Posts Tagged: "Turkey"

Yunak Evleri Cappadocia Hotel

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Nestled in Turkey’s ancient village of Urgup, Yunak Evleri Cappadocia Hotel offers an amazing experience. What separates this hotel from many others is the fact it’s carved into a mountain cliff. It got its name after an interesting custom. Yunak was the center of the village. This is where in the old days everybody used to socialize and …

Rainbow Stairs in Istanbul by Huseyin Cetinel

The civil activism in Turkey is taking on a new, artistically colourful dimension. Although, street demonstrations are still very much “the weapon of choice” in this Islamic country (remember the recent protests against the development project at historical Gezi Park in Istanbul), a 64-year-old retired engineer from Turkey by the name of Huseyin Cetinel inadvertently …