one of them, a photo from Batman, Southern East Anatolia

Photographer's Note

Hasankeyif is the most popular area of the vicinity due to its historic wealth. The city stands as living evidence to the multifaceted cultural foundations of the Arabs, Seljuks, Mongolians and Ottomans and houses a plethora of valuable remnants from the past. The place is a major tourist attraction with its unlimited treasure of antique civilizations. Sadly, most of it will be lost under the flows of rivers after the completion of the GAP project for building dams in the region. Work is already on to salvage as much of historical evidence as possible.

Hasankeyf痴 origin as a settlement area probably dates back to prehistoric times. The city was the pivot of Turkish culture with its plentiful educational and scientific institutes. According to legend, it is named after Hasan, who escaped from the fortress with a miraculous jump over the high walls and into the Tigris.

The golden era of Hasankeyf was as the capital of the Artuklu Seljucks. A grand fortress was built during the time on wonderful limestone structures. The remains of the fortress are a sight to be seen. The other spots of prominence are the wide bridge over Tigris, the Ulu Mosque, the Cizre Bridge, Carsi Mosque, Veysel Karani tomb, Zeynel Bey's tomb, Rizk Mosque, Koc Mosque and Eyyubi Tomb. Most of these historical representations are symbols of the architectural and aesthetic tastes of the flourishing civilizations.

Currently, tourists will find small rest rooms and eating joints in the numerous caves of Hasankeyf. You can enjoy a truly remarkable experience when you see history so closely in the magnificent remnants of the place.

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papagolf21, danos, Praetzer, jhm, COSTANTINO, ikeharel, Didi, fritzi007, kordinator, ChrisJ, mirosu, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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jemaflor (147300) 2015-05-03 23:20

Hi Burak,
Very impressive this POV and the view of one of these rocks, well framed with the contrast of tiny people, nice light capture.

papagolf21 (152607) 2015-05-03 23:35

Bonjour, cher ami Burak,
L'on se rapproche avec avidit� pour d馗ouvrir cet 馘ifice qui impose le respect.
Un grand merci pour la note d'accompagnement qui permet de mieux comprendre le sujet.
Tr鑚 bonne journ馥.
Amiti駸.
Philippe

Matyas (0) 2015-05-04 0:41

Hello Burak! Fantastic ruin. Fantastic rock. Amazing people. Superb POV. Good exposure and capture. Fine contrast. Marvelous natural colours. Regards!

danos (110407) 2015-05-04 0:51

Hello Burak,
nice the view one of the columns that supported the old bridge and in our days is in ruins.We can see the materials that was constructed for,with the swimmers to enjoy the water of the river.

Regards,Danos

jmdias (115342) 2015-05-04 2:28

burak

incredible these details of the pillar and the view of the people enjoying the waters of the river. nice job.

hugs

jorge

holmertz (102846) 2015-05-04 2:34

Hello Burak,
A spectacular view from Hasankeyf. The ruin is an impressive memory of greater days and the river has a beautiful dark green tone. The children playing in the water give the photo a great liveliness.
Best regards,
Gert

jhm (211736) 2015-05-04 3:59

Hello Burak,

Happy see we yet a part of the old building, the centuries make other the world.
Great architecture and a nice addition of the people in water, the colours are fantastic.
High quality and an excellent note.
Very well done, TFS.

Kind regards,
John.

npecanhuk (79329) 2015-05-04 4:19

Hello Burak!
Very interesting and attractive details!
Beautiful and inviting picture!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, vertical format, chosen pov and composition are all excellent!
It seems enjoyable to be in those waters!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

Nicou (193806) 2015-05-04 5:05

Hello

Une deuxi鑪e mervielleuse vue et compo quel hauteur de captage et ce pilier de vielle pierres le jue d'ombres et lumi鑽es les eprsonnages dans l'eau verte splendide.
Belle journ馥
Nciou

eldancer1 (36343) 2015-05-04 7:35

I still can't imagine how big the completed structure was based on this ruins, it must have been huge! Good pov and dof with nice details. Well done, tfs.

COSTANTINO (116674) 2015-05-04 7:37

Hello dear friend Burak
and have a nice evening
breathtaking view to this fantastic place
the most popular area of the vicinity
due to its historic wealth
superb pov original version lucky people down there
your notes are impressive and really useful
regards
Costantino

Didi (61589) 2015-05-04 10:52

Salam Burak
The best pictures are when the lights direction are lateral
That's give a 3D effect
Very good dominant point of view on the ruins
Well done
Best regards

Hunkar (7440) 2015-05-04 11:39

Sanırım kr� ayağı. Sudaki insanlar sayesinde azameti ortaya �ıkmış.
Selamlar,

fritzi007 (14698) 2015-05-04 13:09

Hallo Burak,
es stimmt mich traurig wegen eines Staudammes (auch in ﾖsterreich gibt es Kontroversen wegen der Beteiligung von ﾖster. Firmen) so viele historische und kulturelle Dinge verloren gehen, Wahrscheinlich ist es f�r einen Ausl舅der nicht leicht, dieses Teil der T�rkei zu besuchen.

Viele Gr�e und einen schen Abend
Wolfgang

kordinator (8738) 2015-05-04 23:32

Hello Burak
As the previous one,fantastic photos,this time in vertical format.
I like this photos a lot.
The note is interesting and very informative.
Nice photo parameters and excellent composed image.
Kind regards
Sa啾

ChrisJ (171888) 2015-05-05 13:26

Hello Burak,

When I was there in June 2014 they had roped off the bridge pylons and had excavator machines in place. The people frolicking in the water add scale and animate the scene. Effective tight framing with good sharpness. Tfs.

grigand (20290) 2015-05-05 13:34

Hi Burak,
Very impressive compo, the people created a perfect proportion with old building, well done
ciao
andrea

Cricri (176) 2015-05-05 22:31

Merhaba Burak
Bon gros plan sur un des rochers, belle lumi鑽e qui permet d'appr馗ier les moindres d騁ails, belle couleurs de l'eau et l'馗helle donner par les personnes
belle journ馥
cricri

mkamionka (74637) 2015-05-06 2:03

Hi Burak,
very interesting perspective from above. I like the contrast of the huge fragment of the ruins and tiny people playing in water near it.
Very interesting effect,
M

mirosu (16313) 2015-05-07 0:11

Hi Burak,
Excellent close up photo with many nice details. The view down is superb and the framing in portrait format very good.
Nicely done.
Greetings
Miro

halikarnas (8842) 2015-05-09 7:35

Burak Bey,
Taş ne kadar g�zel bir yapı malzemesi.
Eskiler, eskilerde yaşayanlar bu malzemeye 輟k saygı gteriyormuş.
Tebrikler
Ataman

mcmtanyel (68707) 2015-05-26 20:21

İyi Akşamlar Burak Bey,
Dicle壇e serinleyenlerin kuşbakışı 軻kimi bu kalıntının (kr� ayağı mı?) ggesinde pek hoş. Elinize sağlık.
Saygılarımla,
MT