Cappadocia. Myth vs reality 5
Turkey
Central Anatolia
Cappadocia
(For more details please refer to the first photo in the series. Thank you very much)
After the myth that's a piece of present history and reality in Cappadocia. On top of the mountain slope one can see the old remnants of the abandonned Greek houses of this once thriving Greek town of Prokopi, left behind when their tenants fled to Greece as refugees after the Lausanne treaty in 1923 put an end to their war conflict with excange of populations. Nearly a million and a half Greeks fled to Greece from many other parts of Turkey. Quite few of these residencies are still in use today by Turkish families. On the feet of the mountain slope, the new town Urgup(Prokopi) is being developping,
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| Section | Subjects: Documentary & Journalism |
| Vu de | 1 014 |
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Exif
| APN | NIKON D200 |
| Objectif | Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF) (A061) or Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR LD Aspherical (IF) (185D) |
| Ouverture | 22 |
| Temps de pose | 1/25 |
| Focale | 85.0 mm |
| ISO | 400 |
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Mauro Tomassetti 06/12/2015 0:04
Wonderful vision of this place and excellent b&w!Regards Mauro
adriana lissandrini 02/12/2015 22:14
a view of great beauty and of great interest, Alexander,caro saluto Adriana
Mirjam Burer 02/12/2015 15:41
so different the buildings, a lot to see and I even recognize faces on the left in the rocks...fine series Alexander..
lg, Mirjam
SINA 02/12/2015 12:46
Wunderschön darauf zu schauen Alexandermit den hohen Bäumen im Vordergrund
der sich aus breitenden ungewöhlichen Landschaft dahinter
ein grossartiges Foto
best regards for a good day
Kristine
Harold Thompson 02/12/2015 9:30
Contrast in styles of buildings and locations:-)) Harold
Sue Thompson 02/12/2015 9:24
This scens, for me would work so well if it was much larger. There is so much detail, so many dwellings, it is hard to define them all.It must be a very interesting area to visit.
:))