Saturday, September 17, 2005

Ankara's Citadel District, Renewed - New York Times

"Ankara's Citadel District, Renewed

By JUDITH YARNALL
Published: September 18, 2005

TELL your taxi driver 'Kaleici' (kah-leh-ee-chee) if you want to be dropped off in the high main square of the oldest district of Ankara. Phrygians, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuk Turks, and Ottomans once lived by this hill topped with citadel walls. Now, with the increasing presence of tourist-friendly businesses and attractions, you'll find as many women with cameras as wearing headscarves among those eyeing hazelnuts and chickpeas at the square's open-air market."

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