A lot of history has happened in Turkey’s west. Long before the British high command sent Australian and New Zealand troops ashore at Gallipoli, armies like the Trojans, Romans, Ottomans, Seljuk, Greeks, and more had fought here. And if beaches and islands are your thing, there’s pleny of those too. But not in my pictures, sorry.
Trenches a the Nek, on the battlefields knows as Gallipoli to the ANZACs and Gelibolu to the Turks.
How the Turks viewed ANZAC Cove in 1915.
ANZAC memorial, Gelibolu/Gallipoli.
The losses for the invaders were terrible, but for the Turks defending under Mustafa Kamel, horrific.
A tablet lies on the ground in Ephesus (Efes).
The city of Ephesus dates back around 3000 years.
Misty clouds in winter make the sprawling site of Ephesus more mysterious. Well, for me it did.
With seating capacity of 25,000, Ephesus' amphitheatre dwarfs many modern stadiums.
The Library of Celsus, 125AD.
Looking out on Efes' theatre on a rainy day.
Looking up at the theatre in Efes.
Lookong out across the theatre in Efes.
Looking at the theatre in Efes.
The beach which Australian's getting misty eyed over, where the misplaced ANZAC adventure began and ended.