between Sazlıbosna and Filiboz: pylons on the western side of the Sazlıdere valley
between Sazlıbosna and Filiboz: a flock of coots (?)
between Sazlıbosna and Filiboz: worked rocks
between Sazlıbosna and Filiboz: worked rocks
between Sazlıbosna and Filiboz: presumed treasure-hunters' pit
between Sazlıbosna and Filiboz: worked rocks
between Sazlıbosna and Filiboz: presumed treasure-hunters' pit
between Sazlıbosna and Filiboz: frog
between Sazlıbosna and Filiboz: trash
Filiboz quarry: view
Filiboz quarry: view
Filiboz quarry: view
Filiboz quarry: view
Filiboz quarry: view
Filiboz poppy meadow: no poppies in September just dessicated triffids
Filiboz ancient site: treasure hunters' pit
Filiboz ancient site: pylon view west
between Filiboz ancient site and Kocabayır hill: water-buffalo
between Filiboz ancient site and Kocabayır hill: water-buffalo
between Filiboz ancient site and Kocabayır hill: water-buffalo portrait
between Filiboz ancient site and Kocabayır hill: water-buffalo herd, Afghan (?) herder and dog
Kocabayır hill: plane
Kocabayır hill: view west
Kocabayır hill: view south including Sazlıdere dam, new construction works just south of the reservoir and Anatolian mountains beyond
Kocabayır hill: the ground around the trigpoint is littered with broken glass
Kocabayır hill: we take in the view
Kocabayır hill: group photo around the trig point looking south
Kocabayır hill: bee farm
between Haçımaşlı woodland and Şamlar Ottoman dam:
between Haçımaşlı woodland and Şamlar Ottoman dam: mostly dry reservoir bed
Şamlar Ottoman dam: flotsam
Şamlar Ottoman dam: flotsam
Şamlar Ottoman dam: view into Şamlar gorge
Şamlar Ottoman dam: our daydogs - Blackwater and Sweetie
Şamlar Ottoman dam: view north towards Haçımaşlı woodland
Şamlar Ottoman dam: ruined channel
between Şamlar Ottoman dam and Şamlar gorge: motobike that's seen better days
between Şamlar Ottoman dam and Şamlar gorge: ruined channel
Şamlar gorge: a man and a pack of feral dogs on the western side
Şamlar gorge: (Afghan?) goat herder and his dog
Şamlar gorge: goat herd
Şamlar gorge: goat herd
Şamlar gorge: quizzical goat
Şamlar gorge: goat prince or princess
Şamlar gorge: (Afghan?) goat herder taking his work very seriously
Şamlar gorge: (Afghan?) goat herder and his goats
Şamlar gorge: daydogs Blackwater and Sweetie, and Ergin
Şamlar gorge: two cormorants (?)
Şamlar gorge: view south
Şamlar gorge: older structures revealed by the low water
Şamlar gorge: stork
between Şamlar and Sazlıdere dam: gendarme ordering us to go back
between Şamlar and Sazlıdere dam: gendarme coming to speak to us
between Şamlar and Sazlıdere dam: a very polite gendarme telling us that it's just impossible for us to proceed to Sazlıdere dam because those are the orders for the Kanal İstanbul construction works
between Şamlar and Sazlıdere dam: gendarmes (it's a man's world)
between Şamlar and the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: view west
between Şamlar and the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: Kanal İstanbul construction work
between Şamlar and the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: Kanal İstanbul construction work
between Şamlar and the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: view south towards Küçükçekmece lake and Anatolia beyond
between Şamlar and the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: we look for a way to get back to the Sazlıdere valley
between Şamlar and the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: rows of white constructions (for what?) on the northern edge of Şahintepe
between Şamlar and the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: Kanal İstanbul construction work
between Şamlar and the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: Kanal İstanbul construction work
between Şamlar and the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: pylons crossing the Sazlıdere valley
the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: water construction materials
the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: geese
the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: water construction materials
the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: water construction materials
the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: ruin with tightly-packed housing behind
the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: entrance to a cement plant with Şahintepe behind
the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: entrance to an abandoned electic substation
the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: Byzantine (?) structure partly buried by vegetation
the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: Byzantine (?) structure partly buried by vegetation
the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: Byzantine (?) structure partly buried by vegetation
the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: the cement plant
the Resneli and Azatlı Baruthanesi area: ruin with tightly-packed housing behind
by Cattle bridge: looking north up the Sazlıdere valley towards the Kanal İstanbul construction area
Cattle bridge: stonework
Cattle bridge: looking north towards the Kanal İstanbul construction work
between Cattle bridge and Yarımburgaz cave: crossing a busy road
between Cattle bridge and Yarımburgaz cave: pink flower
between Cattle bridge and Yarımburgaz cave: view north up the Sazlı river
Yarımburgaz cave: view north
Yarımburgaz cave: remnants of the Greek Orthodox church by the main entrance
Yarımburgaz cave: remnants of the Greek Orthodox church by the main entrance
Yarımburgaz cave: inside view
Yarımburgaz cave: looking towards the secondary entrance from inside
Yarımburgaz cave: remnants of the Greek Orthodox church by the main entrance
Yarımburgaz cave: some of us inside the cave
Yarımburgaz cave: inside view
Yarımburgaz cave: inside view
Yarımburgaz cave: inside view
Yarımburgaz cave: looking towards the main entrance from the inside
Yarımburgaz cave: a faded wall painting of the Virgin Mary (I think)
Yarımburgaz cave: looking towards the main entrance from the inside
Yarımburgaz cave: inside view
Yarımburgaz cave: the way into the deeper part of the cave (a good torch required)
between Yarımburgaz cave and Odabaşı bridge: sheep and geese
between Yarımburgaz cave and Odabaşı bridge: reflections in the Sazlı river
between Yarımburgaz cave and Odabaşı bridge: reflected pylons
between Yarımburgaz cave and Odabaşı light industrial buildings
between Yarımburgaz cave and Odabaşı bridge: street dog in poor condition
Odabaşı bridge: sandwiched between the modern aqueduct and the highway
Odabaşı bridge: the modern aqueduct at sunset
Altınşehir: car repair workshop by the perpetually traffic-choked road through the township
Altınşehir: a working man at a car repair workshop by the perpetually traffic-choked road through the township
