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 Cappadocia : TURKEYE : 

  A big surprise card from a great friend in Turkeye  .so nice to hear from you Sema and your card from this trip to Cappadocia.. A place that I have always wanted to visit and angry with myself for not visiting there when I was in Turkeye.Card shows a balloon that Capadocia is famous for and it must be wonderful to sail over this area in a balloon and view the amazing landscape.  Thank you so much dear SEma.. hugs  and thank you for thinking of me.. 

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 Istanbul : TURKEYE.!

 A surprise card has just arived and it is from Ephesus  and a Unesco World Heritage site and a place that has great memories for me.. I visited this onderful site while in Turkey and found it quite amaxing I surely would love to return to Turkey as it is an a amzing country with just so much to see there .What a wonderful example of Roman Architecture and also so much to see in this particular site..Thank you so much Nina for this great cad . 
Posted 07 July : Arrived Sydney 06 August : Traveled  30 days 

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 Denzili. TURKEY.

 A lovely card from such a lovely place..  this card has just arrived from  a Postcard United swapper and is from one of my favourite places..  This is such a wonderful site to see and visit..  I was lucky to visit site this a couple of years back and had a wonderful day there .There is so much to see here as this is a Unesco World Hritage sites..I thank you Selver for this great card and will go into my favourites..  You are so lucky to live close by this wonderful PLace  . I certainly hope to return here ..  

Posted Denzili. 18 August : Arrived Sydney 12 October : Traveled 55 days..  Thank you again Selver.

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Ankara : TURKEY :

What a great card .. Thank you Pinar for this great card showing Adiyaman The ruins at Mount Nemrut a very popular area for visitors and is the main point of interest . My time in Turkey was most enjoyable with an incredible amount of amazing things to see and do..This is one that also I would love to visit ..Thanks again Pinar. also nice stamps.
osted 19 February : Arrived Sydney 03 March : Traveled 12 days.

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Konya : TURKEY :

A lovely card that recently arrived with an amazing stampset from a fellow swapper in Turkey : Thank you Buarak for this great card.and stamps. I really love this place Pamukkale. I spent the day there and among the places close by a truly great place to see and visit.These calcified pools are great to relax in although the water can be quite warm..I was sorry that I didnt have any swimming togs with me.Thank you for the card Burak and the memories that it brings with it .This is a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Posted Konya 15 November: Ariived Sydney 28 November : Traveled 13 days.. Thank you..

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Istanbul : TURKEY.:

 What a lovely card and is a great scene of that famous bridge that links the east and west in Istanbul...also lovely sunset scene of the bridge..Thank you Pinar for this fine card PIF # 56..
  Posted Ankara. 26 February : Arrived Sydney 15 March : Traveled 17 days ..thank you..

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Ankara.: TURKEY :

Hello Jale and thank you for this nice card from Turkey: A nice surprise Thank you..
Posted Ankara.: 28 January : Arrived Sydney 28 February : Traveled 14,600 kilometers in 31 days...

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TURKEY :

 Another in the "Flags of the World " series for my collection which is growing strongly now....This card is fro a swap in Turkey.Thank you Barak for my Australian flag card ..
Posted Konya : Turkey : 31 May : Arrived Sydney 09 June : Traveled 10 days.

Greetings from TURKEY :
TURKEY : Covers an area of some 783,356 KM 2.
POPULATION of Turkey is 79,463,663 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY : of Turkey is Ankara.
LOCATION.: Turkey is located both in Europe and Asia..
UNIQUE: to Turkey is The Historical Byzantium, Istanbul is the only City in the worls located in two continents Europe and Asia. Founded in 660 BC it has been the capital of Roman , Byzantine , Latin and Ottoman empires.
FAMOUS : The Tunel Railway line since 1875 it has been the oldest surviving underground railway line in Europe.
The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul One of the longest and oldest covered markets in the world with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops.
HISTORY :  Ottoman Empire : 1299 - 1923 .
The Anatolian Peninsula comprising most of modern Turkey is one of the oldest permanently settled regions in the world.

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Canakkale :  TURKEY.:

A card just received from Turkey showing the  Canakkale Martyrs Memorial is a War Memorial commemorating the service of 253,000 Turkish soldiers who participated in The Battle of Gallipoli that took place from  April 1915 to December 1915 in The First World War and is located in the Gallipoli  Peninsular Historical  National Park on Hisarlik Hill on Porto Bay at the southern end of The Gallipoli Peninsular in Canakkale Province Turkey. Thank you Munevver for this card..
Posted Ankara :19 February : Arrived Sydney 15 March : Traveled 24 days.

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TURKEY :

A Postcrossing card today in my mailbox with many others..This card from a fellow Postcrosser in Turkey is different showing the table set for tea time...Thank you for this card (unsigned ) ..nice card.
posted 31 August : Arrived Sydney 20 September : Traveled 14,600 kilometers in 20 days.

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Izmir : TURKEY.

 Another Greetings from Card arrives from Turkey for me...love these cards.!!.. Thank you so much Sema for thinking of me also the other cards and magnets that you have kindly sent in the package...hugs for you..
 Posted Izmir : 11 Januray 2016 : Arrived Sydney 27 January 2016 : Traveled 16 days..Thank you Sema...

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Izmir .: TURKEY.:

 A welcomed surprise card from a good mate in Izmir.. A card showing a local farmer with his flock of many sheep...Thank you so much Sema for the cards also the other card and magnets...so kind Thank you again.
 Posted  Izmer :11 January : Arrived Sydney 27 January : Traveled 16 days..

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Ankara.: TURKEY.:

All of a sudden I am receiving some cards that  I have waited  for quite some time for fellow swappers to send..Today I received my Greetings from" card from Turkey with lots of lovely stamps atatched..Thank you so much Pinar..for this swap.. A lovely card. I love all the information on these cards..
Posted 09 January: Arrived Sydney27 January : Traveled 18 days.Thank you Pinar for this.

"GREETINGS From" TURKEY.:
AREA.: Turkey is a large country covering over 783,562 KM2. and is located in both Europe and Asia.
POPULATION :  of Turkey is 77,695, 904 inhabitants
CAPITAL : The Capital City of Turkey is Ankara.
SYMBOL : A famous symbol of Turkey that is immediately recognisable is "The Whirling Dervishes."
SPORTS : Grease Wrestling is the world's oldest sporting event and is also Turkey's National Sport. The first grease wrestling game was hosted in 1632.
ISTANBUL: is the world's only city that is spanning two continents3% in Europe and 97 % is in Asia.
FAMOUS TURKS : include : Mustafa Kamal Ataturk , Orhan Pamuk , Halil Mutlu ,  Tarkan.
FOOD : Turkish Delight in Turkey is called "Lokum" and is recognised as one of the oldest sweets in the world dating back over 500 years.
OLDEST: City in Turkey is "Catalhoyuk" , signs show settlement therefrom the 7th Century BC.
HIGHEST.The highest mountain in Turkey is really a dormant volcano Mount Ararat and stands at 5166 Mtrs
POSTCROSSING : There are over 6,900 Postcrossers in Turkey..

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Istanbul.: TURKEY.:

A lovely card of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.. A card that I chose as a souvenir from my journey here  to post home .      Posted Istanbul.:18 June 2015:

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A SOUVENIR POSTCARD SENT HOME FROM PAMUKKALE.

AND ANOTHER SOUVENIR CARD...  I LOVE THIS PLACE..

 IZMIR - DENIZILI - HIERAPOLIS - PAMUKKALE.     26TH JUNE 2015..

THE ENTRANCE TO HIERAPOLIS AND PAMUKKALE..

ONE OF MANY POOLS AT PAMUKKALE

WISH I BROUGHT MY SWIMMERS !!

 Pamukkale.:
 The small bus from Denzili dropped us at the gate of This Unesco Site and  was really excited about my visit...Pamukkale can be seen from many miles away sitting at the top of the mountain as we approached the area ..its vivid whiteness standing out in the morning sunshine..This really was a beautiful hot summers day to visit here the pools of Pamukkale. Although there were quite a few visitors there were so many various pools there was it seemed plenty of room to relax in the pools. I was sorry That I forgot my swimming trunks and would have loved to have had a soak in the pools as all others were doing..The pools water was quite warm but cooling nevertheless in the heat of the day after the long walk through Hierapolis..
 Pamukkale means " Cotton Castle " in Turkish and is a natural site in Denzili Province in south western Turkey. The city is very popular for its hot springs and "Travertines " the terraces of carbonate minerals left by the cascading flowing water. Located in Turkeys Aegean region it has a temperate climate for most of the year. Thank you so much Sema for making this day so enjoyable..

MY LOVELY HOST AND GUIDE SEMA  AT PAMUKKALE.

THE TRAVERTINES AT PAMUKKALE.

SO MANY POOLS TO BE ENJOYED BY VISITORS AND LOCALS.

EMPTY TRAVRETINES..ONE FEEDS THE OTHER..

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TRAIN IZMIR TO DENZILI.

BUS STATION  DENZILI FOR PAMUKKALE

MY SOUVENIR  3 D ( GIFT CARD ) FROM HEIRAPOLIS -  PAMUKKALE.

 IZMIR- DENZILI - HIERAPOLIS - PAMUKKALE  26  JUNE  2015.:

HEIRAPOLIS  AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE.

TOMB OF MARCUS AURELIUS.

INFORMATION BOARD ..TOMB OF MARCUS AURELIS AMMIANOS

MANY OF THE SARCOPHAGI

MAIN THOROUGHFARE THROUGH HIERAPOLIS

 Today sees another wonderful excursion out of Izmir and this time to Hierapolis and Pamukkale..I have so looked forward to visiting Pamukkale for some years and am really excited.. The journey starts with a Train journey to the city of Denzili and here we have a wonderful Turkish coffee before getting the smaller bus to The Town of Pamukkale.  My expectations are excited , as also here I get a surprise and that is the Ancient Greek  City of Hierapolis that lies close by Pammukkale and was an unexpected bonus for the day and most interesting.
 Hieraplois is located in Denzili Province what was  ancient Phyrgia and its ruins lie adjacent to the modern Pamukkale in south western Anatolia.. Hierapolis means " Holy City " and was located on hot Springs here in ancient Phrygia and was famous for its baths, and it now the Ancient City currently comprises of an Archaelogical museum designated as a Unesco World Heritage site. The site contains a large "necropolis" and is filled with sarcophagi , most famously that of Marcus Aurelius Ammianos which bears the earliest known example of rod and crank mechanism. The hot springs have been used as a spar since the 2nd century BC. The baths were constructed using huge stone blocks without any form of cement.
This was a most interesting day with this visit here in Hierapolis and my lovely  host and guide Sema we now make our way to the "pools of Pamukkale...so excited  to be here..The day is really hot..

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Selcuk.: IZMIR :  TURKEY.:

 I wanted to add this to my previous post and writings on my visit here to Ephesus.. This was a wonderful day out and I have decided to add more photos of the day as was limited on my previous post on this wonderful Ancient Site. Once again I was extremely lucky with the weather on my visit as it was a glorious hot day with blue skies and little cloud.and a perfect day to take in the wonderful history of this site.I must thank my lovely host Sema for sharing her time with me here and showing , and guiding me around her Izmir..

LOOKING TO THE LIBRARY OF CELSUS

THE FACADE OF THE LIBRARY OF CELSUS.

LOOKING UP TO INTERIOR OF FACADE

WRITINGS TO JULIUS CEASAR

WHAT DID ALL THESE COLUMNS SUPPORT !!

ANOTHER VIEW LOOKING TO THE LIBRARY.