Wildland Turkey Presentations 02/13

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Wildland Adventures in

Authentic Worldwide Explorations


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Black Sea Region

Bio-diversity hotspots: Deep valleys and isolationism


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10,000 vascular plants

Turkey surpasses

continental Europe


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Easter Turkey Volcanic Plateu

Eastern Turkey

Volcanic Plateau

Mythological vol, grazing, E-W passage, bronze age minerals


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Southeastern Turkey

Mesopotemian Plains

Tigris

Euprathes

Mesopotamian PlainsLand of the Prophets

Most fertile Mes plains. Wastershed . Cross of religions

&cultures: Arabs, Kurds, Armenians, Arab Christians


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Cappadoccia

Volcanic tuff. 1 000 dee 300 rs Christianit s read


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Mediterranean

Mediterranean

Most Med shore, least devel/polluted


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Aegean Region

Fertile soils, climate, white marble

2/3 of ancient settlements of Med:

Ephesus, Pergamum, Smyrna, Troy,

Aprhrodisas


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Turkey Is a Gallery of Faces

Villages represent ancient migration or civilization, part of Turkish citizenship but retain heritage.


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Faces From Rural Turkey

Genetic diversity, 25 languages, geographical borders

maintain sep, every village rep ancient colony Syrian Orthodox, Aramaic

Turkish Arabic

Hemsin & Laz, Black Sea


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We felt more like we were traveling with two Turkish friends

than on a guided tour.

Todd and Amy True, Seattle, WA


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Turkey Is the Cradle of Civilization

Eros,

1st-2nd

Century

A.D.

Ephesus


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Turkey Is Where Agricultural

Revolution BeganNeolitic settlement of Asiklihoyuk 8,000 BC

Living communities, farming, worshiping


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The Land of Mother Goddess

Chatalhook (7,000 BCE) evidence of first known religious ideology or an organized community, mother goddessidol: creative power of nature, fertility, renewal.


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Early Bronze Age in Turkey

3000-1950 BCE

First advanced steps of society,

city-states, social divisions, trade,

new technologies.


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Hittites: The Indigenous People Of

Turkey 1600-1200 BCE

Hittites surrounded by Asyrians and

Egyptians. Smelting iron, attacked by

Ramses II and first inscribed peace treaty.


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334 B.C.E.

The Hellenistic Age

Greek rule melds western and eastern cultures.


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Most Remains Of Hellenistic Era

(330 BCE30 BCE) Are In Turkey

Temple of Apollo, Oracle Center


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Within The Roman Empire Turkey Was

Called Asia Minor, 30 B.C.-395 AD

Asia Minor the most important political and econmic province of Roman Empire.


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Turkey Has More Roman Ruins

Than Any Other Country


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Cappadoccia

Rock Monasteries

Christianity born in Palestine but developed andspread from Turkey.

R d ti f


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Cities 175 down. Diff layers/eras. Survive for 3-6 months. Protection from weather and persecution.

Romans decree persecution of

Christians 1st C.


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Rome Becomes Christian In Turkey:

The Byzantine Empire

324 ACE Constantine unites the empire, declares equal

rights for all religions and builds New Rome.


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Constantinople Rules The WorldAya Sofya 532-1453 ACE

Built by Justinian 527-565 (38 yrs) Church of Divine Wisdom Istanbul becomes eastern capital of R. Empire.


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Turks Come To Anatolia

Melting pot: Based in Persia, Turks come from plateaus of Central AsiaTurkistan-- to defeat the Byzantines. No

race of Turks but a self-identity influenced by Iranians, Indians, Arabs, etc.of Islam. Konya art and thinkers.Rumi

Seljuk Turkish

Empire1037-1109 ACE


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The Ottoman Empire, 14th19th C.

Three empires merge: Marcus Auralias a Pagan, Justinian a Christian, Mehment II a Muslim Sultan of Rome.


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Istanbul Becomes The Greatest

City In The World

Ottomans secure trade route, central authority, roads/karavansari, major port and market place. Artists,philosophers, merchants; a renaissance city only replaced by London after the war and industrialization.


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Turkey Today:

Ataturk 1923

REFORMS:

Western Clothing

Womens rights

Islam no longer State religion

New Latin Alphabet

Ottomans defeated in WWI. Ataturk drives out forei n troo s.


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Wildland Adventures Style In Turkey

Hagia Sophia

Blue Mosque


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The

Bosphorus


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Istanbul Hotels


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Istanbul Hotels

Blue House,

Sultanhamet District

Anemon Galata,

Galata District


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Old and New Istanbul


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Old and New Istanbul

Ephesus


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Ephesus

Aegean: 1200 BCE Aeolian and Ionian Greeks, 5th

C Persian Empire, Alexander theGreat 334 Hellenistic, then Rome:First and greatest metropolis of Asia -- 250,000


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Promenade to the sea. Arcade built by Arkadeus.


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Wealthy homes, running water, underground heating, sewage.


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Urunlu Village


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Urunlu Village


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Voyaging the Turquoise Coast of Turkey


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Voyaging the Turquoise Coast of Turkey


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Lycia: First democratic union of peaceful federation. 85 Lycian settlements on our route.

Tomb


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Tomb

of

Amyntas350 BCEFethiye

Dodecanese Islands of


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Dodecanese Islands of

Greece and Turkey


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Fires of Chimaera


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Lycian hero Bellerophon rode Pegasus to attack fire eating dragon.


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Every meal was

a culinary

delight. We lovedgoing to local

restaurants where

Salih chose themenu according

to the restaurants

specialties.

Rebecca and

James Lawson


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St Ni l


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St. Nicolas

Bishop of

Myra, 4th C.

Adopted as patron saint of Russian

Orthodox Church (ie. N. pole). Also

merged with Nordic folk characters.


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Nisayan Houses,

Sirence Village


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Salihs worldly knowledge is

overwhelming: Graduated from Istanbul University inItalian Theological Literature (BA) Social Science Institute Masters degreein "Divine Comedy

Worked towards a doctorate inByzantine History Speaks some Latin and Karamanid (aforgotten language among the ChristianTurks in the Medieval Ages) Scuba diver, plays the "kaval flute,expert on eating, cooking and is a good

bartender!


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Turkey was the most fascinating country weve ever traveled in

the diversity of land and cultures, crossroads of ancient


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civilizations, warm and friendly people, and great cuisine!

John and Beverly Sinning


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