A typical mountain village. (676k)
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A typical coastal town. Most houses had red roofs in that area. (346k)
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Often the mosque stands out. (409k)
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A small village in the interior east. (358k)
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Most houses have these water heaters on their roofs. (193k)
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In the east you could still see wells like this. (234k)
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A small town with the election campaign painting the town. (328k)
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Storefront in a local resort town. (554k)
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A local resort town north coast of the Dardanelles Straits. These were evidently Turkish tourists rather than foreign ones. (382k)
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İstanbul Boğazı (The Bosporus) with one of the two bridges that cross it. (213k)
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Çanakkale Boğazı (Dardanelles Straits), with lots of ship traffic. (308k)
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The further east I drove, the more I saw these old Renaults. (553k)
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A lot of public transportation is done with these mini buses. (534k)
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Loaded farm truck. (236k)
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Some of the trucks were really loaded. (211k)
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The further east I drove, the more of these I saw. (355k)
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The election campaign was in full swing. I saw a lot of these campaign vehicles with blaring loudspeakers. (357k)
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In one area in Turkey, there were a lot of these self-serve car washes. You just drove under the water and ran the wipers. No attendant, no cost, just shower and go. (469k)
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Lots of roads were widened from two to four lanes. This one was under construction for the second set of lanes. (472k)
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An excavator digging up the road (see description on main page). (472k)
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One of the short no-passing zones that are really only as long as the area where you can't see around the turn. (429k)
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Olive groves were everywhere. (600k)
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On the Mediterranean side were a lot of sunflower fields. I heard that the sunflowers turn to always face the sun. This was evidently not true for Turkish sunflowers. (606k)
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Olive tree with a herd of sheep seeking shade underneath. (774k)
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Donkeys on the road. They were alone, finding their own way. (382k)
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I saw many of these structures on the Sea of Marmara. I assume they have something to do with fishing. (446k)
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Bee keeping was fairly frequent in some parts of turkey. (838k)
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Pigeon holes in the cliffs in Cappadocia. (452k)
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Pigeon holes in the cliffs in Cappadocia. (417k)
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Some of them were lavishly painted. (339k)
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Another of the painted pigeon colonies. (392k)
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A typical mountain village. (676k)
A typical coastal town. Most houses had red roofs in that area. (346k)
Often the mosque stands out. (409k)
A small village in the interior east. (358k)
Most houses have these water heaters on their roofs. (193k)
In the east you could still see wells like this. (234k)
A small town with the election campaign painting the town. (328k)
Storefront in a local resort town. (554k)
A local resort town north coast of the Dardanelles Straits. These were evidently Turkish tourists rather than foreign ones. (382k)
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