Little Sultan

A "Little Sultan" -- a boy on the day of his circumcision and entrance into man-hood -- inside the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet (a.k.a. Blue Mosque). (Istanbul, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Sunken Cistern

The "Yerebatan Saray Sarniçi", an underground cistern built by Byzantines in approximately the 6th century. (Istanbul, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Mosque of Sultan Ahmet (a.k.a. Blue Mosque) at night. (Istanbul, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Ships ply the Bosphorus at dawn, as seen from the roof-top terrace of the Empress Zoe Hotel. (Istanbul, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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An urn and planting with shadows cast from by the railing of the roof-top terrace of the Empress Zoe Hotel. (Istanbul, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Spice stalls in the Misir Çarşisi spice market. (Istanbul, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

]]> #flickr_photo 28.970839,41.016836,0 The Weaver

A weaver and his loom in an attic near the Kapali Çarsi (Grand Bazar). We had been exploring the warren of narrow streets the Kapali Çarsi and were acosted by this very animated man who brought us down a narrow passage to this dusty workshop to show us his loom and loft full of wool above. (Istanbul, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Streets near the Kapali Çarsi (Grand Bazar). (Istanbul, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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The floor and wares of the Ministry of Culture's "Haseki Hamam Carpet & Kilim Sales Store" in the Turkish baths. (Istanbul, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A stone bannister in Topkapi Palace. (Istanbul, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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The family at Topkapi Palace. (Istanbul, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Roof-top terrace and streets below the Galata Tower. (Istanbul, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Men cleaning their feet at the fountain in the Hidayet Camii (Hidayet Mosque). (Istanbul, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Families waiting for the ferry across the Bosphorus. (Istanbul, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A magnolia blossum in the gardens of Dolmabahçe Palace. (Istanbul, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Flowers and sculpture in the gardens of Dlmabahçe Palace. (Istanbul, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Roses surround a lamp in the gardens of Dolmabahçe Palace. (Istanbul, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A water lily blooms in a fountain in the gardens of Dolmabahçe Palace. (Istanbul, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A man holds his daughter on a Black Sea beach. (Akçakoca, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Children wade into the Black Sea. (Akçakoca, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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We chatted with Hussein, Sadik, Ali, and Osman here in Hussein's beach-bar for an hour, drinking Efes, eating mellon and talking politics with only a few words in common. (Akçakoca, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Hussein atop Osman's truck. (Akçakoca, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Poppies in bloom along the highway. (Bolu, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Mike Farrel and David Bartlett getting out to discuss directions to our trail-head. (Gavur Kalesi, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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David giving directions. (Gavur Kalesi, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Blue flowers in the hills of central Anatolia. (Gavur Kalesi, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A Hittite tomb. (Gavur Kalesi, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Carvings of Hittite Gods. (Gavur Kalesi, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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David, Ed, and Frank chatting on a rock outcropping. (Gavur Kalesi, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Fields of wheat climbing hills. (Gavur Kalesi, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A weevil on a yellow flower. (Gavur Kalesi, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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(Gavur Kalesi, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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(Gavur Kalesi, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Wheat. (Gavur Kalesi, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A small succulent. (Gavur Kalesi, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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The road home. (Gavur Kalesi, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Lion's Gate stonework. (Hattuşa, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Road into the cliffs. (Hattuşa, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Carpet salesman. (Yazılıkaya, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Mellon stand along the highway. (Boğazkale, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Mellon stand along the highway. (Boğazkale, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A man and a boy fishing from an old Ottoman Bridge. (Karakeçili, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Heading home with the catch. (Karakeçili, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Ottoman Bridge. (Karakeçili, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Kelebek Cave Hotel and Pansion. (Göreme, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Fairy tower houses. (Göreme, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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The fortress/castle carved out of an outcropping. (Uçisar, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Caution, turtles? (Göreme, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Children playing in the street. (Göreme, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Abandoned dwellings carved into the cliffs. (Çavuşin, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Abandoned dwellings carved into the cliffs. (Çavuşin, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Hiking among the cliffs and canyons. (Çavuşin, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Canyon-lands. (Çavuşin, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Layers in the sediment. (Çavuşin, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Sunset. (Çavuşin, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Sunset over the fairy towers. (Çavuşin, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Restaurant cat. (Göreme, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Kelebek Cave Hotel and Pansion (Göreme, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Gardening in the Ihlara valley. (Ihlara, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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The Ihlara valley cutting through the plateau. (Ihlara, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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The small river forever cutting the canyon walls. (Ihlara, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Looking out through a cliff-wall window from one of the many churches and monastaries carved into the sides of the Ihlara Valley. (Photo by Nathan Franco, Ihlara, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Fishing. (Ihlara, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Sümbüllü Kilise (Sumbullu Church) (Ihlara, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Poplar trunks. (Ihlara, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Molly Bartlett with a new friend in the Ihlara Valley. (Belisırma, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A riverside cafe provided us with a nice rest along our hike. (Belisırma, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A boy overcomes his fear of the Bartlett's dog. (Belisırma, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Prarie-dogs. (Belisırma, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Trees shading the river. (Belisırma, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Irrigation canals. (Belisırma, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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(Yaprakhisar, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A man surveying his field shaded by poplars in the Ihlara Valley. (Yaprakhisar, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Boys at the Selime Monastery. (Selime, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Eroded lower rooms of the Selime Monastery. (Selime, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Entrance tunnel to the Selime Monastery. (Selime, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Kelebek Cave Hotel and Pansion. (Göreme, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Painted columns and vaults carved out of the cliffs at the Göreme Monastery. (Göreme, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A bird and its nest at the monastery. (Göreme, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A red rose at the Göreme monastery. (Göreme, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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The underground city of Kayamaklı, an immense network of passage ways and seven stories deep and covering many acres, large enough to house many thousands of people for long periods. The underground city was dug such that airflow and smoke were directed out through complex ventilation tunnels. Entries could be blocked by giant round stones carved in tracks beside entry tunnels. (Kayamaklı, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A tractor parked in the street. (Göreme, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A motorized cart. (Göreme, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A horse-drawn wagon. (Göreme, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Flower pots on stairs. (Göreme, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Red window frames. (Göreme, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Columns no longer needed for support. (Göreme, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Buying bread downtown. (Göreme, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A game of backgammon. (Göreme, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Schoolgirls in front of a "caravansarai", a fortress/market/mosque along the trading routes. The caravansarai was built by Seldjuk Sultan Alaeddin Keykubad in 1229 on the road between Aksaray and Konya. (Sultanhanı, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A "caravansarai", a fortress/market/mosque along the trading routes. The caravansarai was built by Seldjuk Sultan Alaeddin Keykubad in 1229 on the road between Aksaray and Konya. (Sultanhanı, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A "caravansarai", a fortress/market/mosque along the trading routes. The caravansarai was built by Seldjuk Sultan Alaeddin Keykubad in 1229 on the road between Aksaray and Konya. (Sultanhanı, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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An elderly woman at the Sultanhanı bazaar. (Sultanhanı, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A man traverses a courtyard of a Mosque. (Konya, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

]]> #flickr_photo 32.504671,37.870468,0 Mevlâna Tomb

Coffins/sarcophagi in the Mevlâna Müzesi. (Konya, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Boys playing in the park. (Konya, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Shopping for jeans and other denim-wear. (Konya, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Whirling Dervishes performing. (Konya, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A twisted Ottoman bridge built upon the remains of an ancient Roman bridge. (Serik, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A twisted Ottoman bridge built upon the remains of an ancient Roman bridge. (Serik, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Colonnade surrounding the upper seats of the Aspendos amphitheater. (Serik, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Nathan walks an ancient street of Aspendos toward tall arched portals. (Serik, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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The paved Roman streets of Aspendos, looking through an archway. Uncovered drains in foreground. (Serik, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Vaulted stands of the Roman circus in Perge. (Aksu, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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The circus stands or Perge from the outside. (Aksu, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Colonnade surrounding the main square of Perge. (Aksu, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Sailing toward the Antalya harbor on the Mediterranean coast. (Antalya, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Vegetable-salesman's horse. (Antalya, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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The flames of the Yanartş (flaming rocks), the Chimaera of Greek myth. Natural methane vents have been burning on this Lycian hillside for thousands of years. (Çıralı, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Wood-burning tea (çay) stove. (Çıralı, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Looking east along the beautiful Çıralı beach. (Çıralı, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Looking west along the beautiful Çıralı beach. (Çıralı, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A monument to the tomato. The Mediterranean coast of Turkey is literally covered with greenhouses growing tomatoes. (Finike, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Green-house roofs protecting tomatoes. (Kale, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A small beach under cliffs along the Turkish coast near Finike. (Finike, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Scooters on the coast road. (Finike, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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The interface between the land and sea. (Finike, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Statue in the square outside of the Church of Saint Nicholas. (Kale, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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(Kale, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Vaulted passageways behind the seats of the Myra amphitheater. (Kale, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Detailed carving on the stage of the Myra amphitheater. (Kale, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Harvesting grain in the mountains of southern Turkey. (Demre, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Sheep graze in the mountains. (Demre, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Son of the maid in the Otel Kale. (Kaş, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Looking across the bay at a Greek-controlled island. (Kaş, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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View looking inland at the harbor. (Kaş, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Small boats anchored in the harbor. (Kaş, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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(Kaş, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Large boats in the Kaş harbor. (Kaş, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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(Kaş, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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(Kaş, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Jars on a restaurant shelf. (Kaş, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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A street full of restaurants. (Kaş, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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The main plaza by the harbor. (Kaş, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Scooter parking. (Kaş, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Classical guitarist. (Kaş, Turkey)

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Boat detail in the Kaş harbor. (Kaş, Turkey)

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(Kaş, Turkey)

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(Kaş, Turkey)

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Turkish flag flying from our mast. (Simena, Turkey)

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Ed exploring. (Simena, Turkey)

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Kaleköy (literally, "Village of the Castle") is a small town facing Kekova Island that is accessible only by sea. (Kaleköy, Turkey)

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Narrow dirt streets. (Kaleköy, Turkey)

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View of the harbor and Kekova Island beyond. (Kaleköy, Turkey)

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Adam diving off the boat. (Kaş, Turkey)

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Excited little Genevieve Raushenbush watching the water pass under the boat. (Kaş, Turkey)

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Otel Kale, "Kale Hotel" (Kaş, Turkey)

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Roof-scape and the sea. (Kaş, Turkey)

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Nathan riding with Roland Pfitzenmaier along the coast. (Kaş, Turkey)

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A beach below the highway, east of Kaş. (Kaş, Turkey)

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Roland Pfitzenmaier cornering through the mountain turns. (Kalkan, Turkey)

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Roland Pfitzenmaier. (Xanthos, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Steep streets oozing with shops. (Kalkan, Turkey)

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Down the street and out to sea. (Kalkan, Turkey)

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A yacht enters the harbor. (Kalkan, Turkey)

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Bougainvillea climbing the walls of a hotel. (Kalkan, Turkey)

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(Kalkan, Turkey)

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Beach below the cliffs. (Kaş, Turkey)

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Mary and Nathan. (Kaş, Turkey)

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Adam climbing in the slot-canyon above the beach. (Photo by Edward Franco. Kaş, Turkey)

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Mary in the slot-canyon above the beach. (Kaş, Turkey)

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Waves breaking on the beach. (Kaş, Turkey)

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A little boy "cleaning" with his mother. (Kaş, Turkey)

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The mountains of southern Turkey. (Seki, Turkey)

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Serpentine columns of Hierapolis. (Pamukkale, Turkey)

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The Hierapolis amphitheater. (Pamukkale, Turkey)

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Mud. (Pamukkale, Turkey)

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A column-cap of a lion killing a cow. (Pamukkale, Turkey)

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Driving home from the fields. (Karacasu, Turkey)

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The God Bes. (Selçuk, Turkey)

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An "auto-catnap". (Selçuk, Turkey)

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Wheelbarrows on the roof. (Selçuk, Turkey)

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The family on the stairs of the Library of Ephesus. (Selçuk, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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The Library of Ephesus. (Selçuk, Turkey)

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The amphitheater of Ephesus. (Selçuk, Turkey)

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Answer to the mind-teaser: How can you pile 20 nails on top of one? (Selçuk, Turkey)

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Buying fabric at the bazaar. (Selçuk, Turkey)

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Carving spoons and spatulas. (Selçuk, Turkey)

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Carving spoons and spatulas. (Selçuk, Turkey)

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Women and girls selling vegetables at the bazaar. (Selçuk, Turkey)

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Girls selling vegetables at the bazaar. (Selçuk, Turkey)

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Women selling vegetables at the bazaar. (Selçuk, Turkey)

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Women selling vegetables at the bazaar. (Selçuk, Turkey)

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Women selling vegetables at the bazaar. (Selçuk, Turkey)

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Women and girls selling vegetables at the bazaar. (Selçuk, Turkey)

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Bread. (Selçuk, Turkey)

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Mountains of vegetables in the bazaar. (Selçuk, Turkey)

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Boys being shooed out of a fountain. (Selçuk, Turkey)

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Motorcycle with a utility sidecar. (Selçuk, Turkey)

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Flowers against a wall. (Selçuk, Turkey)

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A tree growing out of the ruins of Priene overlooks the fertile valley below. (Güllübahçe, Turkey)

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Giant columns litter the ruins of Priene. (Güllübahçe, Turkey)

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Giant columns litter the ruins of Priene. (Güllübahçe, Turkey)

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Orchards below Priene. (Güllübahçe, Turkey)

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Fishing boats tied in the shallow bay. (Karine, Turkey)

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"high quality" Turkish road construction. Basically just large gravel held with a bit of tar; very noisy to drive on. (Karine, Turkey)

Photo by Adam Franco. View on Flickr.

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Jasmine Roberts, Adam, Nathan, Mary, and Ed at dinner in the mountain village of Şirince above Selçuk. (Şirince, Turkey)

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A truck being piled high with straw bales. (Bandirma, Turkey)

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Drive jets pull the massive Bandirma-Istanbul catamaran car ferry into the dock. (Bandirma, Turkey)

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Men sitting on a fence in Taksim Square (Istanbul, Turkey)

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Religious dress meets secular dress on Istikal Cad (Istanbul, Turkey)

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Rainy day traffic near the Istanbul Airport. (Istanbul, Turkey)

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