Day 152: Sivas Bus Terminal
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Arrived at Sivas Bus Terminal, then walked to city center
Day 152: Gok Medrese
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Gok Medrese in Sivas. It is a 13th-century medrese, an Islamic educational institution.
Day 152: Sivas City Center
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There are 2 more medresesis in the city center, but they are being turned into commercial places.
Day 152: Back to Tokat Bus Terminal
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Back to Tokat
Day 153: Turhal
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Minibus from Tokat to Turhal, taking the train to Amasya
Day 153: Arriving at Amasya
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Arriving at the Amasya train station
Day 153: Walk around Amasya
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Our schedule is quite tight in Amasya. It is just a short turn around as we are transiting. But we did get to see stuff in town
Day 154: Amasya (transit to Sungurlu)
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We go dropped off at the Gas Station near to the highway, then we took a bus heading to Sungurlu.
Day 154: Sungurlu Bus Terminal
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Day 154: Sungurlu to Bogazkale
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There are only 3 buses per day (weekdays) to Bogazakale. It started from the Sungurlu city center near the city park.
Day 154: Arriving Bogazkale
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40 mins minibus ride, we arrived at Bogazkale, a very small town.
Day 155: Hattusa
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The main reason that we came to Bogazkale is because of Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite Empire. The whole area is a 7km walk, it is very impressive to visit this Bronze Age city!
Day 156: Yazilikaya Bogazkale
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It is part of the Hattusa, it is the official temple and sanctuary of the Hittite Empire.
Day 156: Bodakozu Valley
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We accidentally ran into a fascinating hiking route in the area. It was a well built hiking route routing back to the ticket office of Hattusa. There are a few waterfalls, suspension bridges andLue lisää
Day 157: Bogazkale
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7am bus back to Sungurlu!
Day 157: Bus from Sungurlu to Kirikkale
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📍Sungurlu bus terminal
Day 157: Kirikkale Bus Terminal
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A transfer to our destination, Nevsehir!
Day 157: Nevsehir Bus Terminal
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Finally arrived at Nevsehir, where we would stay for a week touring and taking a little bit of breather!
Day 159: Kayasehir rock city
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A historical rock-carved hillside settlement in Nevsehir. Also known as Nevsehir underground city.
Day 159: Nevsehir Castles
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A historic castle in Nevsehir, overlooking the underground city of Kayasehir. A fortress for defence and military purpose.
Day 160: Kaymakli Underground City
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Built in the 9th-10th century during the period of the spreading of Christianity, as a city of defence and hiding sites. The 8 floors of the underground city are built around a ventilation stack. ItLue lisää
Day 161: Bus to Kiresehir
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We took the bus in the early morning to visit Kirsehir.
Day 161: Cacabey Medresesi
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The Cacabey Madrasa (former school) was built as a madrasa and used as an observatory, and now serves as a mosque.
Day 161: Ahi Evran Cami and Museum
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Ahi Evran was regarded as the sage of tanners and leader of 32 craft and trade types. He is the founder of Ah-order. Ahi means brother in Arabic and Ah-order is the name of the organization thatLue lisää
Day 161: Haci Bektash Veli Complex
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Haci Bektas Veli was an important philosopher of Anatolia who taught numerous students at his Dervish lodge of Islamic faith and teachings located in the province of Nevsehir. The complex also bearsLue lisää