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The old bazaar district in Istanbul by Jens Helmstedt

The old district with the Bookseller’s Bazaar, the famous Covered Bazaar and the Spice Bazaar in Istanbul is a busy marketplace … 1023 words

Cappadocia - The Land of Fairy Chimneys by Jens Helmstedt

The landscape of Cappadocia in Turkey was created about 30 million years ago. The ashes, which covered the earth by massive volcanic eruptions, became an erosive material called “Tuff”. 867 words

Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi by Jens Helmstedt

“When you see my funeral don´t say: What for a separation. It is time for me to meet the lover…” Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, the great islamic mystical philosopher, died in Konya on De… 1371 words

The Perfume Seller at BEYAZIT Mosque in Istanbul by Jens Helmstedt

They are usually sitting at the entrances of the large mosques in Istanbul, waiting for customers – the perfume seller … 696 words

Mount Nemrud - A Magical Place by Jens Helmstedt

It is an impressive moment, when the sunrise begins on Mount Nemrud in Southeastern Anatolia, when slowly spreads the first light to the stone heads from the Kommagene time in the 1st C. BC. 970 words

Yayla Life in Anatolia by Jens Helmstedt

The Yayla principle is comparable to the Alpine pasture and dates back to times, when many people in Anatolia lived as nomads. 583 words

Bodrum - Sailing Yachts and Crusader Castle by Jens Helmstedt

Bodrum’s nice yacht harbour with a view to the Castle of St. Peter is good to start a sailingtrip on a Gület. 424 words

Deyrulzafaran - Syriac Orthodox Monastery in Mardin by Jens Helmstedt

Deyrulzafaran Monastery in Mardin, Southeastern Turkey, is an important religious place for Syriac Orthodox Christians in this region, called “Tur Abdin”. 351 words

The Tomb of Eyyub el Ensari in Istanbul by Jens Helmstedt

The Tomb of Eyyub el Ensari, a companion and standard-bearer of the prophet Mohammed is located in Eyüp in Istanbul beyond the old city walls on the south bank of the Golden Horn. 503 words

Urfa & Harran by Jens Helmstedt

An important religious place for Muslim pilgrims from Turkey and other islamic countries is the Pond of Ibrahim in Urfa with holy carp … 906 words