tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47773152494348353242012-02-16T21:13:56.663+02:00A Beautiful Eastern Mediterranean City in TurkeyMehmet Fatih Yıldırımhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709183375768938065noreply@blogger.comBlogger351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-67954813925359782572010-07-21T20:46:00.000+03:002010-07-21T20:46:46.500+03:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BpJhdUQakDY/TEcvpydgaLI/AAAAAAAAAFw/t3F3zDGvN-o/s1600/22-23May%C4%B1s2010+006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BpJhdUQakDY/TEcvpydgaLI/AAAAAAAAAFw/t3F3zDGvN-o/s320/22-23May%C4%B1s2010+006.jpg" /></a></div>&nbsp; Bekbele Plateau seen from Demircikdibi at Amanos Mountains in Iskenderun.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BpJhdUQakDY/TEcwtDXTj2I/AAAAAAAAAF4/qVKRQtSsDSU/s1600/IMG_0801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BpJhdUQakDY/TEcwtDXTj2I/AAAAAAAAAF4/qVKRQtSsDSU/s320/IMG_0801.jpg" /></a></div>Children, bicylce and the tree in Demircikdibi...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BpJhdUQakDY/TEcyHkt38VI/AAAAAAAAAGA/TmNxi-bKYww/s1600/IMG_1126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BpJhdUQakDY/TEcyHkt38VI/AAAAAAAAAGA/TmNxi-bKYww/s320/IMG_1126.jpg" /></a></div>&nbsp;You can taste delicious fruits including apples...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-6795481392535978257?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mehmet Fatih Yıldırımhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709183375768938065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-79389461360248777292010-07-21T20:01:00.000+03:002010-07-21T20:01:16.094+03:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BpJhdUQakDY/TEcnm2slU1I/AAAAAAAAAFo/Ck9kW51m54E/s1600/IMG_0849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BpJhdUQakDY/TEcnm2slU1I/AAAAAAAAAFo/Ck9kW51m54E/s320/IMG_0849.jpg" /></a></div>You can see this kind of sunsets nearly everyday in Iskenderun.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-7938946136024877729?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mehmet Fatih Yıldırımhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709183375768938065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-52495877418454535232008-04-11T20:42:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:19.628+02:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/R_-jFIQtgSI/AAAAAAAAAII/EzlCXetsQ0s/s1600-h/IMG_1621.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/R_-jFIQtgSI/AAAAAAAAAII/EzlCXetsQ0s/s320/IMG_1621.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br />Orange and Mandarin fruits in Iskenderun. Every kind of worm climate fruits can be grown in Iskenderun.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-5249587741845453523?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-63414914600662781552008-04-11T20:37:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:20.076+02:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/R_-h_IQtgRI/AAAAAAAAAIA/yNIUkJNF64U/s1600-h/IMG_1648.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/R_-h_IQtgRI/AAAAAAAAAIA/yNIUkJNF64U/s320/IMG_1648.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br />A palm tree among orange fruit trees in a garden in Iskenderun.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-6341491460066278155?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-58907294770468935952008-03-28T01:50:00.000+02:002008-11-14T01:45:20.259+02:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/R-wy1e7NG0I/AAAAAAAAAHI/Z31LTRbPaHo/s1600-h/IMG_4205.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/R-wy1e7NG0I/AAAAAAAAAHI/Z31LTRbPaHo/s320/IMG_4205.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br />More green trees and white clouds in Iskenderun. You can reach Iskenderun easily using E5 intercity road or TEM motorway which is in the picture.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-5890729477046893595?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-73108461633708046322008-03-28T01:45:00.000+02:002008-11-14T01:45:20.754+02:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/R-wxue7NGzI/AAAAAAAAAHA/aZEi1LGl3Ls/s1600-h/IMG_4201.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/R-wxue7NGzI/AAAAAAAAAHA/aZEi1LGl3Ls/s320/IMG_4201.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br />A beautiful summer view near Iskenderun. White cotton clouds ower Green trees in the hot humid climate.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-7310846163370804632?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-67333414115203748062007-12-22T22:17:00.000+02:002008-11-14T01:45:20.847+02:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/R21wy0mSP8I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/j6pEF7j02E0/s1600-h/DSC03638.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/R21wy0mSP8I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/j6pEF7j02E0/s320/DSC03638.JPG" border="0" /></a> A beautiful white flower in iskenderun.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-6733341411520374806?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-67103660669136385722007-08-06T01:33:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:20.983+02:00Another view from Demircikdibi Plateau. You can see the highest point of Amanos Mountains<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RrZQRdovJ5I/AAAAAAAAAGA/sWTeDLHDIGM/s1600-h/IMG_1155.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RrZQRdovJ5I/AAAAAAAAAGA/sWTeDLHDIGM/s400/IMG_1155.JPG" border="0" /></a> in the picture.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-6710366066913638572?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-17758868134173769252007-08-06T01:29:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:21.147+02:00This picture has been taken at Demircikdibi Plateau<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RrZPa9ovJ4I/AAAAAAAAAF4/co30qpG9PVc/s1600-h/IMG_1170.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RrZPa9ovJ4I/AAAAAAAAAF4/co30qpG9PVc/s400/IMG_1170.JPG" border="0" /></a> at Amanos Mountains. It takes 15 minutes to drive from Iskenderun to see this view.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-1775886813417376925?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-80053590280017460332007-08-06T01:26:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:21.266+02:00Delicious cherry fruits grown at highlands in Iskenderun<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RrZOsdovJ3I/AAAAAAAAAFw/J5-N0zhndNU/s1600-h/IMG_1144.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RrZOsdovJ3I/AAAAAAAAAFw/J5-N0zhndNU/s400/IMG_1144.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-8005359028001746033?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-42032867622835916042007-08-06T01:19:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:21.453+02:00You can see and drive up to Amanos Mountains from Iskenderun. It takes only fifteen minutes to see the forests, brillant cold spring water, delicious fruits such as apple, pear, cherry, walnut etc. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RrZM7dovJ2I/AAAAAAAAAFo/mpM1zj_qC8g/s1600-h/IMG_1313.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RrZM7dovJ2I/AAAAAAAAAFo/mpM1zj_qC8g/s400/IMG_1313.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-4203286762283591604?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-87884860730677450862007-08-06T01:11:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:21.633+02:00You can feel the strong wind (called "yarikkaya" wind in Turkish) and see the snowy Amanos Mounta<br />ins in January<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RrZLC9ovJ1I/AAAAAAAAAFg/sQR_TPXNSpU/s1600-h/ay+137.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RrZLC9ovJ1I/AAAAAAAAAFg/sQR_TPXNSpU/s400/ay+137.jpg" border="0" /></a>. Atatürk Monument and Turkish Flags in the picture.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-8788486073067745086?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-13593028398413242262007-08-06T01:04:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:21.790+02:00Sleeping cats in Iskenderun.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RrZJYdovJ0I/AAAAAAAAAFY/QeaVfxU-mAg/s1600-h/ay+112.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RrZJYdovJ0I/AAAAAAAAAFY/QeaVfxU-mAg/s400/ay+112.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-1359302839841324226?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-69968195817468089342007-08-06T00:58:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:22.082+02:00A <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RrZIO9ovJzI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/bdTUeHpOxUY/s1600-h/IMG_0947.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RrZIO9ovJzI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/bdTUeHpOxUY/s400/IMG_0947.JPG" border="0" /></a> Japanese rose (Japon Gülü in Turkish) flower in Iskenderun.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-6996819581746808934?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-63027197930528768262007-08-06T00:46:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:22.201+02:00Denizciler and the Mediterranean<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RrZFRdovJyI/AAAAAAAAAFI/8ySNeFECPjc/s1600-h/IMG_4216.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RrZFRdovJyI/AAAAAAAAAFI/8ySNeFECPjc/s400/IMG_4216.JPG" border="0" /></a> Sea<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-6302719793052876826?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-53399435500806856042007-08-06T00:43:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:22.409+02:00Toll Collection on TEM Highway in Denizciler<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RrZEdtovJxI/AAAAAAAAAFA/d-zZ4lfrsQ0/s1600-h/IMG_4215.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RrZEdtovJxI/AAAAAAAAAFA/d-zZ4lfrsQ0/s400/IMG_4215.JPG" border="0" /></a> and Iskenderun City and the Harbour at Background<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-5339943550080685604?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-87825571999608640612007-07-22T00:09:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:22.578+02:00Cloudy scene near the top of Amanos Mountains<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RqJ2I9ovJwI/AAAAAAAAAE0/S4LoZHjnW9U/s400/yayla4_110703_0006.jpg" border="0" />.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-8782557199960864061?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-49373386629576822332007-07-22T00:06:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:22.638+02:00Sunset in Iskenderun seen from Amanos Mountains<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RqJ1bNovJvI/AAAAAAAAAEs/dOUDZgP7laA/s400/yaylason_110703_0007.jpg" border="0" /> II<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-4937338662957682233?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-67856639190983037562007-07-22T00:03:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:22.809+02:00Sunset in Iskenderun seen from Amanos Mountains.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RqJ0tdovJuI/AAAAAAAAAEk/FkVvJQjQc20/s1600-h/yaylason_110703_0005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RqJ0tdovJuI/AAAAAAAAAEk/FkVvJQjQc20/s400/yaylason_110703_0005.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-6785663919098303756?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-29587022262628710162007-07-21T23:53:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:22.938+02:00The street<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RqJyV9ovJtI/AAAAAAAAAEc/Pn-NUaDvzik/s1600-h/IMG_0492.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RqJyV9ovJtI/AAAAAAAAAEc/Pn-NUaDvzik/s400/IMG_0492.JPG" border="0" /></a> along the sea in Iskenderun with Amanos Mountains at the background.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-2958702226262871016?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-65074579741261289672007-07-15T20:10:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:23.087+02:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RppVCKGeM6I/AAAAAAAAAEU/e370gw9nHz4/s1600-h/%C4%B0skenderunda+Mehtap.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RppVCKGeM6I/AAAAAAAAAEU/e370gw9nHz4/s400/%C4%B0skenderunda+Mehtap.JPG" border="0" /></a> You can see the wonderful moonlight reflections from the Mediterranean Sea.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-6507457974126128967?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-6662251385177806182007-07-15T19:57:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:23.282+02:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RppR-qGeM5I/AAAAAAAAAEM/4p6sIl5fGBs/s1600-h/ay+416.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RppR-qGeM5I/AAAAAAAAAEM/4p6sIl5fGBs/s400/ay+416.jpg" border="0" /></a> Wonderful scene of sunset in Iskenderun, Mediterranean Sea.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-666225138517780618?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-74950190749748489692007-07-15T18:28:00.001+03:002007-07-15T18:28:28.640+03:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-7495019074974848969?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-29137486164398416982007-07-15T17:30:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:23.437+02:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/Rpovo6GeM4I/AAAAAAAAADA/aqB8YIPRiig/s1600-h/IMG_1009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/Rpovo6GeM4I/AAAAAAAAADA/aqB8YIPRiig/s400/IMG_1009.JPG" border="0" /></a> This picture is from Demircikdibi Plateau at Amanos Mountains. <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-2913748616439841698?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-76288616600632439812007-07-15T17:27:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:23.597+02:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/Rpou2KGeM3I/AAAAAAAAAC4/Uk1PSgLQ41o/s1600-h/Kavakl%C4%B1oluk+K%C3%B6y%C3%BC.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/Rpou2KGeM3I/AAAAAAAAAC4/Uk1PSgLQ41o/s400/Kavakl%C4%B1oluk+K%C3%B6y%C3%BC.jpg" border="0" /></a> You can climb up to Amanos Mountains.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-7628861660063243981?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-48704638946448911642007-07-15T17:24:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:23.771+02:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RpouOqGeM2I/AAAAAAAAACw/nTdVXoveLoU/s1600-h/IMG_4227.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RpouOqGeM2I/AAAAAAAAACw/nTdVXoveLoU/s400/IMG_4227.JPG" border="0" /></a> A magnificient view of Iskenderun from Kavaklioluk Village<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-4870463894644891164?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-52180222596305999272007-07-15T17:22:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:23.906+02:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RpotzaGeM1I/AAAAAAAAACo/Mb9DZcGpGM8/s1600-h/IMG_4226.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RpotzaGeM1I/AAAAAAAAACo/Mb9DZcGpGM8/s400/IMG_4226.JPG" border="0" /></a> You can see Iskenderun Port and the city over Denizciler Town.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-5218022259630599927?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-581050685856275862007-07-15T17:20:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:24.079+02:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RpotM6GeM0I/AAAAAAAAACg/fVPJp_NjaTY/s1600-h/IMG_4221.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RpotM6GeM0I/AAAAAAAAACg/fVPJp_NjaTY/s400/IMG_4221.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-58105068585627586?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-81312254841156412502007-07-15T17:19:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:24.207+02:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/Rpos8qGeMzI/AAAAAAAAACY/RaCza5yflBQ/s1600-h/IMG_4218.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/Rpos8qGeMzI/AAAAAAAAACY/RaCza5yflBQ/s400/IMG_4218.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-8131225484115641250?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-6310919123176887112007-07-15T17:18:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:24.353+02:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RposwqGeMyI/AAAAAAAAACQ/UEUU7RUFjfw/s1600-h/IMG_4217.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RposwqGeMyI/AAAAAAAAACQ/UEUU7RUFjfw/s400/IMG_4217.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-631091912317688711?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-75262992428855136422007-07-15T17:17:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:24.480+02:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RposfaGeMxI/AAAAAAAAACI/GNNsK7IcXPg/s1600-h/IMG_4216.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RposfaGeMxI/AAAAAAAAACI/GNNsK7IcXPg/s400/IMG_4216.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-7526299242885513642?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-33668740282383288352007-07-15T17:16:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:24.584+02:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RposS6GeMwI/AAAAAAAAACA/6giTO9NZTWk/s1600-h/IMG_4215.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RposS6GeMwI/AAAAAAAAACA/6giTO9NZTWk/s400/IMG_4215.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-3366874028238328835?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-2278718640422045912007-07-15T17:14:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:24.760+02:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/Rpor86GeMvI/AAAAAAAAAB4/6Ss3sC2Uj3E/s1600-h/IMG_4214.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/Rpor86GeMvI/AAAAAAAAAB4/6Ss3sC2Uj3E/s400/IMG_4214.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-227871864042204591?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-75119399769387022562007-07-15T17:13:00.000+03:002008-11-14T01:45:24.922+02:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RporhaGeMuI/AAAAAAAAABw/l00FwcCD3b4/s1600-h/IMG_4201.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_48cL26H940k/RporhaGeMuI/AAAAAAAAABw/l00FwcCD3b4/s400/IMG_4201.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-7511939976938702256?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777315249434835324.post-37267275775682820902007-07-15T16:03:00.000+03:002007-07-15T16:22:40.409+03:00<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Iskenderun is located on the </span><a title="Mediterranean" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Mediterranean</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> coast on the eponymous </span><a title="Gulf of İskenderun" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Ä°skenderun"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Gulf of Iskenderun</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> at the foot of the </span><a title="Nur Mountains" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nur_Mountains"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Nur Mountains</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> (Amanos Mountains) at the southeast coast of Turkey.<br /><br />Iskenderun is a busy commercial center, with 300,000 people the largest city in </span><a title="Hatay" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatay"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Hatay</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">, surpassing the Hatay provincial seat of </span><a title="Antakya" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antakya"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Antakya</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">. The city is one of Turkey's largest ports on the Mediterranean and an important industrial centre home to the Russian-built </span><a title="İsdemir" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ä°sdemir"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Isdemir</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> compound, one of Turkey's largest </span><a title="Steelworks" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steelworks"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">steelworks</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">. Iskenderun has a cosmopolitan populace speaking both Turkish and Arabic, and an active, modern life with good hotels, restaurants and cafes along the palm-lined sea front, and there is a variety of accommodation for visitors. Iskenderun is also an important naval training base.<br /><br />The climate on this stretch of the Mediterranean is very, very hot and humid in the summer, when people escape to the highlands or to beaches. At certain times of the year the town is swept by the strong wind called 'yarık kaya'. The villages and highlands contain large areas of fruit groves, important producers of oranges, tangerines and lemons, and even tropical dishes such as </span><a title="Mango" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mango"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">mangoes</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">You can find pictures from Iskenderun in this blog.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4777315249434835324-3726727577568282090?l=iskenderunpictures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lightningnoreply@blogger.com0