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Central Anatolia, Turkey's volcanic heart
Central Anatolia, Turkey's volcanic heart
South of Turkey's capital Ankara you can find some of the most astonishing landscapes of the planet. Here, in Cappadocia, soft volcanic tuff has been sculpted into fantastic shapes by millennia of erosion: huge pillars and mushrooms, valleys of "folded paper" and tuff cones in which early Christians carved their vibrantly painted churches. A stark contrast is provided by the barren salt flats of Tuz Gülö and the austere capital of the ancient Hittites: Hattusha.
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'Caravanserai with carpets.'
In former days the central courtyard of the caravanserai in Mustafapasa would have been occupied by traveling merchants and their goods. Now the building, which dates from the Ottoman period, is used to display the colourful carpets that are woven in the surrounding hamlets of this Cappadocian village. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Asia/Central-Anatolia-Turkeys/turkey-26775/226434230_fLkdr-Ti-2.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [TURKEY.CENTRAL 26775]
'Caravanserai with carpets.'
In former days the central courtyard of the caravanserai in Mustafapasa would have been occupied by traveling merchants and their goods. Now the building, which dates from the Ottoman period, is used to display the colourful carpets that are woven in the surrounding hamlets of this Cappadocian village. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
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'Courtyard of caravanserai.'
In former days the central courtyard of the caravanserai in Mustafapasa would have been occupied by traveling merchants and their goods. Now the building, which dates from the Ottoman period, is used to display the colourful carpets that are woven in the surrounding hamlets of this Cappadocian village. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Asia/Central-Anatolia-Turkeys/turkey-26781/226434213_EZQZp-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [TURKEY.CENTRAL 26781]
'Courtyard of caravanserai.'
In former days the central courtyard of the caravanserai in Mustafapasa would have been occupied by traveling merchants and their goods. Now the building, which dates from the Ottoman period, is used to display the colourful carpets that are woven in the surrounding hamlets of this Cappadocian village. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
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'Yarns and natural pigments.'
Yarns hanging on display in the former caravanserai of Mustafapasa have been coloured with pigments extracted from flowers, leafs and bark that fill the baskets standing beneath them. The wool yarns are locally used for weaving carpets. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Asia/Central-Anatolia-Turkeys/turkey-26782/226434194_tFArp-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [TURKEY.CENTRAL 26782]
'Yarns and natural pigments.'
Yarns hanging on display in the former caravanserai of Mustafapasa have been coloured with pigments extracted from flowers, leafs and bark that fill the baskets standing beneath them. The wool yarns are locally used for weaving carpets. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
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'Yarns for carpet weaving.'
Yarns hanging on display in the former caravanserai of Mustafapasa have been coloured with pigments extracted from flowers, leafs and bark. The wool yarns are locally used for weaving carpets. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Asia/Central-Anatolia-Turkeys/turkey-26783/226434187_jvaZ9-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [TURKEY.CENTRAL 26783]
'Yarns for carpet weaving.'
Yarns hanging on display in the former caravanserai of Mustafapasa have been coloured with pigments extracted from flowers, leafs and bark. The wool yarns are locally used for weaving carpets. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
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'Greek heritage.'
In the 19th century the Cappadocian village of Mustafapasa was well known for its Greek merchants and stonemasons. When they were resettled to Greece after 1923 they left behind some fine houses with elaborately ornamented facades. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Asia/Central-Anatolia-Turkeys/turkey-26784/226434176_bh4QY-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [TURKEY.CENTRAL 26784]
'Greek heritage.'
In the 19th century the Cappadocian village of Mustafapasa was well known for its Greek merchants and stonemasons. When they were resettled to Greece after 1923 they left behind some fine houses with elaborately ornamented facades. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
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'Weaving a carpet.'
In the Cappadocian village of Göreme a girl is weaving a carpet. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Asia/Central-Anatolia-Turkeys/turkey-26786/226434156_E9yhD-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [TURKEY.CENTRAL 26786]
'Weaving a carpet.'
In the Cappadocian village of Göreme a girl is weaving a carpet. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
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'Caravanserai with carpets.'
In former days the central courtyard of the caravanserai in Mustafapasa would have been occupied by traveling merchants and their goods. Now the building, which dates from the Ottoman period, is used to display the colourful carpets that are woven in the surrounding hamlets of this Cappadocian village. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
'Caravanserai with carpets.'
In former days the central courtyard of the caravanserai in Mustafapasa would have been occupied by traveling merchants and their goods. Now the building, which dates from the Ottoman period, is used to display the colourful carpets that are woven in the surrounding hamlets of this Cappadocian village. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
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'Caravanserai with carpets.'
In former days the central courtyard of the caravanserai in Mustafapasa would have been occupied by traveling merchants and their goods. Now the building, which dates from the Ottoman period, is used to display the colourful carpets that are woven in the surrounding hamlets of this Cappadocian village. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Asia/Central-Anatolia-Turkeys/turkey-26775/226434230_fLkdr-S-2.jpg "> [TURKEY.CENTRAL 26775]
'Caravanserai with carpets.'
In former days the central courtyard of the caravanserai in Mustafapasa would have been occupied by traveling merchants and their goods. Now the building, which dates from the Ottoman period, is used to display the colourful carpets that are woven in the surrounding hamlets of this Cappadocian village. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
[TURKEY.CENTRAL 26775]
'Caravanserai with carpets.'
In former days the central courtyard of the caravanserai in Mustafapasa would have been occupied by traveling merchants and their goods. Now the building, which dates from the Ottoman period, is used to display the colourful carpets that are woven in the surrounding hamlets of this Cappadocian village. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
'Caravanserai with carpets.'
In former days the central courtyard of the caravanserai in Mustafapasa would have been occupied by traveling merchants and their goods. Now the building, which dates from the Ottoman period, is used to display the colourful carpets that are woven in the surrounding hamlets of this Cappadocian village. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
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