The memory is a very curious thing. On one of my previous visits to Kahta people had told me about a castle at Gerger which, they assured me, I ought to visit. Then there hadn’t been time, and to the best of my memory I had never once thought of...

There was a time when it was hard to find any information about tourist attractions in Turkey but the situation is improving rapidly now. Yesterday I’d been flicking through some leaflets while waiting for Rebecca and had seen mention of a Mor Petrus Paulus (Sts Peter and Paul) Syrian Orthodox...