İbrahim Sedef’s Bears and Honey: A Beekeeper’s Camera-Trap Story
İbrahim Sedef's problem began at his beehives, not at a tasting table. Bears visiting his apiary near Trabzon, on Turkey's Black Sea...
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Turkey: Stories & Places to Explore
Discover Sümela’s Greek Orthodox heritage and dramatic setting near Trabzon, with practical advice on access, interpretation and planning the visit. Revisit the story of a Turkish beekeeper and his honey-stealing bears, with a closer look at the footage and why wild animals need distance.
Start with Sümela Monastery: A Thoughtful Visit Above the Altındere Valley and Turkey’s Honey-Tasting Bears: A Viral Story in Context.
Piotr Wancerz’s Ölüdeniz Film: A Fast-Moving View of the Turkish Coast
Blue water, pale shore and green hills make a very persuasive opening scene. Piotr Wancerz’s film of Turkey’s Turquoise Coast brings those i...
Mount Nemrut: Monumental Heads and a Royal Sanctuary
The faces are what you notice first. Enormous stone heads rest beneath the open sky, their features catching the light while the mountain fa...
Sümela Monastery: Cliffside Architecture above the Altındere Valley
Sümela seems to borrow its outer wall from the mountain. The monastery’s buildings follow the cliff face above the forested Altındere Valley...