Cengiz Alper
Taraklı - Sakarya - TURKEY
Sun is rising in village Taraklı around 5:11 am. A view of the village from Hisartepe looking north-east.
Taraklı is located in a very narrow valley among the mountains 485 m above sea level.
Today Taraklı has a population of 6,870 and is included in the Cittaslow (Slow City) list.
Taraklı, formerly known as Dablar is within an area that was named as Bytinia in the Helenistic age. The two cisterns found in Hisartepe region are aged between 1000 and 2000 BC.
The region was conquered by the Ottomans between 1289 and 1293.
The mosque seen to the left foreground is Hisar mosque which is again a historical building and needs restoration.
There is agriculture around and the location is famous with artichoke, wheat and some fruits.
Taraklı - Sakarya - TURKEY
Sun is rising in village Taraklı around 5:11 am. A view of the village from Hisartepe looking north-east.
Taraklı is located in a very narrow valley among the mountains 485 m above sea level.
Today Taraklı has a population of 6,870 and is included in the Cittaslow (Slow City) list.
Taraklı, formerly known as Dablar is within an area that was named as Bytinia in the Helenistic age. The two cisterns found in Hisartepe region are aged between 1000 and 2000 BC.
The region was conquered by the Ottomans between 1289 and 1293.
The mosque seen to the left foreground is Hisar mosque which is again a historical building and needs restoration.
There is agriculture around and the location is famous with artichoke, wheat and some fruits.