Amasya
town square
statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk,
(1881-1938)
founder of modern Turkey
houses on the river, below the old royal burial tombs
the Houses
on the river Iris
typical interior, of house, now a museum
water wheel on the river
the Tombs
royal tombs carved into citadel hill
view of the city from the tombs
the mosque
melons for sale
in waiting
on the move
selling the brooms he made
photo taken shortly after an earthquake in Erzincan (1992)
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