Sumela monastry

 Sumela monastry from a long distance and below from inside

For more see : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumela_Monastery

Ihlara valley

Ihlara valley is in central Anatolia, Turkey. Melendiz river flows in the middle of the valley. There are a lot of houses and churches in the canyon. It was the first settlement of the first Christians escaping from Roman soldiers. In the Ihlara Valley there are hundreds of old churches in the volcanic rock caves.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ihlara

Galata bridge, tower and ferries

A typical photograph of old Istanbul with view of Galata bridge, Galata tower and ferry coming to Eminonu.

Haydarpasha terminal

Haydarpasha terminal was designed by German architects Otto Ritter and Helmut Cuno in Neo-Renaissance style, and the construction began in 1906.

Bosphorus

Bosphorus wiev from Beylerbeyi in Istanbul.

Below is the Beylerbeyi palace.

Cappadocia

Geographic events formed Peribacaları (fairy chimneys), during the historical period.

The name was traditionally used in Christian sources throughout history and is still widely used as an international tourism concept to define a region of exceptional natural wonders characterized by fairy chimneys (image below) and a unique historical and cultural heritage. The term, as used in tourism, roughly corresponds to present-day Nevşehir Province of Turkey.

For more info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappadocia

Galata Bridge

Fishermen on the bridge. There are also some nice restaurants under the fishermen. You can have a beer and watch the fishes

:))

Sailing, optimist

sea and sailing (optimist).

Small harbour.

It is always refreshing to look at the sea.

A view from Istanbul- The Bosphorus

This photo was taken from Bosphorus University Kennedy Lodge. A view of Bosphorus and the bridge (right). It is downsized and cropped for the blog. The original is more than 3 mb. Taken by a Canon powershot a590is. It was taken about sunset time.

Antalya Harbour-Türkiye

In one of the trips I had taken this picture in Antalya. It is the old harbour Kaleici. There is a beautiful area around. This picture was taken by Nikon Fa in 1997 .
Antalya is a nice town and there are a lot of beautiful Hotels and places to visit, both historical and natural. Located in the south of the Turkey, mediterrenean cost, hot sea, beautiful nature.