Kathryn Cook

Memory of Trees

Tall grasses overtake the ruins of the Snake Castle (Yilankale) near the city of Adana, Turkey. The castle dates back to the 11th century when the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia was flourishing in central Turkey. Armenians inhabited what is now Turkey for centuries, but traces of their past is slowly disappearing and tourist information omits information pertaining to the Armenian heritage or disappearance. Churches and monasteries were destroyed in the early 20th century, or re-inhabited by Turks and Kurds.
Tall grasses overtake the ruins of the Snake Castle (Yilankale) near the city of Adana, Turkey. The castle dates back to the 11th century when the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia was flourishing in central Turkey. Armenians inhabited what is now Turkey for centuries, but traces of their past is slowly disappearing and tourist information omits information pertaining to the Armenian heritage or disappearance. Churches and monasteries were destroyed in the early 20th century, or re-inhabited by Turks and Kurds.