake, Eastern Anatolia Region is one of the natural wonders waiting to be discovered.

beautiful in all seasons separately
Macedonian Empire of Alexander the Great discovered in the eastern time and history books,'' Heaven'' referred to as Alexander the Great Nemrut Crater Lake, lakes, hot and cold water, steam chimneys and ice mağarasıyla offers a combination of the difference in a large number of visitors.

Mount Nemrut where the sport of skiing in the winter, in summer hosts dozens of species of birds and endemic plants.

Governor Veysel Yurdakul, Nemrut Crater Lake, promotion, publicity and communication is very important, noting that the lake north of Lake Van, in the context of the project, said it was an important destination center.

European Destinations of Excellence (EDEN) award-winning lake in Europe Project, Department Of addressing priority in promotion, said:

'' Nemrut Crater Lake is a registered place. Introduction of the lake have exhibitions held abroad. North Van Lake Project, a team trying to realize infrastructure needs. In this context, occupied by asphalt road up to the Nemrut Crater Lake. In addition, maintenance of the lake and the surrounding area, are working to clean. Ahlat Tatvan and municipalities have given on this subject, and in these areas with maintenance tasks. After that, there will cleanliness issue.'' cumhuriyet

The tradition of burying the sun die Göbeklitepe

Which houses the world's oldest temple, the ruins of the excavations made Göbeklitepe, there are 12 thousand years before the tradition of the tomb, eaten by birds of prey corpses left exposed so that the spirit of the deceased was believed to had would appeared in the sky.

Harran University Faculty of Arts Department of Art History Lecturer and Assistant Vice President Gobeklitepe Excavations. Assoc. Dr. Jihad And God bless the AA correspondent, said the region's excavations began in 1995, the temple was the center of the Neolithic era, he said.

Archaeological excavations made ​​in two periods per year Göbeklitepe closely involves the science that emphasizes God bless the 17 years since the German Archaeological Institute, who led the excavation Prof. Dr. Klaus Schmidt, this year's application stated that the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to work.

Göbeklitepe, studies so far had discovered the interesting findings that transfers Asst. Assoc. Dr. God bless, said:

"According to the results of excavations conducted to date the tradition of burying the dead, more precisely, we understand that a tomb tradition Göbeklitepe. For example, birds of prey such as vultures, the reliefs on the stones, and here we see people eating did not have to understand that the tradition of burial Göbeklitepe. That Çatalhöyük as the sun has a tradition as the Neolithic era burial. the dead are left to the open air, birds of prey come and ate them. Maybe he had a belief, these birds has progressed up to the sky, the souls of the dead was believed to rise in the sky. it's an interesting thing of course. this method of Tibet 'until recently practiced in some regions. "habertürk

Rumkale meets the Euphrates River, historical and natural beauties, world tourism, and given their

Rumkale meets the Euphrates River, historical and natural beauties, world tourism, are made.

Today, having the appearance of a peninsula surrounded by three lakes and dams, as the holy places for Christians Rumkale mentioned, will be restored to the Church of Saint Nerses the scope of the second phase of restoration, stone houses and east boutique hotel will be completed by the walking path.

Gaziantep Special Provincial Administration Secretary General Jafar Yilmaz, AA correspondent, based on two thousand years ago is an ancient city in Rumkale said, "is very important, especially among Christians. Gospels written in one of the rumor is out there," he said.

Incorporates the culture and faith tourism Rumkale, Yilmaz said that according to nature tourism, the Euphrates River basin Carchemish, Zeugma, an important cultural heritage and stressed that with Rumkale.habertürk

Voyager's "Who is the Best" poll, Argos boutique hotels in the category "Best Location" is selected.

Performed by Voyager, the first travel magazine for "Best Who" category of boutique hotels Argos poll "Best Location" is selected. 

15 Voyager, life magazine The readers in the tourism industry "Best of" ni chose. "Best Who?" Voyager's readers poll, making travel a way of life through the eyes of the consumer to assess the tourism industry recognizes the different players.Identified seven different categories on June 12, 2012 Cem Ceminay'ın color with the presentation of prizes to the winners. Argos With a prime location overlooking the Pigeon Valley and Mount Erciyes boutique hotels in the category "Best Location" is selected.
Award, co-founder of Argos Cappadocia'nın took Ilıcalı Neurosurgery. and 4-month-long survey on its Web site filled with www.voyager.com.tr 18 453 people attended.Boutique hotel in the category "Best Location" award in Argos, with the story of 15-year restoration. Aga Khan, the former heart of Uchisar Village, Cappadocia, in consultation with award-winning architect Turgut Cansever the project consists of hillside mansions in stages spanning 5. Hotels, private location, a unique landscape that connects all walks of life, his loyalty to the authentic settlement, the difference in the region, creating a sophisticated interior design and superior service quality, environmentally sensitive, sustainable development of Cappadocia as a conversion project is an important model."Inside the hotel in the village described as" beyond being a tourist destination Argos classic, concept monasteries, special sections, such as underground tunnels and cellars guests a complete experience.
Two thousand years in the monastery at Bezirhane campus, once used as a caravanserai, monks and priests are housed, reside in camel caravans on the Silk Road, a place where beziryağının produced.Seki hotel's a la carte restaurant cooking techniques and local materials blended in the modern. Lezzetlenen organic foods herbs collected from the garden, the hotel's own vineyards produced grapes in the cellar listened Kalecik Karası Seki mainly underground, the best in its category is accompanied by Turkish and foreign wines. Guests can enjoy Cappadocia, Pigeon Valley, watched the lounge by the fireplace on the terrace or in the spring, warm conversations take out ...habertürk

faith is a very important center for the history of mankind Gobeklitepe

'' Göbeklitepe responsibility to the world if we introduce, the number of tourists coming to Turkey every year to 100 million per year, the number of tourist arrivals to 10 million can be taken to Sanliurfa.

Turkey, since the early 1980s, began to obtain an important place in world tourism. 20-30 year period in world tourism league, 20th in terms of tourism income and the number of tourists tırmanabilmiştir first 10 queues. Over 30 million tourists in 2011, ranking seventh in world tourism, tourism revenue in the 9th has taken place.''


The work of the Neolithic period


Turkey's natural, historic and cultural values, indicating that it has the potential to be compared with countries of the world in terms of any Hasan Red, this potential can see the world tourism league pointed out in the first place.
Turkey, the tourism attractions of interest to the people stated that the red ones to carry the responsibility to provide, a statement was made the following statements:'' The world is Gobeklitepe doubt at the beginning of the works may be of interest. Old world, accepted by scientists as the cradle of civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the Göbeklitepe up in the fertile lands of Mesopotamia, Sanliurfa located within the boundaries of the early Neolithic period of approximately 11 thousand people 500 years ago, a monumental work of their ancestors. This is the people's ritual (rituals) in order collected, an important religious center in terms of human history. Turkey, only Göbeklitepe'yle may be of interest for tourists from around the world. Presentation prepared for the projects at the international level without losing too much time. Otherwise, the value of the priceless treasure of this world works, generating added value for the country and the region, worthless, and will continue to exist in a way.''

Gobeklitepe


Gobeklitepe Neolithic settlement, located near the village of Sanliurfa Örencik 18 kilometers to the northeast. Universities in Istanbul and Chicago in 1963 for the first time officials discovered during surveys Göbeklitepe'deki Excavations since 1995 jointly by the German Archaeological Institute in Berlin Museum, and runs Sanliurfa.
Neolithic excavations so far'' T''-shaped stones, wild animal figures, 8-30 meters in diameter, circular and rectangular-shaped ruins of ancient temples in the world, many wild animal figures, human statues, stelae, and about 12 thousand years 65 centimeters in length before the people as belonging to historical monuments such as the statue was found. '''' The temple is the center of the world's oldest Gobeklitepe mentioned some time ago, a UNESCO World Heritage List had been temporary.

The demonstration video about psoriasis labor in Turkey



Kakmada psoriasis, walnut, mahogany, rosewood trees are preferred, such as hard and firm texture. Motifs to decorate around the lead, tin, silver and alpaca wire is used.
In psoriasis, sweet sudan extracted from the shell of an oyster. Instead of mother of pearl or horn with mother of pearl, tortoise shell, ivory and bone are also used.
Mother of pearl work, '... carving' and 'inlay' procedure is done with. First, the motif to be processed, the tree is drawn. Cutters with steel tip called the drop-down channel keskilenerek wire around this motif is deposited and the hammer blows using a small wire, the tree is buried.
Lifting of the wire to prevent the liquid thoroughly with water, white glue is applied on the treated wire. With the chisel, drawn motif carved in the shape of the interior in accordance with carved mother of pearl motif, firmly grasping the two-finger, grinding stone, and shaped into a motif, are glued together with white glue and wood putty made ​​from the powder.
Placed piece of mother of pearl is left to dry for two hours, rubbed with a fine rasp and sandpaper to obtain a smooth surface. Then polished with shellac dissolved in ethyl alcohol.
Shellac, compressed cotton instillation and rapid, circular, rhythmic motions polish to dry on the piece must be to keep polishing.

Regarded as the capital of the world dried apricot, Malatya

Apricot Research Station Manager Yasar rich, apricot production in Malatya said that based on past 1800 years. At the time, which manufacturers the apricot harvest is applying the classical methods of drying fruits describing the rich, the last restructuring at the Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock Research Station, the name translated Malatya Apricot Fruit Growing Research Institute in 1937 with the establishment of the first applications to be made towards the conservation of dry apricots industrial sense, said that beginning.
Rich, these applications in Europe in 1900, performed in the 1800s known in the U.S. said. Well-known varieties of Malatya dried apricots, dried apricots to make agriculture the''Hacihaliloğlu'',''rough''Vaccine,''Çataloğlu'',''Soğancı growing varieties, such as''that tells the rich,''In recent years, our institution registered Alkaya had had the apricot varieties among others. Higher dry matter content of this kayısılardaki''he said.

Summarizing the work of private rooms facing the cooking of sulfur dioxide by using the Apricot rich among the people in this room, also called''apricot''iSlim roof of sulfur dioxide by burning cook, clean, and then a large amount of glands and kurutulduğunu said vapor blockers or balancers.

Rich, the Malatya Fruit Research Institute, made the first of this application, then the producers had adopted it, and noted that the application had been made by each manufacturer at the moment. Rich lives,''the first years, these special rooms made of mud brick. Door plastered with mud, have prevented a take air during cooking. With the development of the technology of plastic doors, the doors have been contracted in airtight vacuum,''he said.

In recent years, 2 kilograms of sulfur dioxide had been burned for cooking saves a ton of apricot with rich,''In this way, there is provided a gram apricot 2 ppm of sulfur dioxide,''he said. Dried apricots are exported to Turkey Yasar Rich pointed out that one of the 4 food,''Dried apricots were $ 350 million in exports last year's return. That income is rising each year. Dried apricot trees planted each year in our province, 200 thousand. Fidanımız apricot harvest 7 million in total. Each year, apricot expanding planting areas,''he said.


Natural apricot shone brightly in the

In recent years, among the people called''dry''sun dried apricots that are produced in the rich,''Day kayısıya dried apricots also called natural. Sulfur produced by drying the soil were not exposed to very large apricot sun dried apricot flashed quite a few recent years.

The cradle of great civilizations thousands of years of history of Gaziantep

The cradle of great civilizations thousands of years of history in Gaziantep, which have been accelerated in recent years won great importance to history and culture tourism investments. Domestic and foreign tourists have visited more than 1 million in Gaziantep, the shore of the Euphrates River to visit the ancient city of Zeugma, opening history and natural beauty and history of the world's first written work of restoration in the host Rumkale the ancient city of Carchemish excavations, with the completion of the agreement is expected to draw 5 million tourists a year.
Special Provincial Administration of the Secretary-General Jaafar Yilmaz, education and cultural tourism in the year 2012 to implement projects launched by year said it would be passed. The views expressed collect the fruits of tourism projects,''has exceeded 1 million tourists from Gaziantep. 2023 goal of 5 million tourists. Achieving this goal the opening of visiting the ancient city of Zeugma, Rumkale, Karkamış'taki excavations will be a great contribution,''he said.

Investments in tourism this year, someone will be highlighted, at the side of the Euphrates River town of Nizip Zeuma Antique City is open to visitors that Yilmaz, Monuments High Council within the scope of the projects in the city of the ancient landscape work, recreation areas, walking paths, lighting, parking, turnstiles, cafeteria , said they will dig house and pier.

Yilmaz,''project will cost 1 million pounds. Tender at the moment. Entering the work will begin at the beginning of the spring and summer, Gypsy Kız'ın birthplace, where the historical location of the mosaics will open for tourists to visit. Excavation continues there. Tourists are able to see the excavation site,''he said.

'We will shoot more tourists'

Other objectives of Gaziantep Castle is open to visitors who expressed an Jafar Yilmaz, who is 2 years of restoration is complete, the castle was made on the walking paths, and also shut down the top of the mosque here, said bath. Yilmaz, said:''has instructed the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, in 2012 we will open the castle to tourism. Panorama of the Museum of Heroic Defense and by the stairs in the castle, the castle will provide on the output. His project, we have contacts, I have a source. Işıklandıracağız top of the castle, as well as cafeteria will open that will not affect the rate structure. Beautiful in the spring with a concert over the castle is now open to tourism.''

Transportation, tourism in terms of the importance of Yilmaz, 24-kilometer path Yesemek expanding tourism in the coming days would be opened and brought into a way to secure a comfortable, 34-kilometer road Rumkale tourism Development Agency would present their projects to complete the work, funds have been requested from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said.

Rumkale to a total of 6 million pounds this year will be completing the path of tourism that Yilmaz, finished by saying:''Rumkale even gets animated in 2012. There are restored houses. Restoration of the church and a mosque, a walking path, running out of the east-west axis. Cafes and boutique hotels will be. Rumkale, Halfeti and tourist trips organized with sand vapurumuzun of Zeugma are doing currently redecorating. Istanbul Bosphorus Tour by purchasing the double-decker boat for a trip to the big getirteceğiz. Road work will add momentum here, will increase the charm. Private sector investment will flow. So we will shoot more tourists.''

Palandöken, domestic and foreign tourists flocked.

With the falling snow, snow depth reached 50 cm in the last tracks Palandöken, domestic and foreign tourists flocked. Kayakseverler into the holiday weekend, an opportunity, tried to have fun by skiing facilities.
25. Renewed under the ski slopes in the World University Winter Games, some of the ski, while the children enjoyed the shift in sledges.

Domestic and foreign tourists showed great interest in facilities over the weekend so there was density. On the other hand, skiing in the beginning of the new citizens to do the ski pointed out that the falling-shield.

The Yezidis are a lot of different multi-cultural structure of Anatolia

Particularly in the north of Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Armenia and Georgia, in communities of Yezidis in the 1970s, mainly in the village of Sanliurfa Viransehir their own unique way of life continues around the borough 30-40.
Since 1980, usually for economic reasons to migrate to countries such as Germany and Switzerland, these countries Yezidiler'in starting with the beginning of settlement, and to invite them to their relatives in Turkey, their population declined rapidly.
Depending on Viranşehir'e Zodiac, Oğlakçı, Bozca and Kerme Yezidis villages, traditions continue their lives as closely connected. Numbers in the region, which is around 400 Yezidis, usually makes a living from farming.

Abroad and those who died are buried in Turkey

Difficulties in access to resources for writing their own prayers are not enough information about the matters complained Yezidis, explained to the long years since the birth of the sun as it came, noon and sunset are to be 3 times a day of worship.

Moving towards the direction where the sun and their hands on each other, knits the Yezidis,''prays for protection from evil and disasters''. 9 days fasting periods of the year, which keeps all the Yezidis, usually in a valley between the fall in the northern Iraqi cities of Dohuk and Mosul-the tomb of Sheikh Adi become pilgrims visit the site of host anemones.

The tomb of Sheikh Adi, as well as the white clothes, who visited the holy places which they considered to be a part of Yezdiler'in where their children are baptized.

Importance to the ground in their belief that a separate Yezidiler'den those who died abroad, brought to Turkey, his native land, are buried. ''Accepted''the sacred tombs of the sun and the sun Yezidiler'in figures of peacocks, the photo is the person who died. Corpses buried in the tombs where the luminous''coffin''Lalişa script also is located.

Relations with the local people

Yezidis Viranşehir'deki has inhabited villages, Ramadan and the Eid Muslim holiday to the visit and its neighbors, celebrating festivals. Establishing commercial partnerships with a part of the Yezidis, who visited them in December in the''Bayramı''nda Yezidi holy Muslim friends, is happy.

For Muslim guests in their homes, even containing namazlık some Yezidis, Muslims, cutting takes care of animals for food they will serve guests. Which is a closed society, and often married among themselves Yezidiler'in 3 days, 3-night celebrations in the region is of similar properties düğünlerle often.

Importance to the happiness of children that the Yezidis, their children, especially girls, from among persons who belong to their religion, but on condition that beğenmesi evlendirebiliyor each other.
Viranşehir'de has inhabited the Yezidis, attaches great importance to children's education. Depending on the district and the village of Zodiac belonging to Muslim families with children working in agricultural jobs Yezidi students at the school who share the same order, with the vast majority spend their time.

Brothers and sisters had gone their own

Zodiac Halis Avanaş village notables, said many years ago due to financial impossibilities, but his two brothers had emigrated to Germany with his brother said she had decided to remain in its homeland.

Previously the vast majority of the village is located approximately 40-50 households had migrated, currently only 18 households remained about the Avanaş, agriculture, agricultural input prices high because they are engaged, but from time to time expressed the distress experienced.
Intertwined with the people of the region they live, and so far no problems expressing karşılaşmadıklarını Avanaş, said:

''Muslims in general internal icey. To tell you're going the right competency. Friends, to call on holidays, we celebrate. When a part of our bayramımız come visit us. I have a friendship with many of the social life. Religions, sects separately, but if anyone is looking to its own business.''

Learning about their religion, so that there is sufficient written source olamadıklarını have enough information about some of the issues Avanaş,''we want to live our religion better. Şeyhlerimiz not able to learn something properly. Şeyhlerimizin return to Germany, we want to show young people the way,''he said.
A teacher for several years in the village since the village of Murat Stone said that the belief in terms of any distinction.

The first is assigned to that period, but the villagers acquaintance pre-judgments about the loves and has established good relations with the Stones, no loneliness in his time, is attracting the villagers said all kinds of offers that.

What is Yezidism?

Middle Eastern origin, a belief system, and institutionalized by Sheikh Adi Yezidism specified, a monotheistic religion.

12. half of the century, and until then''emerged''Zoroastrians who worship the sun, known as the Yezidis, is prohibited according to their own belief systems, including addressing the issues 15 century post a mythological nature of work''and''inscriptions''Meshaf Resh Celve''yi accept it as the holy book.

According to some sources, which is defined as the mix of the three major religions in terms of pagan worship Yezidiliğin also declared that it reflected the culture.

Full-time to go to Lake Cildir. Because the water is frozen

Full-time to go to Lake Cildir. Because the water is frozen, a thick layer of ice covered with a glass-like. Over snow-örtülmedi yet. Possible to see even half a meter at the bottom of the ice water. 
This is scary and amazing to work as well. Because, you are walking, your feet thick at the bottom of the ice cracking, scares you, adrenaline causes yüklenmenize. Because the lake has a voice. From the depths, a sound of thunder. I could not find the words to tell how many times I listen to that voice though.
Cildir said location, the map is not too far away may seem. Distance of 81 kilometers by road from the center of Kars. One and a half hours by plane from Istanbul to Kars, a further hour by minibus from there. Hepi ball, two and a half, three hours away. Almost on a rainy day, the European Side Asian Side of the city until the transition period.

Çıldır I went a few times. Go there, walking on the frozen lake, I became a passion. Each time I came across the same images. That cold, the lake water as if the images are also donduruyordu. The road from Kars to the lake is like glass afraid. Drivers here are familiar with these terms. And they go slow and cautious.

GEESE and foxes

When Kars, flowing in the window of the image, you will see several empty. Snow-covered plains and mountains that would extend the window, and then steamed. Once in a while, the black market, leading to animal herds of sheep herders enter the image. You will be surprised wilderness pass by the villages. But chimneys, white and white eye kept going to escape. Sometimes it is off the road, much downloaded beresini ears, on the weft beresinin plagues, removed his overcoat collar solo travelers will also see we wait. You're going Çıldır. Or where they? Perhaps Ardahan, Arpaçay'a, Susuz'a ... Because it will read the names of the road signboards.

The right side of the driver to show a little later, "Armenia at that side," to say. Looking at the mountains you will see white. No voice be heard around the sky, birds flying directly to surprise you. After a period of time in front of you will escape a fox, two rabbits bouncing bouncing it will fade away. Wife and children, is looking with them screaming.
Then you will see a large village. Geese, among piles of dung to like about the knock-kneed knock-kneed koşturmaları. The driver is very important in this region, you dig, the excavation of each house there are one or two, enough of them to cut yağlandığında, tuzlanacağını, kurutulacağını, then a tandoor, oil drops drops pişirileceğini tell bulgur pilaf. Heard them mouth watered.
At the top, under the hope of profits 40-50 black sheep find grass attract your attention. Does he think the empty head of the herd. Or when one of the wolf! .. Kurt is afraid of dogs? Foxes do not attack sheep? ... Asked the city not the end of your mind, your mind uçuşacak here.

AS A MIRROR LAKE

You search for answers to these questions, all of a sudden you will encounter Wild Lake. The brilliantly shining like a mirror, take your eyes off the image. Minibus village square, you will download. Then you, nervous steps, then walk to the lake. When the first step in icy lake, just like me korkacaksınız. But that will be on your arm a peasant, "Fear not, no not broken the ice so far ..." I encourage you. Then from the bottom of the lake, you will hear a sound like rumble. The mouth of an empty bottle üfleyince benzetecekseniz this sound to the sound. Ürpereceksiniz. Sound of a closer, a move away from. The fishermen, that, to say that the sound of air trapped under the ice. Other more interesting things to tell a fisherman: "This is the sound, listen to when I need to keep the lake ice. Taurus böğürüyor they think. Especially at night! .. Sounds more garipleşir, someone shouted from under the lake, you will hear ... "Just as we need to come to hear of you spend Çıldır.
Chilled water in the FISH

It is very difficult to walk on the ice. You can fall at any time lost. Therefore, I suggest you walk over thin snow cover. Lowering of the sun on the ice blue, bruise, eflatunlu lights, you will offer a magical image. Towards the middle of the lake, deldikleri ice fishermen who encounter the network. I'm stuck his hands are bare, "Does your hands are not cold," he'll ask. "We are all familiar," say. From the network before the large, gold stamps will be a fish. Fishermen rescued the fish from the network, fırlatacak away from the hole. Fish jump for dear life on the ice. Each zıplayışında place a drop of blood will fall. White on red blood drops, perhaps a little upset you. After a bit more of a yellow fish will come. Then two carp. Fishermen leave the network back into the lake, 100 meters away, the network will go to the other end. At that time, open your bag, that you receive from Kars to the Georgian konyağını off, will begin to sip. Icy lake, lake, sound, network, and fish that the fishermen half-frozen hands, away from the snowy mountains, the silence ... Will be taken to admire.
After a few yellow fish bought from fishermen, the lake shore you will keep the path of a makeshift restaurant. The restaurateur, clean fish, barbecue on the dizecek. Disrupt the silence of the crackling noises. To suppress the smell of the fish smell snow. The waiter will a bottle of raki children buried under the snow in full at that time.
"Come on, guys ... the fish is ready to say," ızgaracı boss. After the first bite of such delicious fish yemediğinizi think of any place. This meal will be an unforgettable feast for you. Snow on top of the fish next to the table with honey. Bastıracaksınız dinner with him. On the return trip, this journey will feel left palate with flavor. Van's window, staring at the colorful boyadığını lake you will see the setting sun. / _np/2126/15212126.jpg
At that time, you'll fall in love with Çıldır.

Taste tour of Kars

Walking through the streets of Kars, cheese sellers will catch your attention most in a row. Shop windows, decorated with a huge truck wheel reminiscent of Kars Gruyere. If you get, the shop owner, will serve you for a sizeable slice cut and taste. The track before the smell, then taste. This is the real Gruyere cheese made with calf şirdeninden from yeast. He dinlendirilmiştir big wheels at least a year. After the Kars Gruyere kaşarının, Cecil, leather overall, the taste of the cheese can also see printed. I suggest you get enough to carry this cheese, because you will not find anywhere else.
Goose kebab is the national dish of Kars. Slaughtered animal is salted and dried. Flesh softens, oil penetrates into. Dried in a nice boiled goose before. Stuffing, close, oily water, wheat is thrown. Then the stone in the oven tray, is placed away from the fire. One-two hours after eating this wonderful food is very tasty.
Confined to the goose that kebab cuisine is misled if you think of Kars. For example, Piti (Bozbaş) is called, the root of Iran, based on the unforgettable tastes in food leaves your palate. Lamb, saffron, chickpeas, green pepper, lard are prepared with food, naan bread is eaten is poured on top. Vermicelli pilaf can be sure will take a mind-blowing. On top, roasted onions in oil with garlic yogurt eaten döklüp Hangel cracking the palate rank. Sizing Kars, you should not neglect to eat. Fine splitting, into the slurry until it is cooked. Then, on a plate taken by a wide, open, and this is like the middle of the pool is filled with melted butter. Sarsaklı around the pool in the yogurt into the salad.

One of the largest glass greenhouses heated with geothermal energy

100 acres of the town was founded near the village of Harran Karaali in greenhouse tomato production was made under the heat from the warm waters.
Group of Companies Member of the Board of Directors Altunkaya Altunkaya Mahsum, said in a statement, said the gains of a different dimension to understanding of the greenhouse area. 100 acres of geothermal heating system is the only defense in the Southeastern Anatolia Altunkaya glass greenhouse, cluster tomato production in the greenhouse on the lot in yield, healthy, hygienic, and they expect to produce a tasty product.

There are only three of the greenhouse production of this kind of reminiscent of the scale of Turkey Altunkaya, said:''greenhouse humidification, ventilation, and everything from electronics to cars are now controlled by computers automatically. Most important of all heating system. This work is one of the most important cost of energy. A region where the geothermal. Mined from underground hot water heating system by establishing a kind of heating do. 70 degrees from underground hot water into the furnishing special heating via pipes to provide greenhouse. During heating pipes in the water temperature drops to 40 degrees. This is a significant advantage for us. According to the coastline of the Mediterranean region, more cool winters, although it allows the system to grow high-quality product. Easy and cheap energy provided by geothermal energy for greenhouse in later years will become indispensable. The first stage, the glass of a greenhouse heating system, the high capital cost may seem like a disadvantage, given the profitability and efficiency advantage of this situation will change in later years.''

500 thousand acres of the Turkey Project Consultant, Mehmet Sait Guci greenhouse with an emphasis on that there, said:''Greenhouse in our country in recent years there has been a modern way. We have all the possibilities of modern technology used in the production of this greenhouse vine tomatoes are done. Clusters of more natural and better tasting tomatoes because we prefer. With the advantage of the technology offered by us using less pesticide carry out the production of safer products. Tomatoes grown in Russia, Germany and the Netherlands as we have exported to various countries such as the world's major markets, we also offer for sale.''

documentary video about the secret of the tomb of Nemrut Dagi, and there

Located in one of the most remote areas of Eastern Turkey and considered the eighth wonder of the ancient world, Mount Nemrud has been shrouded in mystery for more than 2000 years. At 7,700 feet above sea level and containing a 150-foot high tumulus flanked by colossal statues, the Mount Nemrud sanctuary has become synonymous with absolute grandeur.
Through the use of on-site interviews with world renowned scholars, 3-D computer animations, and battle reinactments, the filmmakers journey back in time to recreate history. Incorporating rare archival footage of excavations and memoirs of dedicated archaeologists such as Otto Puchstein and Theresa Goell are also.

Singer Rihanna, for the Van earthquake on Twitter 'Turkey, we pray for you

The world-famous singer Rihanna, after the earthquake that occurred in Van Cell "We're Praying for all of you # Pray4Turkey Turkey" (Turkey, we pray for you) took the form of tweets. 

Rihanna's message to his campaign, then # Pray4Turkey Twitter 'entered the world-wide trends in the subject.
Paulo also support Coelho'dan

On the other yandıan Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho also gave support to Turkey on twitter. Coelho, shared the profile of the Type Kızılay'ının phone number. Coelho's tweet said:

Red Crescent Ankara is +903124302300 #Pray4Turkey

Turkey started working for the creation of the first ice wall

Mountaineers, Turkey, very few natural waterfall, climbing wall, ice shows great interest in the winter months. Shortage of natural waterfall climbers delight in finding news, came to the town of Kahramanmaras-Elbistan.
Turkey and the world's major peaks and at the same time that the professional mountaineer Mountaineering Club president who Elbistan Hakan Coskun, 10 kilometers from the rock in the county, prepared a project for the creation of the ice wall.

Coskun said nearly two years working on the project, said in a statement, Elbistan Taşburun mevkisinde village on the spring water is naturally moved to the rock dove, rock, ice, the current flowing along a wall of water had expressed their desire to form one.

The project is technically the only defended on the basis of Turkey and neighboring countries Hakan Coskun, ice wall, if the creation of the region to do their own field of publicity, said he believed would be a serious attraction.
Wall of ice would be about 40 meters in height and 80 feet wide Coskun, said:

The interest in this sport,''the world is increasing every day. In our country, hundreds of professional mountaineers, went abroad every year doing this sport. In some countries, using the natural waterfalls, some countries are also creating artificial ice walls. In our country very hard to find frozen waterfall. From time to time the Black Sea, Eastern Mediterranean and Eastern Anatolia, with a little karşılaşabiliyoruz frozen waterfall. Our goal here are going to create an artificial wall of ice to be made at least 4 months of the sport.''

2 years, 30 thousand people

In the event of a professional with the administration of the project is an excellent result would be suggesting that Hakan Coskun,''Turkey will be the first and only ice wall. Israel, Greece, Bulgaria, Iran, Syria, neighboring countries such as Azerbaijan does not have such a wall of ice. Thus, 'the ice is being made to Kahramanmaraş country' can say. Indeed, not a dream, only to have their photograph taken two years after the ice wall will be 30 thousand per year from the number of people,''he said.

Clifton, co-driven by working with the ice wall of the Mountaineering Federation of Turkey, Turkey in general and international basis, speed climbing and technical climbing championship will be emphasized that no alternatives to issuance.

Hakan Coskun, national and international outdoor sports and tourism fairs to be opened to the wall stantlarla presentation made to the region in the country and people in the organization of an international tour that with improvement The possibilities, he added.
Thousand 500-meter high wall of ice to that region and weather reports for the last 30 years that transfers derlediklerini Coskun, the results obtained from the region said that they are appropriate to the ice wall.

The first ice-climbing race

Mountain climbing ice climbing, based on the foundation of the first race, in 1912, Brenva Courmayeur'de held on the glacier. Basic ice climbing technique that reveals the British climber Oscar Eckenstein, 1908, mountaineer football boot designed to be added to botuna. In the 1960s the French ice climber Yvon Chouinard'ın kazmasını to design a turning point in the name of this sport. Made of ice climbing competitions each year in the Soviet Union in the 1970s. Competitions in Europe, the French ski resort Courchevel'di center. Here is the most adept climbers each year would meet a 40-meter tower with artificial ice. Tournament held over four legs, which started in 1999, turned into the shape of the World Cup next year.

Door neighbor that makes you want to learn the story of America Harputluların

The only wine factory in the city these days, working day and night, is full of villages, boilers, molasses, fruit pulp, and Orci are. During the past week in the city "and Orci Grape Festival" is celebrated.
Wines made with camomile, purple mountains and the secret door neighbor that has made America 150 years ago, if you want to learn the story of Harputluların Elazığ separating the end of a week's time.

"Every wine has a story. Shake the cup gently, wine and Excite, and then listen to the story told to you ... "

The thermometer showed 29 degrees on a sunny September day, a group of journalists of the past Monopoly, today's Wine Fabrikası'ndayız Elazig Mey. To escape the midday heat outside, asleep wines deposited in a cool concept, tadıyoruz products in the last seven years. Our guide Cuneyt Uighur Kayra Wine Academy. Red, white, sweet, sour wine from nose, eyes, making damağımızla journey. I had been swirling Buzbağ kadehte 2004; lingers in the blackberry, morello, oak and vanilla aromas. Uygur'un as he says, I think kadehteki story. There are so many stories circling the ...

THE VINEYARDS grows ÖKÜZGÖZÜNÜN Hasi

Let's start Öküzgözüyle. The coarse-grained grape Turkey, Elazig local plant. Grown within the city limits 68, 12 kinds of commercial value and the most famous of grapes. North of Elazig, Tunceli, and overlooking the Atatürk Dam Lake, grown in the hills above 1000 meters altitude. Bölükçalı, Sağdıçlar, Ulupınar, Garden, Korukköy, Çatalhamam,
Sedeftepe'nin ties, as well as the height of the settlements in the city center, next door, Sünköy camomile. There is a long-suffering vine. Heat, drought-resistant. Grown without irrigation, so that şekerleniyor, even hard to eat a bunch. Shell very thick, but plenty of cider. Average 350-500 grams, kilograms, sometimes finds clusters of 3 to the table is removed, the hazy dark red, violet color, as beautiful as a table. Water bored, admitted to sleeping in barrels, purple-ruby color with blue tones, with red fruit aromas, the mouth, persistent, yıllandırmaya into a suitable wine.
Öküzgözü grapes are grown in many places in the Aegean Thrace. "But nowhere does Elazığ special taste," says former faculty member of Ankara University Professor of viticulture veterans. Dr. Ağaoğlu hard. "The best result, thousands of years of high altitude vineyards of Elazig, the most beloved land, winter cold, sunny and dry climate type, familiar to him is in the hands of the stewards."
Another feature of Elazig, Turkey's ties with the majority of which is contaminated with flokseranın. Therefore, other regions flokseraya establishing ties by making a vaccine-resistant American bars camomile, camomile leaves from the root of Elazig vines.
Harput books tell the tale of his mind, at the beginning of the last century, the Armenian and Syriac Christians in this land before uzaklaştırılmadan Elazığ had a deep-rooted culture of viticulture. Wines made of fame beyond the borders. They go from this land, undermined the culture of wine increased conservatism.
In November 1937, Mustafa Kemal came to the city for the opening of the Iran-Iraq railroad maşrapayla served as a peasant wine, changed the destiny of öküzgözünün. Ataturk who liked wine, grape received information about the region to investigate the potential of wine and ordered the establishment of the factory.
In 1942, trial workshop, the factory was founded in 1945. Earned reputation for wines of Elazig magic mix in the region to analyze the proposal, the French experts. Öküzgözünün sweet, bitter-bodied cider Diyarbakir boğazkeresiyle balanced. Buzbağ wines produced by the monopoly of this formula has won awards in international competitions, wine-growing region, came to life again.
According to data from the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture 7977 Elazığlı farmers today, a total of 106 thousand hectares of grapes. Only 15 percent bonds, with a high finishing, and drip irrigation system. A total of 83 thousand tons of grape production last year, was twice that of Tekirdağ. 60 percent of the species of this wine. Weight öküzgözünde. Köhnü Then, the network is red, Boğazkere, the network comes from whites and şilfoni.
Şükrü Bey LEGEND

Baran's name Shukri, a legend among Elazığlı vineyards. Baran Çatalharman Aydıncık with the ties between villages, between the barren mountains, reminiscent of a lush oasis. Closer to the land sloping towards the north düzleşiyor Atatürk Dam Lake. Tunceli overlook the lake. Munzurlar leaden-colored horizon of the summit in the Northwest, north-eastern horizon behind the gray rocks have Pertek. Across the slopes of the mountains as if covered with brown velvet. Mown crops, this gives the impression of dried herbs.
Baran, for many years in Istanbul trading after the children leave the job at age 57, born Çatalharman'a returned. Vineyard and winemaking began in 2002. Take 1500 acres of land, 100 acres Cevizlik, almond, 350 acre vineyard established. Camomile pure dream to establish the link. Provincial Directorate of Agriculture certified the 27 thousand seedlings cultivated carefully. A few years later realized that cheated. Approximately half of seedlings in a sub-variety köhnüydü öküzgözünün. He continued to work diligently. Seedlings cultivated in a section of land in their own camomile. Rows of vineyard in the region between 75 centimeters to 2 meters, making it two feet to get beyond a certain range of the solar drip irrigation during dry periods supported planted.
In 2006, an American expert Daniel Baran Kayra O'Donnell'le met was an important turning point for the region. After this date, Slate, Baran ambitious boutique wines from the grapes from the vineyards began to produce. The company was so delighted with that result, last year released its 2007 vintage labels Öküzgözü Sukru Baran wrote his name, thanked in this way. This joy has died of lung cancer a month after the Ball. Erkan's sons took over the revolution and the bond.
Slate, Baran's vineyards each year is 180 tons, camomile. 190 thousand bottles of wine into them. The end of August, early September for the vintage rounds şarapseverlere walks us through the bonds of Baran. Each year 200-300 people in total şarapçılığını these tours exploring the region. The only factory in Elazig Kayra wine, wine producing 4.7 million tons per year. Maintaining production in the field of wine-making industry is working with the boutique. Given the company's Production Manager Murat Üner'in say now that the name of Elazığ target boğazkereye tanenlerini alleviate harsh. For this purpose, four years, crushed the grapes, peel maceration time and temperature of water is stored in tamper-take-color experiments are made.

ŞARAPÇILAR BOUTIQUE IS WAITING FOR CREDIT

120 acres in the village of Vineyard Bölükçalı Boğazkere, camomile, köhnü training Husamettin Kaya, those with a seat in three watermelon. Associate professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University. On the one hand that brings together the 411 lacing is the President of Grape Producers Association. Union, in 2008 received the registration certificate öküzgözüne geographic. Kumar, grape processing and a $ 70 million project will convert 10 different products to create and find the external loan, attendance at their stage of bureaucracy, stuck in Ankara says. "This project also yönelecektik boutique tourism, is now trying to get World Bank support," he says.
Union last year, 50 women between the ages of 19-29 from the village of Khan EU loan, boutique vineyard, winemaking taught. Now trying to set up SME credit facilities to these women.
Kaya, saying his mind, despite the efforts of conservatives to block on behalf of the gratifying developments in viticulture is in Elazığ. Although not done any R & D work at universities interested in increasing the number of stewards. Doctors, engineers began to plant heirloom vineyard land. Has established its own ties with leading companies in Turkey Kavaklıdere. Kumar, "Every year, the companies would fight to the purchase price of grapes. This year, they announced that we asked at all. Weight 85 cents last year, the wine grape cents this year is 120-130, and also give a good premium bonds. Bağcıya 25 cents a kilo of grapes malolduğu Given the farmer's face will smile this year, even this is gratifying, "he says.

MOLASSES TANKS crawling

Municipality AK Party and do not like the word wine, vintage year during the past week "and Orci Grape Festival" celebrates YLE. Played folk dances, concerts were given, was named the most beautiful grapes. Molasses and prepared with the walnut, sausage-shaped "Orci" was in the propaganda.
Kayra tours organized by the festival and grape harvest is over, but in villages and molasses, fruit pulp, Orci construction will last until mid-October ... Evaluate the opportunity.

KEEPER OF THE VIRGIN MARY CHURCH DOCTOR

St. Hatay. Pierre Church and the world's second oldest church in the foothills of the Harput Castle, in a cave. When bending down low like the entry door to coal store encounter the church is 1832 years. About 10 meters wide, 50 meters long, one end of the structure in the rocks, looking at the other end of the abyss of the foot of the fortress of Harput. Bnai Bauth Syriac, Syriac metropolithanesi known under the name of the Virgin Mary Church in the past, school, guesthouse consisting of a large part of the settlement. In 1936, the last Syrians leave Harput, Elazig inince surrounding residences, three churches, metropolithane destroyed. In 1975, the treasure hunters were ripped to shreds by the rest of the ceiling of the Church of the Virgin Mary. Until 1999, many buildings were damaged. The miracles of the building that there, is believed to be good for nervous diseases. Hymn has its own 80. Theodoros Harputlu Dioskoros who kaligrafileriyle 1200s fame, grew up in this church.
Family of three generations of the church is doing Tanoğlu koruyucululuğunu. Now Isaac Tanoğlu'nda seizure dentist. Walls of Syria, Lebanon, brought grace ikonalarla Tanoğlu "This church is the world's cultural heritage should be recognized, protected by the state, the spiritual structure remains intact," he says. Elazığ a 20 Syrian Orthodox family, the city is the center of worship in the church. At the same time Tanoğlu cleric, once a year, on August 15 opening of the Virgin Mary Church. Mery ritual commemorates Mary's rise into the sky. Gather the grapes grown in the region, is prayer of blessing.

Decent drum AĞITA MI

Harput and purple mountains for many years because of Elazig songs like I used to talk about. Harput the previous week, the 12th century, the minaret of the Great Mosque eğrilikteki envy of the Tower of Pisa's garden and watched the sunset. Harput Castle behind, Keban Dam Lake water shone like silver. And a folk song which is the subject of the lake just behind the purple mountains rising. This fascinating, watching the scene grow from, went to America to earn money at the end of the 19th century, wrote an impressive songs of longing. Harput deportation of the Armenians who saved his life after the songs reached the United States. And we called them, Harold Agopyan old sound engineer from California, we have become aware through the stone plates to transfer to CD. Then Harputlu Erkan Ogur, "Purple Mountains" I wrote, "Cook", "Snow Coming" as performed by giving the right yearning melodies, folk songs Harput drew the attention of music lovers. But, unfortunately, Elazığ, yearning, these folk songs that lament is a part of the drum with today, as the game is said to air.

Öküzgözü CREATIVE CUISINE

Supper is the name of the famous local cuisine in the city Kayabasi. Harput mönüsünde rib restaurant stuffed, Harput's local delicacies such as meatballs. In the center, the municipal hall building next to the 59 year Kilis lamb kebab, döner famous. Alexander Hotel's marathon across the Origin, a traditional tradesmen. We are in this trip, a retired teacher, volunteer mentor and Istanbul Burhan Özdemir Murat Bozok chef tasted flavors of choice. Ozdemir, the chicken meat from the local cuisine prepared by crushing mönüsünde original rabbit, eggplant stuffed flavors such as grape juice had. Bozok my attention a few months using local products, drew special menu prepared by study. Camomile leaves and goose ciğeriyle his soup, wild rice leaf risotto'su camomile, camomile oil, wine and goose cooked lamb offered marmeladıyla onion bulgur gourmet tourism, showing the potential of the region. After dinner, I asked the reaction of Bozok'a menu is Elazığ. Akgun Hotel, had prepared a meal. "This is the menu öğretebileceğimi them, even though I said would not claim any copyright was not interested," he said ...

Bayburt village museums in the underground city, county

Bayraktar village, 45 kilometers away from the center of Bayburt, Coruh among the hills overlooking the River. Apiculture people, live on animal husbandry. This small village is the name of the last year, Professor. Dr. Thanks to the Museum of Bakshi started Koçan'ın Husamettin heard all of Turkey.
Okurumuz, Sevim Ozcan wondered Length literature teacher, went, wrote his impressions.

Visit, the order in which points of interest between the Bayburt is located? I wanted to stop by here on your journey to the shores of the Black Sea to Erzurum with my wife opened the main reason I have learned from the press, the only kind in the world, Turkey's largest museum, the Museum was to see Bakshi.
What I knew about the museum? Opened a month ago, I read in the newspaper. Prof. Dr. Ear Husamettin native village by the Baksı'ya (Bayraktar, new name), a museum, that's all. Was here she was determined to see.

Bayburt HONEST BALCISI

Bayburt, Gumushane, compared with a large city, mid-Coruh filtered flows. Magnificent castle dominates the city on a hill far away stands out. Coruh coast tea gardens, historic clock tower, a small square, narrow streets ... A little stroll. Bakshi will learn how to go to the Museum. Ready to get way over the window of honey comb honey comb, honey cans knees in front of the store stands, looking at shop window. The owner comes out. Hi, chat, chat ... The new product is honey still did not exist, the Showcase of yılınmış, appearance bakmamalıymışız, yaramazmış us, balıymış sugar. Alabilirmişiz new product easily. This year the drought was not, bees are fed a natural, but not yet been harvesting honey ...

The first time I encounter who do not want to sell honey at store retailer. This is not possible not to admire the honesty of the people of Anatolia a pure heart! Up to fifty kilometers Bakshi uzaklıktaymış Bayburt. Honey dealer friend saw the museum, impressed, and we görmeliymişiz. Even in the underground city, there was a town of Aydintepe, they will also gezmeliymişiz. Gidilirmiş Aydıntepe'den Baksı'ya. Good day to leave votive.
Bayburt, 20 kilometers Aydintepe. Road goes straight from the plains, from time to time we find greenery. Some of the people in agriculture and animal husbandry geçindiği. Aydintepe a small town, standing in the center. Small tree shade in the heat of a tea garden ... a refreshing swim in the People's working lunch. Now there are drinking water from the fountain into the blood into the blood.
Kah ways after a good, sometimes bad. Look forward. Coruh River to the left after a while, the narrow, winding mountain road we enter. Climb up. Prolonged and if the road. Coruh behind, was as follows. And that's before us the different architecture of the museum! On the hill overlooking the valley of the Coruh. Rural-urban migration and a bit later Bayraktar gurbeti marked by a typical Anatolian village.

Admirable

Approaching. Two young girls meet us at the door. Okuyorlarmış Erzurum Ataturk University. Artist-instructor Professor instructors. Dr. Husamettin Koçan'dan are praised. As our knowledge of what is said about the museum at least think that for my husband. Preparations for the museum began in 2000, took place the participation of volunteers working together. Past the structure of the foundation since 2005. Exhibition Hall for the ride start: Public official instances, text images, medicine cups, orgies, stone prints, pottery, ceramics, traditional weaving ehramlar, clothes made from them, and art that combines tradition with contemporary artists' designs. Library, Conference Center, Bayburt House, Guest House and other units Workshops.
The artists were invited to Guest House painting workshops yapabilecekmiş mold. This is not just a museum. Husamettin Koçan'ın said, as "traditional culture and contemporary life and to meet the field." Traditional works of art produced by local women, where will be developed. Showcases bright, urban clothing stores will be produced in their webs. This understanding, patience, labor, labor in the face not happy, is not possible effort not to get respect.
After visiting all the units plunge into the course of the environment. Impressive appearance. Our town, away from the barren hills, hills ... Below this the nudity for his life with pride, coy coy Coruh flowing ... Naked young girls across the bowels of the mountain near us, a point on the full show: "It's my village." People here nor place, nor drink, how to live, I ask. "Beekeeping," he says proudly: "There is no similar balımızın region." Flower of the prairie hope that this young girl with love and admiration I looked at the ...

We now turn. Feelings, thoughts are a mess. Bakshi (Kyrgyz Turkic shaman) is a village in Anatolia ... He is not far, for those who want to go and see.

TOP SIX TEA GARDEN CITY UNDERGROUND

Aydıntepe'deki tea garden of the "Underground City" sign catches my eye. Tea gezeceğimizi ask how the quarry here. In the meantime, I read the sheet: the first Christians who were expelled by the Romans, in order to hide and shelter their vermekteymiş impression.
The first burial chamber found in the excavation. Ministry of Culture ediyormuş excavations continue. One young man came and locked the door opens. Input 1 TL. Inmemizi kid down the stairs, lights, pursue, 1150-meter walk from one place to download çıkacağımızı saying, in case electricity is cut off a hand lamp ignites and we locked the door on us. Ürpermemek not obtained. Enough to accommodate one person trying to walk like a maze by tilting our heads in the road. Let cool and damp, wet places. From time to time sağlı sollu small chambers, I think in three or four large rooms. A very eye strikes, temperature 13 degrees. For some reason, afraid of accelerating steps. Oh to see the light of day are having a profound distance. Open the door and going out from one place to another. Trying to get to know the surroundings. Place six of the City at the tea garden, the asphalt road, a row of apartment and have a rather large hill.

Erzurum Yusufeli Georgian valleys, churches

Between nine and 14th centuries, the Kingdom of Georgia, to belong to the region north of Erzurum. 


Yusufeli the road towards the north, the steep mountains on both sides, apple, mulberry and walnut table, reminiscent of a garden beautiful villages of wooden houses.

the steep mountains

The road east and west of the magnificent old churches listed in the kingdom of Georgia, undertook the task of reminding. It only remains to be reached, and most of them remember that the only people upset the birds.

Anatolia, describing the places you visit "is based on very old ages," he was wont to write. But really it is, you touch each stone by hand in hand with one of hundreds of years ago ignited, the pursuit of history at every step along the sürüyorsunuz. Yusufeli the situation is no different. To 5500 BC, based on the history of the area proved. The mouth of the river valleys and slopes of one of the established Coruh Yusufeli, due to the geography of the mountainous and hilly layout of the tribes have been seeking safety. Many past civilizations. Among the architectural signature of the region who have been Bagrati Dynasty. Prevailing in the Middle Ages, many monasteries and castles reached Bagratlılardan today. Holy Cross Church in Akdamar Island in Lake Van is also linked to the dynasty. Because the ruling in the 9th century Georgian region Bagrat Dynasty, Dynasty of medieval Armenia Bagrat manages relatives. The architectural styles are very similar.

ÖŞVANK'TAN sediment and CORUH VIEW


Erzurum plain from the north takes you a while to stand worth, at the end of a small town, known Tortum waterfall is waiting for you. When you will reach a turnoff on the left to continue for 25 kilometers Bağbaşı. Here you will see a surprise; tiles covered with a dome-like drums, a wonderful structure was built in the 10th century: the Church of the Virgin Mary. Community of Islam in the 17th century, when accepted, a church converted into a mosque. If you start here to explore around, which was in ruins today, the most brilliant periods of the other churches in your presentation is easier to visualize how they look.

valleys, churches

As you continue north to the place where you will Bağbaşı'nın Tortum Lake, a picnic or a lunch menu for the trout is a good location. Tortum waterfall landscape formed during the winter months simply amazing. During the summer break for the Camliyamac (Öşkvank with the old name) is a better choice. Here the lake is not only able to watch at the same time, the valley formed by the River Coruh. Camliyamac also astonishing grandeur of a 10th century cathedral is also home to the cathedral frescoes, inscriptions belts being exposed to extreme natural events that could reach today.

 the main road

KALE AND MOSQUES surprised Yusufeli


Walk a few steps backwards Yusufeli come back to the main road. Last days of discussions on the agenda Yusufeli HES. I mean to say the growth of the country's energy needs increase. No objections to this, the construction of the dam and HEPP Yusufeli people, but strongly oppose the establishment.

Forced to leave because of objections to remain in their homes, as well as the rich wild life, climate and vegetation to be destroyed. God's gift to the earth will be under the waters of one of the corners of heaven to know that it hurts the people inside. Yusufeli, the dam is still important despite all the danger of rafting center.

Yusufeli a very interesting social structure, where one of the lowest crime rate in our country. A single prison, he is usually empty, but they are all going on from time to time inmates convicted of guests, from the neighboring provinces.County, but the Mediterranean climate of the only places in the Mediterranean region, the fertile soil of a few years can be harvested.

Apple, pear, cherry, lemon, olives, cereals and rice varieties, as well as can be grow any plant of the Mediterranean.

Ottoman rule in 16th century mosques in the towns of that period are found. One of the interesting mosques in the village of the district Esendal Esendal Mosque was built towards the end of the 1800s. Very elegant wood and stone. Another historic building Demirkent Görülesi Mosque. The exact date is not known as there is an inscription of the initial construction, everyone agreed that it was built as a church. Decorated with floral motifs, not only in the pulpit, all the wooden decorations in the mosque deserves your attention.
Armaşen Castle, Castle Oşnak, Ersis Castle, Castle Ogden, Peterek Castle, Castle Nihah; all Yusufeli, not all of the medieval and unfortunately none of the inscription. Other than these common features are already there, man "it's just how high were built?" Will say to the world from a distance and look at the hill. Once upon a time the entire region, not only the duty to protect castles Yusufeli despite all the splendor yıpranmışlıklarına not lose anything.

Or the nature of the now defunct Village Barhal Altiparmak sports hoşlananların place. West of the village gave its name to a new and highly appropriate for both trekking and mountaineering Altiparmak Mountains, northwest of the region you can see one of the largest glacial lakes in the mountains Marsis. They resisted a centuries historic sites, the sweet-smelling air and added to the nature of heaven like a man finds himself, while smiling all day long. The words will not fit on the farmer's boundless hospitality. Valley, which is unique, and overalls with Barhal folklörümüzde played the game of Koba is a special place to remember the fans.

Parhal manuscript of the gospel, according to John the Baptist towards the end of the village Barhal Church was built for 900 years. The first additional sections at different times and repairing the church is known. In fact, the structure was built as a monastery, so that could reach only part of the magnificent church. Converted into a mosque in the mid 17th century and still serves as a mosque.

WANT to marry the daughter of the blood BRAIN HAS THE NAME OF THE CHURCH

When you continue to progress and to the north of Lake Tortum Çamlıyamaç'tan, Olur'a left before the turnoff to the Ishan and then come to a junction. Ishan is a beautiful village built on a plateau, is home to the Church in a huge bloody. This structure, known as the 6th century monastery built by Ishan Bagratlılarca, also served as the seat of bishop. "Bloody Church" Mention of the reason, the brain region that manages to marry the beautiful daughter of the blood loss.

monastery built

Artvin is a part of the church first came under the Ottomans converted into a mosque and was used as a mosque until 1983. From this year the parts of both the church and the mosque, unfortunately, is out of usage. Pictures on the wall was in good condition as far back as 25 years. Today it is rapidly losing their colors, however, blind arches that form around the horseshoe-shaped arches of the apse is still beautiful. 

Extant an inscription written in the language of the Georgian King III. Explains that the founder of the Church of Bagrat. Its dome would collapse at any moment, such as, be careful.

THESE WHEELS TEPEE KIM, HOW Flies


When you turn from the main road north from Erzurum Olur'un formed by different colors of rocks, steps and jump to the extraordinary Coruh Canyon. After a few miles from the road bends Yusufeli. Tekkale you take the left turning.

Here, the ruins of the building gives its name to the region stands at the top of the rocks. How is this so high, and removed the stones will have trouble to imagine. Dörtkilise'ye Tekkale continues a bad way, where there were four churches at one time but now I really just like the road that lies hidden in the back of the plants had a lovely 10th century church. This draws attention to the beautiful but extremely simple construction of stone arches, a few survivors of fresco area between 961 and 1000 for his portrait of King David Magistros'un there.

BARHAL'DA ÇORUH'TA RAFTING TREKKING


There is little flat land in the Valley of the Barhal, so a breath of fresh air to fill the one hand while walking on the other hand if you want to enjoy a spectacular nature, or to afford to have to climb or descent. The possibilities offered by its geographical position has made the Yusufeli District favorite extreme sports enthusiasts. The rafting is a team sport is one of them.

One of the newest sports, rafting in the world and this sport is one of the most important trails here. One of the wonders of nature for the first time in Turkey in 1992, the Çoruh River was the scene of a rafting competition. One of the reasons hiking in the Yusufeli arrival. V ar Yusufeli many beautiful tracks. Walking tours are organized for tourists, which lasted 11 days and it is being used for the 17 different tracks. To live together in the four seasons is one of the most beautiful of memories accumulated in the lives of tourists.

Kaçkar and the sport of climbing mountains Altiparmak ideal for lovers of nature, and offers routes.


 climbing mountains

Summits of the mountains and glacier lakes in the crater lake of about 50 of those parts of the table is a beautiful cut his breath. Mountains are a mountain range Altiparmak actually an interesting natural phenomenon occurs every year.

All the same, although heights of mountains, buildings, and only the third peak in the clouds hit the ice grains that attracts the attention of everyone to leave here.

Yusufeli have a very rich cuisine, if you try if you enjoy different tastes kavut vaccine, kuymağını cheese, a dish of the Caucasus hinkali not go back without tasting. Kaysefe pelverde dessert with your meal, or crowned.

Beliefs also have a team like that everywhere Yusufeli. One of them is May seven. Is believed to be auspicious bathing day of the seventh of May Coruh River. It remained in the barn with the old religion of the Turks and the summer holiday period is said to sayılabileceği a continuation of the celebrations.

MYSTERY SAVANGİN'İN Inscription


With traces of the prehistoric era Savang Cave, on the road connecting Yusufeli Kilickaya Bakırtepe'ye district, village, hamlet Alanbasi. Not open for tourism. Stream bed is 25 meters high, covered with soot and the floor is completely attained a section of the crash has occurred. The most important feature of the cave, where an inscription containing the handle to pass a variety of human and animal figures.

Savang Cave

Runic alphabet used by the first inhabitants of Central Asia written in the era. Contains very important information to light that period if the inscription is believed to be resolved.

SOIL, RED PAINTED VILLAGE HOUSES


The nature of the village took the name painted. Surrounding the colorful image, tuff, basalt, andesite and sedimentary layers is.

Rich in iron oxide content of the soil of the hills to the village because of the crimson dye derived not only objects used in the decoration of houses painted. Is known to be a very old settlement, but a consensus on the exact date varılamıyor.

In the past there were two separate villages Boyalı'da; one side of the river one side of the hill.

WHERE TO STAY?


Yusufeli extremely reasonable hostels, although the best hotels to stay in Erzurum. Tekkale'deki Cemil's Hostel (Tel: 0466 811 29 08) simple, but extremely original.

HOW TO GET THERE?


If you want to do justice to this part of Turkey, there is a car you really need. Local buses and at the same time take the villagers Yusufeli Erzurum and bring back days for the set, so much does not meet the needs of the visitors.
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