Sinop travel
situated on a narrow peninsula at Turkey’s
northernmost point, Sinop is like a Black Sea
island with its good-natured people and streets
where time passes slowly.
Development of the Pontic Greek Dialect
Will Pontic Greek continue to be spoken? Bortone
(2009) believes Pontic Greek spoken in the
Pontos in Asia Minor today will probably
disappear. The challenge is to keep the Pontic
Greek dialect alive. The more recent work of
researchers like Emeritus Professor Peter
Mackridge, Assistant Professor Pietro Bortone,
Dr Theofanis Malkidis, Ömer Asan, Dr Anthi
Revithiadou and Dr Vassilios Spyropoulos have
increased our knowledge of the dialect.
Time For to Discover the Black Sea Highlands
Discover the Black Sea
highlands in September when time is suddenly
rent by a blanket of fog or the cry of a
vulture, and make the acquaintance of nature in
its most beautiful aspect.
Formation of the First Greek Settlements in the
Pontos
According to Liddell and Scott’s An Intermediate
Greek-English Lexicon, the word Pontos stands
for the sea, especially the open sea. In time,
the word Pontos became associated with the
north-eastern portion of Asia Minor that borders
the Black Sea (see Map 1).1 The Greeks first
called the Black Sea, Aξεινος πóντος
(inhospitable, unfriendly pontos), but later it
was called Εϋξεινος πóντος (hospitable pontos)
when they became aware of its wealth in the
lands around it ...
Crypto-Christians of the Trabzon Region
of Pontos
The crypto-Christians (also called cryphi,
klosti, Stavriotes, Kromledes) were Christian
Greeks who due to the Muslim persecution against
Christians publicly declared themselves Muslims.
However, in secret, they upheld their Greek
language, customs and Christian religious
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What is Heli Ski
? Ayder Heliski
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• Travel
is easy, quick and relatively
cheap from Europe and you will
not suffer from jet lag
• World class heli skiing
terrain
• Small groups of only 4 heli
skiers
• Professionalism and experience
of the guides
• Excellent client service
• Cultural experience
Location
The Kackar range of mountains is
situated in the North East of
Turkey, on the Black Sea. The
mountain range is around 100km
long by 35km wide. The highest
peak in the range is 3,900m.
Travel to the region is simple
with major airlines flying
regularly to the Turkish capital
Istanbul. From there, an
internal flight brings you to
Trabzon airport from where we
transfer you overland to the
heliskiing base at Ayder.
The Heli Skiing and Heli
Boarding
The heliskiing in Turkey is
world class. Runs in the Kackar
Range average a very respectable
1,000 vertical metres and the
terrain is both exciting and
varied. There is not an
abundance of tree skiing but
this is more than made up for by
some breathtaking alpine
terrain. Here the norm is deep
powder but as with anywhere
conditions of any kind should be
expected. Groups of only four
heliskiers per guide make for an
intimate, high quality skiing
experience.
Accommodation and Facilities
The three star hotel in Ayder
has small rooms with en suite
bathrooms / showers. They are no
height of luxury but both clean
and comfortable with reasonably
good facilities. The hotel is
equipped with telephone,
satellite TV, mini bar, hair
dryer and wireless internet
access. A thermal spring spa
with is located adjacent to the
hotel and is the perfect way to
end a long days heli skiing.
Helicopters and Safety
The helicopters used at Turkey
Heliski are A-Star B2’s owned
and operated by the highly
reputable, Air Zermatt in
Switzerland. Strict maintenance
procedures are followed and both
mechanics and pilots are Swiss.
The guiding team at Turkey
heliski is one of the most
experienced and professional
found at any heli ski operation.
They are all UIAGM certified and
have vast experience within the
heliski industry. Each client is
equipped with an ABS Airbag,
avalanche transceiver, shovel
and probe and instructed in
their use.
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