LUTMAN'S THREE-WEEK FALL 2000 TRIP TO TURKEY
NOTE: Photos and pictures of birds are mostly from the excellent bird ID book
"Birds of Europe, with North Africa and the Middle East,"
by Lars Jonsson. This book was an absolute requirement, in retrospect, and I
almost lost it off the top of our car. Gasp.
MAJOR PEOPLE:
Sharon Lutman (my wife),
Tara Lutman (my older daughter) and
her Turkish boyfriend Cihan [GEE-hahn]
Agacayak
[ah-ah-CHI-ack, where 'CHI' rhymes with 'bye'] (Tara's Turkish boyfriend),
Kemal [keh-MALL] and Aysel
[eye-SELL] Agacayak (Cihan's father Kemal and mother Aysel),
Metin [MEH-tin] and Canan
[JAH-nahn] Erol (Cihan's sister Canan and her husband Metin)
MAP, ITINERARY:
Click here to see our driving path through a map
of Turkey.
FLYOVER, CIHAN MEETS US AT THE AIRPORT
Rpt 1: September 17-18, San Jose to Munich flight. Munich to Istanbul flight. Istanbul to Golcuk
ON OUR OWN. AHHHH
Rpt 2: September 19, Golcuk to Bursa, with a
trip to Uludag Mountain
Rpt 3: September 20, Bursa to Selcuk, birding
Lake Iznik and Lake Uluabat on the way
Rpt 4: September 21, Birding Buyuk Menderes Deltasi
and Lake Bafa a half-day. Touring Ephesus a half-day.
BIRDING OUR WAY TO ISPARTA, CIHAN'S PARENTS' HOME
Rpt 5: September 22-23, Southwest Turkey, the
Mediterranean, Isparta.
Rpt 6: September 24-25, More Isparta, Lake Egirdir
THE MEDITERRANEAN TO KAPPADOKYA
Rpt 7: September 26-27, Isparta to Alanya, with
Akseki side trip. Alanya to Goksu Delta.
Rpt 8: September 28-29, Birding Goksu Delta.
Goksu Delta to Kappadokya, with Uzuncubarc in Mountains.
Rpt 9: September 30-October 1, Kappadokya, Sultan
Sizligi Areas
TO ANKARA, CIHAN'S SISTER AND HER HUSBAND
Rpt 10: October 2-3, Kappadokya to Ankara. Ankara
to Istanbul.
MEETING UP WITH TARA AND CIHAN IN ISTANBUL. ALL DONE.
Rpt 11: October 4-5, Touring Istanbul, Bosphorus
Boat Trip, Fabulous Dining
Rpt 12: October 6-8, Covered Bazaar, to Golcuk,
back to Istanbul. Goin' Home.
AND THE BIRDS
Rpt 13: October 9, Life Bird List (98 new birds)
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