

Panoramas by Heiner Straesser


Agacalti Church, Ihlara Valley, Cappadocia

The Ihlara Valley is a deep canyon, cut into the rock by the small river Melendiz Suyu. Inside the valley is the small river and a lot of greenery....
Sunset in Cappadocia, Turkey

Cappadocia is an eroded landscape of volcanic tuffstone. Wind and weather created rocks in the funniest shapes.
Zelve 1, Cappadocia, Turkey

The open-air museum of Zelve covers two parallel valleys with hundreds of cave hoses, churches, chapels, mosques and a mill. People lived here...
Ihlara Valley, Cappadocia

On the stairs down into the Ihlara Valley. This is a deep canyon, cut into the rock by the small river Melendiz Suyu. Inside the valley is the...
Hippodrome 2, Istanbul, Turkey

Today the Turks call the Hippodrome At Meydan, which means horse square. originally it was the Circus Maximus. With a length of 400m there was...
Güzelyurt 10-3, Cappadocia, Turkey

The name of the village Güzelyurt means "nice homeland". Originally most of the people living here were Greek, but politics forced them to leave...
Theater of Milet, Turkey

In ancient times Milet was an important Greek trade city. The harbour was the center of the trade with the countries in the east. Im Theater von...
Railwaymuseum 5, Camlik, Turkey

The railway station of Camlik had been built in 1856 by the Britains. It's on the way from Izmir to Aydin. Not far away from the station there was...
Roman temple of Zeus, Aizanoi, Turkey

The whole temple is on top of a big cellar room. The excavation, today in the middle of nowhere, is discovering the ruins of a formely very...
Yilanli Kilise - cave church, Ihlara, Cappadocia

The Ihlara Valley is a deep canyon, cut into the rock by the small river Melendiz Suyu. Inside the valley is the small river and a lot of greenery....
Zelve 3, Cappadocia, Turkey

The open-air museum of Zelve covers two parallel valleys with hundreds of cave hoses, churches, chapels, mosques and a mill. People lived here...
Camici (Bafa) Lake, Herakleia, Turkey

Next to the Camici (Bafa) Lake there are the ruins of the antique city of Herakleia. The ruins are spread over the village Kapkiri and the...
Cave church of Ayazin, Phrygia, Turkey

This Byzantine cave church had been cut into the tuff stone, like many churches in Cappadocia. The columns inside have been taken out and the walls...
Genovese Castle, Enez, Turkey

The small citiy of Enez is directly at the Turkish-Greek border. At ancient Greek times it was called Ainos and thanks to its habour it had become...
Wind turbines, Bozcaada, Turkey

The third Turkish windpark is on the small island of Bozcaada. In the evening people come here to enjoy the sunset.
Greek Church in Cemil, Cappadocia, Turkey

The church of Cemil had been built just before the 2nd World War. In the time of people exchange between Turkey and Greece the Greek inhabitants of...
Railwaymuseum 4, Camlik, Turkey

This gives a little overview of the open-air museum. The railway station of Camlik had been built in 1856 by the Britains. It's on the way from...
Theater of Aizanoi, Turkey

The Roman theater of Aizanoiis at the same time the northern end of the stadium. At Roman times Aizanoi was a very important city, but today it's...
Pasabag, Cappadocia, Turkey

Late afternoon in a valley called Pasabag. Cappadocia is an area made of soft tuff from the surrounding volcanos. Erosion created a unique...
Railwaymuseum 3, Camlik, Turkey

The railway station of Camlik had been built in 1856 by the Britains. It's on the way from Izmir to Aydin. Not far away from the station there was...