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Travels in Turkey


Crossing the Ibrahim Khalil Border from Turkey to Kurdistan

Passport stamps from the Ibrahim Khalil border crossing between Turkey and Kurdistan
I travelled from Cizre to Duhok - Turkey to the Republic of Iraq - Kurdistan Region, crossing the Ibrahim Khalil Border

Taking the Ferry from Girne (Kyrenia) to Tasucu - Cyprus to Turkey

Akgünler Denizcilik ferry VİA-MARE
From Girne (Kyrenia) in Northern Cyprus, I took the Akgünler Denizcilik ferry, the "VİA-MARE", to Tasucu in Turkey.

Backpacking in Turkey: The Asian side of Istanbul

Maiden's Tower Istanbul, Turkey
I based myself on the Asian side of Istanbul, for wont of something different

How to get from Istanbul to Ankara by train

Istanbul to Ankara by train
I took the YRT train from Istanbul to Ankara

Backpacking in Ankara | Turkey

Anıtkabir in Ankara, Turkey
I was last here in Ankara, in 2013. Here is my trip report from 2020

Backpacking Cappadocia | Turkey

nomadic backpacker in Cappadocia | Turkey
In 2010 I visited here at the height of the Summer, this time, 2020, in the midst of the Covid Pandemic with Winter fast approaching.

Fire at my hotel in Sanliurfa | Turkey

at the reception of the Emir Sultan Hotel Šanlıurfa Turkey
I returned to my hotel after a hard days backpacking to find that there had been a fire

Looking for a beer in Sanliurfa | Turkey

small kiosk selling beer in Sanliurfa | Turkey
On the hunt for a beer in a dry city

Backpacking in Sanliurfa | Turkey

Rizvaniye Camii mosque in Sanliurfa, Turkey
I spent a week in Sanliurfa.

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    • BORDER CROSSINGS
  • Regions
    • AFRICA >
      • Botswana
      • Burundi
      • Egypt
      • Ivory Coast
      • Kenya
      • Madagascar
      • Rwanda
      • Mali
      • Sudan
      • Morocco
      • Namibia
      • Tanzania
      • Tunisia
      • Uganda
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Americas >
      • Belize
      • Costa Rica
      • Dominican Republic
      • El Salvador
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Mexico
      • Nicaragua
      • Panama
    • ASIA >
      • Central Asia
      • China
      • Middle East
      • Turkey
    • Europe >
      • Andorra
      • The Balkans
      • The Baltics
      • Belarus
      • Cyprus
      • Northern Cyprus
      • Gibraltar
      • Iceland
      • Italy
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