TURKEY

I am from Turkey. My hometown, Kdz. Eregli, is on northwest of Anatolia, and at the Black sea coast. It's history goes back to as far as 2500 B.C.

My mother's family has been in Eregli as long as we know. It used to be a small agriculture and coal mining coast town until the construction of Iron and Steel Plant in 1960's.
 

The view of the town in 1932 from Goztepe.
 
 

Kdz. Eregli from Military Beach in 1935.
 
 

  A view of the town in  from Kaletepe 1937.
 
 

  Kaletepe in 1952.
 
 

  The construction of road at the beach in 1962.
 
 

Eregli as of today.
 
 

ERDEMIR - Eregli Iron and Steel Plants.
 
 

The boats of fishermen. Goztepe is seen in the background.
 
 

  The boats of fishermen and ERDEMIR.
 
 

  The great plane trees of Eregli are famous. They are said to be more than 500 years old.
 
 

Ottoman strawberries are special to Eregli. They are very delicious, and although they are tiny and pink, they are really sweet. Unfortunately they are quite rare today.