PHOTOS FROM TURKEY DAY NINE (part 1)

Well this was the last day of my trip. We departed for the city tour of Ankara. Although it only became Turkey's capital in 1923, Ankara is by no means a new city, indeed it is considerably older than Istanbul, having been founded by the Hittite, circa 1200 B.C. It was soon taken over by the Phrygians whose vast necropolis came to light in 1925. It prospered under the Romans and a number of monuments have survived from this era, including a Temple of Augustus and a Column of Julian. Our first visit was to the Mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey.

Larry Hewett