Turkish Mesopotamia
These photographs illustrate my essay on a trip taken September 27–October 4, 2008.
Contents:- Malatya
- Harput
- Diyarbakır
- Malabadi Bridge
- Batman
- Hasankeyf
- Mor Gabriel
- Mardin
- Şanlıurfa
- Birecik
- Halfeti
- Atatürk Dam
- Kâhta
- Nemrut
- Gaziantep
Malatya
![[photo]](../../../Photos/2008/Mesopotamia/002mal.jpg)
Harput
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Toilet break
Somewhere on the road to Diyarbakır.
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Lake Hazar
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Diyarbakır
Gazi Köşkü
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Bridge
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Mosque
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House
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Hotel
And across the street.
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Walls
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Malabadi Bridge
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Batman
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Hasankeyf
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Mor Gabriel
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Mardin
Hotel
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Madrasah
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New Road
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Deyrulzafaran
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The old city
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Madrasah
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Post office
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Grup Şurup
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Lunch
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Museum
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Church
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On the road
A cigarette break by the gasoline pumps.
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Şanlıurfa
Hotel
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Harran
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Urfa town
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Birecik
![[photo]](../../../Photos/2008/Mesopotamia/611bir.jpg)
Halfeti
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Atatürk Dam
“We died in work accidents. If we hadn't died, how good it would have been.”
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Kâhta
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Nemrut
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Arsameia
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Cendere Bridge
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Karakuş Tumulus
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Gaziantep
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