Some of Turkey's More Unique Landscapes

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Turkey Picture by Brandon Smith
Travel story: Some of Turkey's More Unique Landscapes

After nearly a week in Istanbul, I opted to take a four day detour to see some other parts of Turkey. My first stop was the town of Goreme, in Turkey's central region of Capadoccia.

Capadoccia is famed for its bizarre landscape, which I thought looked like a strange combination of the American West, the moon, and a Dr. Seuss book. The dominant feature is the "fairy chimney," a structure that forms when lava is eroded from around conical towers of volcanic ash. The Turks, not... More