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Ishak Paşa Sarayı viewed from the hillside behind. Mount Ararat is cloud-covered in the distance.

Ishak Paşa Palace, East Turkey

The Doğubeyazıt district in the Ağrı Province – one of the easternmost settlements in Eastern Anatolia – is the small town which is the base for visiting the absolute splendour that is Ishak Paşa Sarayı (Ishak Pasha Palace). The real urge for us to see Ishak Paşa Sarayı came when we were watching the 2006 …

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East Turkey Adventures On The Road – 10 Driving Tips For A Road Trip

“Have you brought your driving license?”“Yeah, why?”“Good. We’re going on a road trip. You’re driving.” We’d just got off the bus from Erzurum, which was immediately preceded by 20 hours or so on the Doğu Express train from Ankara. Time delays meant we’d decided to stay with our friend for just a couple of days…and …

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