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Karacasu Village

Karacasu Village , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia . Log houses at Karacasu Village.

Looking out the Window

Safranbolu Window , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia . Old woman looking out the window of yellow house at Saftanbolu, Turkey.

Horses at Karasar

Horses at Karasar , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia .

An Autumn Walk Near Lake Karagöl

An Autumn Walk Near Lake Karagöl , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia . Walking and photographing trip around Lake Karagöl near Ankara on a small path full of fall leaves.

Coppersmith at Ankara Citadel

Coppersmith at Ankara Citadel , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia . Coppersmith working with hammer and anvil on a piece of copper sheet at Ankara Citadel.

The Richest Man on Earth as Solon Described Him

The Richest Man on Earth as Solon Described Him , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia . Croesus, the Lydian king asked Solon: "Tell me Solon!..." "Who is the happiest man on this Earth?" "Tellus...!" said Solon... "He had both beautiful and good children, and he saw all his grandchildren from birth and all remaining alive..." Croesus dissapointed... What a humble answer was that?! Croesus had considered himself to be the happiest man alive. He was the king of the people to introduce the use of gold and silver coins. He had ancient finance markets. The name of Croesus of Lydia became synonymous with wealth. Of course he was waiting some respect and appreciation of that:

Blacksmith Shop at Mountain Town

Blacksmith Shop at Taurus Mountain Town , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia . Blacksmith Shop at Taurus Mountain Town.

Fordson model F, the first agricultural tractor ...

Old Tractor , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia . Fordson model F tractor, the first agricultural tractor to be mass produced, by the Ford Motor Comp, in front of historical Old Hook Inn, Cengelhan at Ankara, Ulus.

Carpet Shop at Old Hook Inn

Carpet Shop at Old Hook Inn , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia .

Autumn at Lake Karagöl

Autumn at Lake Karagöl , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia .

Horseback Riding

Horseback Riding , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia . Horseback rider and white horse at equestrian club.

Sunset at Lake Nallihan

Sunset at Lake Nallihan , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia . Looks like surreal, but it is real! Looks like unearthly, as far as Venus or Mars, but it is on this earth! Sunset over the erosion hills of copper and iron oxides, and birds habitat at Nallihan dam reservoir on Sakarya river.

Alibaba Making Aladin's Magic Lamp

Coppersmith , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia . Coppersmith making gift copper utensils working with hammer and anvil at Ankara Castle.

Repairing Flying Carpets

Repairing Flying Carpets , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia . Carpet repair at Ankara Castle.

Autumn at Lake Karagöl

Autumn at Lake Karagöl , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia .

Autumn at Lake Karagöl

Autumn at Lake Karagöl , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia . HDR effect technique used .

Trekking at Mid-Anatolian Mountains

Trekking at Mid-Anatolian Mountains , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia .

Making Pottery at Ancient Cappadocia

Making Pottery at Ancient Cappadocia , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia .

Small Village Near Lake Mogan

Small Village Near Lake Mogan , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia .

Electric Journey

Electric Journey , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia . Flying motorbike at motocross racing, Ankara. This is how electricity travels on lines. How did you think?

Hardware Store

Hardware Store , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia . Local retail store for blacksmith products at Beypazari, Ankara.

Taurus Mountain Town

Taurus Mountain Town , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia .

Flying Motorbike at Sunset

Flying Motorbike at Sunset , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia .