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    • TravelerIns Morgenland 2023
      Day 21

      vom Euphrat zum Tigris

      October 2, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      Diyarbakir ist die heimliche Hauptstadt der Kurden. Die Menschen hier erscheinen uns viel offener, freundlicher und lebendiger als weiter im Westen. Wir besichtigen die gut erhaltene Stadtmauer, eine armenische Kirche, den kleinen Bazar und die 10 Augen Brücke.
      Abends lernen wir zwei junge Kurdinnen kennen. Wir haben eine lustige Stunde miteinander. Mit ein bisschen englisch und Google translate erfahren wir etwas über sie selbst, die Stadt und ihre Wünsche. Und lernen ein paar kurdische Worte.      Read more

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    • Bopp GETHMANNReise nach Persien
      Day 1,359

      Diyarbakır

      May 4, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

      Diyarbakır ( دیاربکر Diyâr-i Bekr ) nach Gaziantep die zweitgrößte Stadt in SūdostAnatolien.

      Der antike Name der Stadt erscheint erstmals in assyrischen Geschichtsquellen aus dem 13. Jahrhundert v. Chr. als Amida oder Amed. In griechischen und lateinischen Quellen erscheint sie als Amido und Amida.

      Diyarbakir, UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe, mit neuntausendjährigen Geschichte liegt an den Ufern des Flusses Tigris. Die Stadt hat die zweitlängste Mauer der Welt.

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      Die römische Stadtmauer von Diyarbakır, lokal auch Stadtmauer von Amed genannt, ist eine über fünf Kilometer lange und vollständig erhaltene Stadtmauer um die Altstadt von Diyarbakır.      Read more

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    • Traveler2022 Türkei, die 2te
      Day 12

      Karavanserei in Diyarbakır

      July 31, 2022 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 40 °C

      Erhohlung pur nach 40 Grad!

      Zuerst hiess es, es gäbe kein Zimmer mehr - full. Dann nach einem Anruf wird uns per Übersetzer mitgeteilt: ‚Wir haben einen Milchraum‘. Na gut, dann nehmen wir den Milchraum :-).

      Nach einer kühlen Cola ab zum Pool - nöööööö, der wird grad geputzt. Neeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiin! Warum grad heute?      Read more

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    • Go East
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      Day 135

      Cold and hot

      October 11, 2020 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      The first time on this Europe trip, it was below 0°C during the night and our tent was frozen when we got up. It was hard to get out of the warm sleeping bag, but we hurried up to start cycling.
      After about 20km, we reached Karliova where we bought some bread for breakfast. People greeted us in a language that didn't sound like Turkish, so we assumed it was Kurdish. At the exit of the village, we saw a gas station with a bench, so we stopped here to eat our breakfast. The guys at the gas station were so friendly. When they heard our story, they brought us tea to warm up and some cake.They even got more bread from the bakery for us. One of them used to live in Hamburg, so he could translate. He told us that the majority of the people in Karliova are Kurds and speak Kurdish. When we finally left, they gave us a bottle of water each.
      The next 45km were rolling, up and down all the time, but with nice tailwinds from the North. Then, the wind changed to South unfortunately, so the rest of the day was harder. There's also much more police and military presence in this area. Unlike anywhere else in Turkey, we got stopped twice today for a passport control.
      We stopped in Genc for lunch before conquering the hardest part of the day: 3 steep climbs (around 10%) of about 200m each. And by now, the afternoon sun was burning, so we sweat a lot. Shortly after the top of the last pass, we found a spring to fill up water. And as we like camping up in the mountains, we decided to pitch the tent nearby, have dinner and watch the sunset. At least, it's already a lot warmer than last night.      Read more

    • TravelerSeidenstrasse
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      Day 2

      Gunay Kurtalan Express nach Diyabarkir

      July 5, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ 🌙 31 °C

      Um halb acht fährt der Zug ein, unser Waggon ist der letzte. Wir haben das Abteil mit den Plätzen 3 und 4: Ein ganzes, wenn auch kleines, Abteil für uns! Luxus!
      Während wir uns einrichten, fährt der Zug langsam los - und wird nicht viel schneller. Wir beginnen zu verstehen, warum wir erst morgen früh um 10 in Diyabarkir ankommen. Egal, wir haben ja Zeit. Abendessen im "Bordrestaurant" während wir in den Sonnenuntergang und die Nacht zuckeln. Sehr entspannt. Später klappen wir unsere Betten herunter und ich lasse mich in den Schlaf schaukeln.
      Am nächsten Morgen fahren wir durch karge Hügellandschaften und an mehreren Seen entlang, ab und zu hält der Zug an kleinen Kleinstbahnhöfen. Deutlich besser ausgeschlafen als gestern gehen wir zum Frühstück!      Read more

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    • ZIL nach Hause holen
      Day 10

      Übernachtung

      October 22, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ 🌙 17 °C

      Dieses mal haben wir uns für ein Fleckchen abseits der Landstraße entschieden. Am frühen Morgen wurden wir von Kühen geweckt. Sascha füllte noch schnell Öl nach und entdeckte ein großes Leck an einer Leitung. Nun ging es an die Reparatur.Read more

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    • Wunderwutzis
      Day 166

      Diyarbakir

      November 3, 2022 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

      Diyarbakir was our last stop in Turkey. And we really loved it. We met incredible kind kurdish people. There are a lot of beautiful small restaurants with live music in the evening. We met so many great musicians and artists. Sadly life for them isn’t easy. It’s not allowed to play kurdish music or to paint non-nationalistic art…

      After 2.5 months Turkey we where so glad to find a vegetarian and vegan restaurant! (way tooo many Kebabs) Oh and a coffee place which actually sells coffee! (Chai is fine but we really missed coffee)

      So after all we stayed for more than one week to prepare ourselves for the next adventure - since we didn’t get our Iran visa….      Read more

    • Go East
      Day 137

      Big wall

      October 13, 2020 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      This morning, we had a very special tour through Diyarbakır or Amed, how the Kurds call the city. Fırat grew up in the impressive old town and showed us the most interesting places, cafés and viewpoints. The old town is surrounded by a huge wall. It's the second biggest one in the world after the Great Wall of China and dates back some 2000 years. It's massive, when you stand in front of it.
      First, we visited the castle with some typical Diyarbakır style houses and had coffee with a view over River Tigris. Fırat gave us some background information about the history of Amed and Mesopotamia. Next, we saw the markets, some blacksmiths, mosques, a minaret on 4 "feet" and a Kervansaray. We had tea at a couple of places, talked to Fırat's friends who gave us some delicious spiced bread and ended up in another tea shop at the South gate of the city centre. We overlooked Hevsel Gardens that are - as the city itself - UNESCO world heritage site. Here, agriculture has been practices for some 8000 years.
      In the afternoon, we relaxed at the bike club before meeting again in a Kervansaray for a glass of wine and some cheese. Fırat had invited some friends as well as Atakan and his dance partner. The atmosphere in the bar was great - lots of young people, almost everyone drinking wine and laughing. Could have been in a wine bar in Germany (in summer though...) 😉      Read more

    • Go East
      Day 136

      Checkpoint adventures

      October 12, 2020 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      Today, we had to cross 5 military checkpoints on our way. At the first one, they looked serious and checked our passports. At the second one, they just waved and asked us where we were going, at the third, where we were from. And at the forth, they invited us for cold Fanta and buiscuits. They were even happy to take a photo with us (where they put on their mask 😉). At the fifth checkpoint, all of them stopped all other activities and came for a chat. But when they only had Turkish, Russian and Arabic to offer which didn't match with German, English, French nor Spanish, we all laughed and they wished us a good day.
      We also left the mountaineous area and came into a rather flat and dry region. It was really hot again. What a difference to those freezing temperatures just a day ago! At one of the gas stations, we were invited to tea and buiscuits again. However, we were happy when we arrived in Diyarbakır where we relax in the shade in a park to wait for Atakan. Atakan is a German teacher at a private school and member of the Diyarbakır bicycle club. Firat, our host from Güzelyani at the coast, had organized this contact. And we experienced Turkish hospitality at it's best: First, he took us to his apartment to have a shower and do laundry. Then we went back to the bicycle club, where we could stay. The manager of the club had already ordered food for delivery for us. Then, one by one, more members of the club joined our round. They knew from their WhatsApp group that we were in town and wanted to get to know us. We had tea and fruits and many nice talks. Some spoke a little bit of English and Atakan was busy translating.      Read more

    • skip's retirement travelTurkey 2
      Day 4

      Diyarbakir Grand Mosque

      October 29, 2020 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      An unusual 2 mosque complex in one facility, one Sunni, one Shafi and a madrassa for each. The interior pics are all of the Shafi mosque as prayer time began. So we didn't visit the Sunni mosque. I'm told that the building is designed after the Grand Mosque of Damascus.
      Like much of Turkey, cultures come together. In this case, it is mostly Kurdish and Syrian as this is not too far from the Syrian border. The double mosque reflects that the Kurds are generally Sunni, while the syrians are generally Shafi.      Read more

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