Book: The Spirit of Southeastern Anatolia
A book under the title “The Spirit of Southeastern Anatolia” is published and available on Blurb.
This collection is a photographic journey, searching for the spirit of cults and religions and documenting traces of history, impressive places and landscapes, people and street life in Southeastern Turkey.
In Southeastern Anatolia, the ancient Northern Mesopotamia with the rivers Euphrates and Tigris are numerous traces of different cultures, religions and traditions.
Book Details:
Title: The Spirit of Southeastern Anatolia
Author/photographer; Jens Helmstedt
Available as Softcover, Hardcover (Dust Jacket) and Hardcover (ImageWrap),
Size: 10×8 inches / 25×20 centimeters, 80 Pages, Premium Paper (silk-finish, 100# = 180 gsm.)
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Content:
- Sunrise on Mount Nemrud – The cult of King Antiochos
- Summer Residence – The antique city of Arsameia
- On the water and overland
- Hasankeyf at Tigris River
- The old quarter of Midyat
- Kasimiye Medrese
- Streets of Mardin
- Deyrulzafaran – Syriac Monastery
- Abraham’s pond in Urfa
- The traditional Urfa Night
- Cone and cubic formed houses in Harran
- Kelaynak – Rare birds at Euphrates River
- Gaziantep – Historical impressions
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