Batman, Turkey

Welcome to Hasankeyf everyone ! Hasankeyf I have to say is probably the 2nd biggest surprise in Turkey for us behind the beautiful Ishak Pasa Palace. We had no real plans of coming here but had heard on the 'travelers' grapevine that it was one of the ...

A travel blog entry by natandkat
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Hasankeyf.  Another nice little village with an amazing old rock-cut city in ruins high on a cliff above the Tigris River.  The people were friendly and the stop off was well worth it, but it was hot.  Really hot.  The kind of hot ...

... might come. At least once across the bridge I would have a chance of hitching with any Turkish tourists or weekenders returning to Batman, so I thought. I was about 30 yards from the far end of the bridge when the first vehicle approached. I stuck out my ...

... ;(Reflecting later I note that whatever the future of Hasankeyf, the threat has seemingly so far preserved it in a unique circumstance for Turkey. While the locals may suffer for it, no one has wanted to invest in the area. Hence, Hasankeyf has none of the ...