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CORNUCOPIA HIGHLIGHTS #15 I I Ottoman Athos I I Yachts and Yurts I I Primroses and Primulas I I Four Men and a Snowcock I I Artichokes I I |
THE OTTOMAN HERITAGE |
OTTOMAN ATHOS Athos unveiled: an unprecedented portrait of the glorious
backdrop to a thousand years of unworldly devotion and Byzantine intrigue Article by
Anthony Bryer and photographs by Graham Speake | 
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| For more than a millennium Ayanoros, better known to the West as Mount Athos, has been a spiritual
beacon to Orthodox believers. Yet the world's oldest political entity flourished most brilliantly under
Ottoman rule. Two scholars who have had a lifelong interest in this jealously isolated community give a
unique insider's view. Anthony Bryer, the eminent Byzantanist, gives a personal account. Graham Speake, as
secretary of the Friends of Mount Athos, has been in a privileged position to take the
photographs
24 pages, 32 illustrations, 1
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MEDITERRANEAN
SAILING |
THE SHIPPING
NEWS By Amicia de Moubray Photographs by
Sigurd
Kranendonk | 
| The seaside village of Göcek, on the
mountainous coast of Lycian Turkey, has kept monster resorts at bay. On both land and sea, visitors can still
indulge in the luxury of peace. Amicia de Moubray tells the tale of the good ship Melek. 8 pages | |
RETREATS IN TURKEY |
HOME IS WHERE THE YURT
IS BY Richard Tredennick-Titchen Photographs by Sigurd
Kranendonk | 
| Out of sight of the sea, high above Göcek Marina, another green peace
prevails. In a hidden valley, Richard Tredennick-Titchen found an encampment of yurts that dramatically
changed his life. 8 pages | |
ANATOLIAN WILD
FLOWERS |
THE PRIMROSE
PATH Text and photographs by Andrew Byfield | 
| In the garden we may take them for granted, but in the wild, their colours
make the heart sing. Andrew Byfield celebrates the vibrant beauty of Turkey's primulas. 6 pages | Other articles by Andrew Byfield on Turkish botany: Orchids Cornucopia 25 |
B IRDS OF TURKEY |
FOUR MEN AND A SNOWCOCK Text and
photographs by Napier Shelton | 
| One of Turkey's
finest birds is the grouse-like Caspian snowcock. To find it takes some organising, for it lives way above
the summer pastures in remote areas such as the Aladaglar, the highest part of the Taurus
Mountains. 8 pages | |
TURKISH COOKERY |
THE NOBLE HEART The Globe
Artichoke Text and photographs by Berrin Torolsan | 
| A glorious thistle, the artichoke merits better than the usual simple
boiling, especially if it is the giant Turkish globe, with its huge mouth-watering centre. Berrin Torolsan
reveals how to do it justice Enginar Oturmasi / Stuffed Artichoke Hearts
Zeytinyagli Enginar / Artichokes with Olive
Oil
Baklali Enginar / Artichoke
Hearts with Broad Beans
Enginar Yapragi Dolmasi / Stuffed Artichoke Hearts
Creme d'Artichoke
Enginar Izgara / Grilled Artichokes | |
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