Malatya

Thursday 12/06/2014 and Friday 13/12/2014 - Malatya.

500k inhabitants, world apricot capital (80% of world's dried apricot production).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malatya 

Karadut to Malatya journey: dolmus + bus + dolmus.

Bus stop underway.

 At the bus stop, you get the time to enjoy a freshly catched trout.

Malatya.

Malatya Otogar, the bus terminal.

 Entering Malatya, the apricot city.

The clock tower, a reference point in this new town.

 Yeni camii, the new mosque.
At prayer time people, must pray outside, the mosque being already full.

A large choice of dried fruit, mainly apricots of course.
 

Locals told this windmill was a gift of Holland to Malatya (?).

Friday 13/06/2014 - Aslantepe and Battalgazi visit.

The Asiantepe tumulus is explored since 1930 by Italian institutes..

It is the most evident emergence of the first state societies (between 3900 BC an 3450 BC) based on centralized power.

City bus from Malatya to Aslantepe.

Aslantepe.

The in-situ open air museum.

Stylistic cat painting as room decoration.

Other drawing (pictured from a panel, as the original was not that clear).

Skulls.

Leaving the open air museum.

Dont worry, these are copies of the excavated ones
(see the post of Ankara).

Battalgazi's little mosk, indeed too small,

people must pray outside, on the street.

Tourist-watching children and adults.

A nice trompe-l'oeil.

Back to Malatya.

Again a bakery.  This time they gave a pide (kind of pizza) and a Sai (thea).

Passegiata along Kanal Boyu, with plenty of icecream shops.

Market.

Market (1TL=0.35€)

Getting an icecream.