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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

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 map

 

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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