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HD: Ataturk Dam on the Euphrates River
Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP), is a multi sectoral and complex regional development programme of Southeastern Anatolia Region consisting 9 cities (Adıyaman, Batman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Kilis, Mardin, Siirt, Şanlıurfa and...
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HD: The Road to Rumkale, Halfeti 'Time Lapse'
Moored on the banks of the Euphrates small boats wait to take visitors up the river to visit Rumkale (Greek Castle), a spectacularly sited ruin right in the middle of nowhere. The boats carve their leisurely way through a gorge which is...
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HD: Karakus Tumulus (Black Bird Tomb)
(36-20 B.C.) Karakus Tumulusu ( Black Bird Tomb) , named after the eagle statue sitting on top of a pillar, as you enter to the site guarding the tomb believed to belong the Mother Queen of Commagene, Isas,sister and niece of king...
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HD: Pergamum-Turkey "Temple of Trajan"
Roman Ruins at Ancient Pergamum (Bergama) in Turkey
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HD: Pergamum-Turkey "Temple of Trajan"
Roman Ruins at Ancient Pergamum (Bergama) in Turkey
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HD: Pergamum-Turkey "Temple of Trajan"
Roman Ruins at Ancient Pergamum (Bergama) in Turkey
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HD: The Road to Rumkale, Halfeti 'Time Lapse'
Moored on the banks of the Euphrates small boats wait to take visitors up the river to visit Rumkale (Greek Castle), a spectacularly sited ruin right in the middle of nowhere. The boats carve their leisurely way through a gorge which is...
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HD: Old Mardin City
Mardin, which is the plural for 'Merdo' the Syriac for fortress, is an ancient town who's origin date back to the caravan rountes that traversed Mesopotamia. It is the Arabic speaking city in Turkey. In the 4th century the Romans...
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HD: Ancient City Hasankeyf
The people of Hasankeyf are hardly stranger to invasion. The ancient city, located on the banks of the Tigris River in the Batman province of southeastern Turkey, has fallen under the rule of Romans, Byzantines, Ayyubids, Mongols and...
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HD: Kasimiye Madrasa, Mardin, Turkey
The Kasimiye Madrasa at the western outskirts of Mardin is attributed to Sultan Kasim, son of Aq Qoyunlu Sultan Mu'izz al-Din Jahangir (1444-1457). It is estimated to have been built late fifteenth century or early sixteenth century.
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Wide angle view of Rizvaniye Mosque and holy fish lake
Wide angle view of Rizvaniye Mosque and holy fish lake
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Wide angle view of Rizvaniye Mosque and holy fish lake
Wide angle view of Rizvaniye Mosque and holy fish lake
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Leaving the Akhtamar Island
Footage of Akhtamar Island (Akdamar Adasi) and the church taken from a boat leaving the shores.