Apr
20
Capadocian Fairy Tale Park
This miracle of nature in the middle of Turkey has rocks in the shape of witch’s hats and fairy chimneys, and underground villages and mysterious secret churches. Also, it’s an amazing area for walking.
Published in slightly altered format, with lots of beautiful pictures by Mick Palarczyk)
The freakish, bizarre landscape of Capadocia was shaped millions of years ago, …
Aug
05
Forest fires in Turkey sometimes lit by army
ISTANBUL – The forest fires raging across the southern Turkish region of Antalya have nothing to do with terrorism or the fight against it. Some fires in others parts of the country do: the Turkish army sometimes lights them in its fight against the Kurdish PKK, which threatens to set forests on fire in the west of Turkey in retaliation.
In …
May
20
Turkish gold fever
Gold mines threaten green Turkey: even national parks are no longer safe. Villagers protest and go to court. “We expected more support from Europe.”
If only it was so simple, sighs Kumsal Yenilmez, protester against the opening of more mines in the west of Turkey. A judge recently decided that a gold mine close …
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