At the top of an old, crumbling minaret at Ani. Climbing these stairs inside the minaret was an adventure in itself. It was pitch black in there with chunks of the stairs missing, and slanted slippery worn rock.
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At the top of an old, crumbling minaret at Ani. Climbing these stairs inside
the minaret was an adventure in itself. It was pitch black in there with chunks
of the stairs missing, and slanted slippery worn rock.
The remains of this temple look very Greek influenced to me, Ani.
After visiting Ani, a friend Scott and I took a bus to Dogubeyazit, the last
town before the Iranian border. This is the Ishak Pasa palace, on the hill above
Dogubeyazit.
Persian influenced arches, Ishak Pasa.
Persian influenced dome and minaret, Ishak Pasa.
While staying in Dogubeyazit for a few days, Scott (left) and I made friends
with some of the young local guys, particularly the gang associated with running
our guesthouse. They were loads of fun, and it was great to get to know some
of the local Kurdish people and learn from them, this is Fata taking our picture
in a teahouse. One night, another guy from the gang, Omer took me around town
and showed me all the bullet holes left from battles between the Turkish military
and the PKK in the early 90's. Kurdish people are not even allowed to speak
their own language in Turkey, listen to Kurdish music, or express their culture,
they are still denied their basic and simple freedoms!
Enough garlic to keep away more than a few vampires, Dogubeyazit.
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