The ancient, abandoned town of Kayaköy

A nearly intact ghost town, built on the ruins of Lycian Karmilassos, for centuries it was occupied by Turkish Greek Orthodox inhabitants, who were massacred following World War I and the town left deserted when Greece and Turkey exchanged citizens. It was a backdrop of the 2004 novel Birds Without Wings and 2014 film The Water Diviner, and tours allow visitors to learn more about Turkish history.

Read more in Tripatini contributor Damon Culbert´s post The Top 10 Ancient Sites on the Turkish Coast.

 

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