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A pocket-sized adventure through Turkey

Photographer Verity Ransom left her big clunky DSLR camera behind and captured the beauty of south western Turkey through everyone’s favourite amateur documenting tool. Here is how you could see this incredible country through the smart phone lens:

Ceiling of Hagia Sophia, a museum which was formerly both an imperial mosque and a Greek Orthadox basilica.

A Turkish cat preparing to drive a scooter

View from Topkapi palace overlooking the Bosphorus

Pamukkale hot springs in south-western Turkey

Efes Pilsener – synonymous with beer in Turkey – at Pammukale

Monument of the republic – Taksim Square

A view of the detailed mosaics at the Hagia Sofia

Galata tower in Beyoglu, Istanbul – with panoramic views of the city and the Bosphorus strait, which separates Europe and Asia

All photos by Verity Ransom.

Hostels in Istanbul.

Our hostel in Pamukkale.

Hostels in Turkey.

Got a pocket-sized adventure to share with us in photos? Drop us an email at socialmedia@hihostels.com

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