"But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."- St. Peter. "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." - Jesus.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Sirince

Eight kilometres from Selcuk is a little village called Sirince, with a population of 700. It was actually a Greek village up until world war 1. Greece invaded the crumbling Ottoman empire and they warred from 1919-22. The modern nation of Turkey was founded in 1923. After the war a treaty was made that saw Greeks relocated to Greece and Turks relocated to Turkey- a peaceful ethnic cleansing. So Sirince is a "Greek" village, in that none of the architecture has changed since then. Other than that it is just a rural village in the Turkish countryside, which is very hilly. We nearly got stuck on our way up to view the village from higher ground.



They have marketed themselves to tourists well. The region is rich in wines.



This was our picturesque stop for lunch today. Prices in Turkey are quite cheap. It is well worth a look in.
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Anonymous said...

Very interesting story that one. That was after WW1 and the Greek invasion of Turkey & subsequent war from 1919-1922.

The photos look great - I wouldn't mind joining you! Thanks for posting them

Nathan of Oz

Thursday, April 12, 2007 3:48:00 PM

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