Turecko 2012
TK-12 - TURECKO, Kurdistan (cast IRAKU) Termin cesty: 7.5. - 28.5.2012 PROGRAM: V poledne 7.5. 2012 odletam letadlem s Turkish Airlines z Prahy do Istanbulu v TURECKU, kde pristavam odpoledne. Van me veze do hotelu v centru mesta. Setkavam se s ostatnimi ze skupiny. Pristi rano odletame z Istanbulu do vychodniho Turecka do mesta Erzurum. Autobusem do naseho hotelu mimo mesto. Poznavaci cesta mestem zacina pred polednem. Navstevujeme “Grand Mosque,” madrasu a kralovske hrobky. Po obede vidime dalsi mesity, museum a karavanseraji “Tas Hani.” Posledni zastavka je v obchode s klenoty. Rano 9.5. jedeme z Erzurum divokymi horami do mesta Kars pobliz armeskych hranic. Prijizdime pozde odpoledne. Rusti carove a Ottomansti Turci se zde setkali ve ctyrech valkach. Nektere domy v Karsu byly postaveny Rusy a jine Turky. Navstevujeme kostel “Apostolu” prestaveny na mesitu. Nad mestem je pevnost. Ulice mesta jsou plne lidi, a to predevsim mladych. Pres noc jsme zde v hotelu. Po odjeti z Karsu pristi den si prohlizime vykopavky “Ani.” Pred 1000 lety bylo Ani hlavnim mestem Armenie. Bylo zniceno zemetresenim. Po obede navstevujeme doly na sul. Pod slavnou horou Ararat projizdime mestem Igdir. Odtud do nedalekeho mesta Dogubayazit, v jehoz blizkosti si prohlizime palac Ishak Pashi. Pak do hotelu ve meste. 11.5. jedeme do mesta Van na brehu stejnojmenneho jezera. Pred 7-mi mesici zde uderilo zemetreseni o sile 7.2, pri kterem zahynulo hodne lidi a skody jsou stale viditelne. Navstevujeme ruiny hlavniho mesta Urartskeho statu z 8. St. pr.n.l. Nyni je to pevnost Van. Dalsi zastavka je v podniku vyrabejicim koberce a navrat do hotelu. Dalsi den je navsteva kurdskeho “Hosap Castle,” nasleduje “Cavustepe” (druhe hlavni mesto Urartu) a plavba lodi na ostrov v jezere s navstevou armenskeho kostela. 13.5. opoustime Van a jedeme do Tatvan-u. Zde prestupujeme z autobusu do vanu pro cestu k 3000 m vysoke hore Nemrut. Behem cesty navstevujeme armensky kostel zmeneny na mesitu. V 1.svet. valce byli Armenci zabiti Turky nebo museli Turecko opustit. Takze nyni v Turecku nejsou armensti verici. Pozdeji, diky snehu se nemuze nas van dostat blize hore Nemrut a my bychom museli jit asi 3 km. Jdu 1 km a vzdavam to pro bolesti zad. Odpoledne jsme dovezeni k nasemu hotelu v horach. Pristi den jedeme autobusem do Diyarbakir-u. Behem cesty si prohlizime karavanseraj “El-Aman Hani.” Casto se setkavame s policejnimi zatarasy chranenymi samopaly. Odpoledne prijizdime do 2 mil. mesta Diyarbakir-u. Prohlizime “Grand Mosque” a “Syrsky krestansky kostel” z 3-tiho stoleti n.l. Nas hotel byl puvodne karavanseraji. V turectine se jmenuje “Kervansaray.” Neni tak pohodlny jako predesle hotely. Pred odjezdem z Diyarbakir-u dne 15.5. fotografujeme reku Tigris z hradeb, ktere obepinaji stare mesto. V poledne jsme u jezera Ataturk, jez vzniklo prehrazenim reky Eufrat. Jedeme pres nej 15 min. na trajektu. Pak pokracujeme k mestu Adiyaman. Odtud k pohrebni mohyle kralovske rodiny Kommagene z 3.st.pr.n.l. Dalsi zastavka je u rimskeho mostu z 2.st.n.l. a pozdeji u kopce s navrsenou mohylou krale Antiochus-e z 1 st.pr.n.l. Pujcuji si oslika, ktery mne dopravuje na vrchol hory, kde jsou ruiny palace, velike sochy hlav a mohyla. Vracime se do naseho hotelu v Adiyaman-u. Rano dalsiho dne opoustime Adiyaman a se zastavkou u Ataturkovy prehrady prijizdime do Gaziantep ve 13 hod. Odpoledne navstevujeme nove museum ukazujici mozaiky z rimskeho mesta Zeugma. Prohlizime si stare mesto. Pristi rano jedeme do mesta Urfa. Pri tom u jedne nove prehrady vidime to rimske mesto Zeugma. Voda prehrady ho castecne zaplavila. Nez se tak stalo, mozajky byly vyzvednuty a dany do musea v Gaziantep-u. Avsak domy nad hladinou prehrady jsou stale jeste odkryvany a chraneny strechami v danem miste. Ty si nyni prohlizime. Odpoledne v Urfu vidime park s tzv. Abrahamovym jezerem. Rika se, ze se zde Abraham narodil. Stoji tu dve mesity. Nad parkem je citadela. Mistni rodiny zde picnikuji. 18.5. podnikame cestu z Urfy k ruinam “Harranu” pochazejicim z 3.tisicileti pr.n.l. V jeho blizkosti navstevujeme vceliny pripominajici domky mistnich lidi. Nase pristi zastavka je u “Gobeklitepe.” Je to nedavno objevene neoliticke sidliste az 11 tisic let stare. Zpet v Urfa vidime moslimskou demonstraci, kdy rodice pozaduji, aby jejich dcery smely nosit do skoly hijab (pokryvku hlavy). Den nato jedeme z Urfy do Mardin-u. Tam jsme v poledne. Odpoledne navstevujeme “Syrsky krestansky klaster” mimo mesto. Zpet v Mardin-u jdeme do musea. Nas zdejsi hotel byval take karavanseraji. 20.5. jedeme dale na vychod do mesta Midyat. Jizne od neho si prohlizime klaster “Mar Gabriel,” jehoz nejstarsi casti jsou z roku 397 n.l. Vracime se do Mardin-u, kde navstevujeme madrasu “Kasimiye” zbudovanou v 15.st. Mesto je na prikre strani s ulicemi po vrstevnicich a schody mezi nimi. Po obede splhame 100 schodu k “Zinkiye medrese.” Pozdeji do “Ulu Cami” z 11 st. 21.5. je posledni den nasi cesty po vychodnim Turecku. Jeste rano si prohlizime “Syrsky krestansky kostel” z roku 569 n.l. Vetsina nasich spolucestovatelu odleta domu, zatimco ja a Marcia pokracujeme v ceste do Kurdistanu v severnim Iraku. To dopoledne Marcia a ja odjizdime autem podel syrske hranice na vychod. V 16 hod. jsme na hranici Turecka s Irakem. S davkou problemu prekracujeme hranici do Kurdistanu (cast IRAKU). Po setkani s nasim Kurdskym pruvodcem. jedeme do mestecka Zakho, abychom si vyfotografovali rimsky most. Jedeme do mesta Dohuk, kde je nas hotel. Dalsi den si prohlizime okoli Dohuk-u. Navstevujeme vesnici Al Qush, kde bydleli zide, nez odesli do Izraele. Nyni zde jsou krestane. Dalsi zastavka je u klastera “Humiz.” K nemu musime splhat 150 schodu. Nasleduje cesta do mesta Lalish, kde si prohlizime dulezity chram Jazidu. Zpet v Dohuk-u prochazime downtown. Popojizdime k zoroastrianskemu chramu “Chewar Stoon Cave,” ke kteremu vede mnoho schodu. Na zaver do parku “Dream City” s atrakcemi pro mlade lidi. 23.5. z Dohuk-u do Rawanduz. Behem cesty navstevujeme vysoko na kopci historii opredene mesto Amadiya. V meste Barzan se zastavujeme u hrobu Barzaniho, ktery valcil se Sadamem. Jeho syn je nyni presidentem irackeho Kurdistanu. Dalsi zastavka je u “Shanidar Cave,” kde bylo nalezeno 15 koster Neandertalcu. Na noc jsme v resortu nad Rawanduzem. Dalsi den jedeme udolim k hranici s Iranem. Den nato pokracujeme se zastavkou u “Zarzi cave” do Sulymanie. Rano 26.5. navstevujeme v Sulymanii “Cerveny dum,” kde Sadam mucil tisice Kurdu. Po dalsi jizde prijizdime po poledni do hlavniho mesta irackeho Kurdistanu, Erbil-u. Odpoledne si prohlizime impozantni citadelu ve meste. Pristi rano hovorim s americkym plukovnikem, ktery mne seznamuje se situaci v Iraku. Po pulnoci jiz 28.5. jsme Marcia a ja odvezeni na erbilske letiste. Letime do Istanbulu. Odtud Marcia do USA a ja do Prahy, kde jsem pred polednem. Cestovni kancelar: Spiekermann Travel Service Ucast; V Turecku nas bylo 14 turistu a pruvodce Ali. V Kurdistanu jsme byli 2 a mistni pruvodce.
Turkey - Istanbul - view from the restaurant of our Aya Sultan Hotel 2012
Turkey - Istanbul - view from the restaurant of our Aya Sultan Hotel 2012
Turkey - Erzurum Airport 2012
Turkey - Erzurum - Turkish Stop sign 2012
Turkey - outside Erzurum 2012
Turkey - Erzurum 2012
Turkey - Erzurum - Grand Mosque (Ulu Cami) 2012
Turkey - Erzurum - Grand Mosque (Ulu Cami) 2012
Turkey - Erzurum 2012
Turkey - Erzurum - Citadel 2012
Turkey - Erzurum 2012
Turkey - Erzurum - Royal (Sultan) Tombs (Uc Kumbetier) 2012
Turkey - Erzurum 2012
Turkey - Erzurum - Royal (Sultan) Tombs (Emir Sultan Turbesi) 2012
Turkey - Erzurum - at Royal (Sultan) Tombs (Uc Kumbetier) 2012
Turkey - Erzurum 2012
Turkey - Erzurum - restaurant (our lunch) 2012
Turkey - Erzurum - restaurant (our lunch) 2012
Turkey - Erzurum - restaurant (our lunch) 2012
Turkey - Erzurum - Yakutiye Madrasa (museum inside) 2012
Turkey - Erzurum - Lala Musytafa Pasa Camii (mosque) 2012
Turkey - Erzurum - Yakutiye Madrasa (museum inside) 2012
Turkey - Erzurum - Yakutiye Madrasa (museum inside) 2012
Turkey - Erzurum - Tas Hani (old caravanserai), now workshops and shops with jewellery 2012
Turkey - Erzurum - Tas Hani (old caravanserai), now workshops and shops with jewellery - Black Amber 2012
Turkey - from Erzurum to Kars 2012
Turkey - from Erzurum to Kars 2012
Turkey - from Erzurum to Kars 2012
Turkey - from Erzurum to Kars - Georgian Christian Church 2012
Turkey - from Erzurum to Kars - Georgian Christian Church - now mosque 2012
Turkey - from Erzurum to Kars - Georgian Christian Church - now mosque - mimbar 2012
Turkey - from Erzurum to Kars - Georgian Christian Church 2012
Turkey - from Erzurum to Kars - Georgian Monastery Osk (from 11 century) 2012
Turkey - from Erzurum to Kars - Georgian Monastery Osk (from 11 century) 2012
Turkey - from Erzurum to Kars - Georgian Monastery Osk (from 11 century) 2012
Turkey - from Erzurum to Kars - Georgian Monastery Osk (from 11 century) 2012
Turkey - from Erzurum to Kars - Georgian Monastery Osk (from 11 century) 2012
Turkey - from Erzurum to Kars - Georgian Monastery Osk (from 11 century) - it has an artificial limb 2012
Turkey - from Erzurum to Kars - Georgian Monastery Osk (from 11 century) 2012
Turkey - from Erzurum to Kars - at Georgian Monastery Osk (from 11 century) - Village of Uncular - Turkish car licence plate 2012
Turkey - from Erzurum to Kars - River Tortum 2012
Turkey - from Erzurum to Kars 2012
Turkey - Kars - Church of the Apostles (now mosque) and an Ottoman Citadel 2012
Turkey - Kars - Church of the Apostles (now mosque) 2012
Turkey - Kars - Mosque of Saints - view from the Church of the Apostles 2012
Turkey - Kars - another mosque 2012
Turkey - Kars - Church of the Apostles (now mosque) 2012
Turkey - Kars - Mosque of Saints - view from the Church of the Apostles 2012
Turkey - Kars - our Sim-Er Hotel - view from my room - Ottoman Citadel 2012
Turkey - from Kars to Dogubeyazit - old Armenian City of Ani 2012
Turkey - from Kars to Dogubeyazit - old Armenian City of Ani - Lions Gate 2012
Turkey - from Kars to Dogubeyazit - old Armenian City of Ani 2012
Turkey - from Kars to Dogubeyazit - old Armenian City of Ani - Citadel 2012
Turkey - from Kars to Dogubeyazit - old Armenian City of Ani - Cathedral 2012
Turkey - from Kars to Dogubeyazit - old Armenian City of Ani - Arpa River is border with Armeni 2012
Turkey - from Kars to Dogubeyazit - old Armenian City of Ani - Church of the Redeemer 2012
Turkey - from Kars to Dogubeyazit - old Armenian City of Ani - Georgian Church of Tigran Honentz 2012
Turkey - from Ani to Dogubeyazit - a village at salt mines 2012
Turkey - from Ani to Dogubeyazit - salt mines 2012
Turkey - near Dogubayazit - Ararat (5,137m) 2012
Turkey - near Dogubayazit 2012
Turkey - near Dogubayazit - Ararat (5,137m) 2011
Turkey - above Dogubayazit - Ishak Pasa Sarayi 2011
Turkey - above Dogubayazit - Ishak Pasa Sarayi 2012
Turkey - above Dogubayazit - Ishak Pasa Sarayi 2012
Turkey - above Dogubayazit - Ishak Pasa Sarayi 2012
Turkey - above Dogubayazit - Ishak Pasa Sarayi 2012
Turkey - above Dogubayazit - view from Ishak Pasa Sarayi 2012
Turkey - above Dogubayazit - view from Ishak Pasa Sarayi 2012
Turkey - from Dogubayazit to Van - Muradiye Waterfall 2012
Turkey - from Dogubayazit to Van - at Muradiye Waterfall 2012
Turkey - from Dogubayazit to Van - at Muradiye Waterfall 2012
Turkey - Van (town) 2012
Turkey - Van (town) - Van Castle 2012
Turkey - Van (town) - Van Castle 2012
Turkey - Van (town) - carpet factory Urartu 2012
Turkey - Van (town) - carpet factory Urartu 2012
Turkey - 60 km south-east of Van - Hosap Castle (from 1643) 2012
Turkey - Hosap Castle (from 1643) - view from the gate of the Castle - Guzelsu village - remnents of outside wall 2012
Turkey - 60 km south-east of Van - Hosap Castle (from 1643) - a Kurdish man 2012
Turkey - Hosap Castle (from 1643) - leaving the Castle - Kurdish-Ottoman Bridge 2012
Turkey - Cavustepe (Urartian Royal Castle from 7th cen BC) - palace 2012
Turkey - Cavustepe (Urartian Royal Castle from 7th cen BC) - Urartian alphabet 2012
Turkey - Cavustepe (Urartian Royal Castle from 7th cen BC) - palace buildings - our group 2012
Turkey - Lake Van - Ahtamar Island with an Armenian Church and ruins of monastery (from 10th cen AD) 2012
Turkey - Lake Van - Ahtamar Island with an Armenian Church and ruins of monastery 2012
Turkey - Lake Van - Ahtamar Island with an Armenian Church and ruins of monastery 2012
Turkey - Lake Van - Ahtamar Island with an Armenian Church and ruins of monastery 2012
Turkey - Lake Van - Ahtamar Island with an Armenian Church and ruins of monastery 2012
Turkey - Lake Van - Ahtamar Island with an Armenian Church and ruins of monastery 2012
Turkey - at Lake Van - local woman 2012
Turkey - between Tatvan and Nemrut Mountain - at Armenian church - local kids 2012
Turkey - from Tatvan to Diyarbakir - caravanserai El-Aman Hani 2012
Turkey - from Tatvan to Diyarbakir - caravanserai El-Aman Hani 2012
Turkey - from Tatvan to Diyarbakir - Malabadi Bridge 2012
Turkey - Diyarbakir - Grand Mosque (Ulu Cami from 11- 12 cen) - walk through the city 2012
Turkey - Diyarbakir - Grand Mosque (Ulu Cami from 11- 12 cen) - walk through the city 2012
Turkey - Diyarbakir - in the streets of 2 million people city 2012
Turkey - Diyarbakir - walk through the city - Syriac Christian Church 2012
Turkey - Diyarbakir - our Kervansaray Hote 2012
Turkey - Diyarbakir - city walls 2012
Turkey - Diyarbakir - view from city walls 2012
Turkey - from Diyarbakir to Adiyaman - at Lake Ataturk on Euphrates River - Ihab 2012
Turkey - from Diyarbakir to Adiyaman - ferry across Lake Ataturk on Euphrates River 2012
Turkey - trip from Adiyaman - tumulus and burial site of Commagene Royal family from 1 cen BC 2012
Turkey - trip from Adiyaman - tumulus and burial site of Commagene Royal family from 1 cen BC 2012
Turkey - trip from Adiyaman - view from tumulus and burial site - Lake Ataturk 2012
Turkey - trip from Adiyaman - Roman Bridge built 198-200 AD 2012
Turkey - trip from Adiyaman - we will see soon the real things - souvenir shop at the bridge 2012
Turkey - trip from Adiyaman - Maria and Val are riding a mule and a donkey to the top of Nemrut Mt 2012
Turkey - trip from Adiyaman - Mt Nemrut - complex by King Antiochus I from 1 cen BC - East Terrace 2012
Turkey - trip from Adiyaman - Mt Nemrut - complex by King Antiochus I from 1 cen BC - East Terrace 2012
Turkey - trip from Adiyaman - Mt Nemrut - complex by King Antiochus I from 1 cen BC - West Terrace 2012
Turkey - trip from Adiyaman - Mt Nemrut - complex by King Antiochus I from 1 cen BC - West Terrace 2012
Turkey - from Adiyaman to Gaziantep - Ataturk Dam (finished in 1990 2012
Turkey - from Adiyaman to Gaziantep - at Ataturk Dam (finished in 1990) - Euphrates River 2012
Turkey - Gaziantep - Zeugma Museum (opened 2011) - mosaic from Roman houses in Zeugma 2012
Turkey - Gaziantep - Zeugma Museum (opened 2011) - mosaic from Roman houses in Zeugma 2012
Turkey - Gaziantep - Zeugma Museum (opened 2011) - mosaic from Roman houses in Zeugma 2012
Turkey - Gaziantep - view of city from Zeugma Museum - statues of camels 2012
Turkey - Gaziantep - old town - local artist 2012
Turkey - Gaziantep - old town 2012
Turkey - Gaziantep - old town - citadel (from Seljuk times) 2012
Turkey - Gaziantep - old town - my walk around the citadel 2012
Turkey - Gaziantep - old town - my walk around the citadel 2012
Turkey - outside Gaziantep - Antep - Dedeman Hotel 2012
Turkey - Sanliurfa (Urfa) - Abrahams Pool with sacret fish 2012
Turkey - 50 km south of Sanliurfa (Urfa) - ruins of ancient Harran 2012
Turkey - 50 km south of Sanliurfa (Urfa) - at ancient Harran - Altinbasak village - beehive houses 2012
Turkey - 50 km south of Sanliurfa (Urfa) - at ancient Harran - Altinbasak village - at beehive houses 2012
Turkey - outside Sanliufra (Ufra) - between Harran and Gobeklitepe 2012
Turkey - neolitic site Gobeklitepe 2012
Turkey - Sanliurfa (Urfa) - main square - view from a restaurant - islamists gathering 2012
Turkey - Mardin 2012
Turkey - Mardin 2012
Turkey - Mardin - old town - citadel (castle) 2012
Turkey - Mardin - old town - our Artuklu Kervansarayi Hotel - lobby 2012
Turkey - Mardin - old town - our Artuklu Kervansarayi Hotel - my room 2012
Turkey - 60 km east of Mardin and 25 km south of Midyat - Mar Gabriel Monastery (originaly from 397 AD) 2012
Turkey - 60 km east of Mardin and 25 km south of Midyat - Mar Gabriel Monastery (originaly from 397 AD) 2012
Turkey - Mardin - old town - Kasimiye Medresa (from 15 cen) 2012
Turkey - Mardin - old town - minaret from 1845 2012
Turkey - Mardin - old town - Ulu Mosque (from 11 cen) 2012