Salt Lake

Salt Lake

It is located 120 km/75 miles to the south of Ankara on the way to Cappadocia. It is the second largest lake in Turkey but its surface and water level vary according to the seasons. It reaches its higher level, 1-2 m/3-6 inches at the end of winter, and in summer after evaporation the lake dries out and a wide marsh covered with a 30cm/12 inches salt layer forms. Due to its high salinity (33%), 300 thousand tons of salt are obtained per year.

Salt Lake

Salt Lake

Salt Lake

Salt Lake

Gordion

Gordion

The site of ancient Gordion is located 100 km/ 62 miles west of Ankara in the village of Yassıhöyük, near the point of confluence of the Sakarya (old Sangorius) and Porsuk rivers. The origins of Gordion date back to the Bronze Age. It was a Hittite city which later became the capital of the Kingdom of Phrygia. The city reached its apogée between 725 and 696 BC, under the reign of king Midas, the king of the "golden touch and the ass's ears". Two pleasant mythological stories tend to make forget that Midas was a real and important king. According to the first legend, Midas rescued Silenus, the favorite companion of Dionysos as he was completely drunk, and treated him well. Therefore Dionysos, to thank him, granted him one wish. Unwise Midas asked to be given the capacity of turning everything to gold.

Source  guide-martine

Gordion

Gordion

Gordion

Gordion

Gordion