European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Touring Turkey members of the safari watch from a Bridge while one vehicle navigates a Mountain , rattle and Roll. A a a ,. 1 it storming the Countryside by jeep Isnit for the meekly Iffie Bathen staff writer if bounding along the Goat path from hell in something like a Citi fied personnel Carrier is your idea of fun then a turkish Quot jeep Quot safari is just the Joy ride for you. The Suzuki Samurai a Small but Hearty four wheel drive trouper was our vehicle on a recent excursion away from the poolside activities of a Mediterranean resort hotel. To Start our troop of a half dozen Suzuki took off due West from the turkish port City of Kemer. In no time we were sharing trails with the herds of sheep and goats that Graze on pockets of Green in the Taurus mountains. A a a a. A. These trails Are even rougher than the Mountain roads that local Drivers usually traverse with their Donkey drawn lorries. In Turkey those Are the commercial roads. This trip was designed to thrill those of the air Nike and Holiday club to shirt set. That meant the More bumps and thumps the better. So when All the signs to civilization pointed to the left we pulled hard right and headed for the rockier Way. A a super. Super Quot came the round of approval from the group of mostly Cerman tourists that made up our caravan at the first  Stop. The Steep Trail delivered a. Breathtaking View of the Kemer Delta and the Turquoise water of the Mediterranean As far As they were concerned it was the autobahn turkish style. One Young woman boasted that she Only screamer a few times. Another laughing said she bounced so much she thought she was going to Knock herself out. Those doing the driving the men were beaming like Little boys who had found a new four wheel drive toy. And the fun was just beginning. Roll pm out Back in our vehicles it was up the. Giant Rock of a Mountain along a Trail that turned Back on itself Over and Over like the folds of an accordion near the top three startled goats pleated offended by the troop charging full Speed through their Village. The Suzuki whisking by a mosque surrounded by crates of fruit kicked up the smell of apples anti Earth. The mosque overlooked the Valley and Distant mountains. # by mid morning it  for a Stop and a Chance to Brush the dust away from the inside of sunglasses. Our peasant Host poured hot cinnamon Tea into Small Tulip shaped glasses while  peered shyly from the doorway of their House. Nearby two donkeys with Blanket saddles ale from a trough. Chickens circled Between the parked a vehicles pecking at pebbles in the dust. A Goat watcher it All through the boards of the barnyard. To the Young girl s horror the Goat  Way out into the group sipping Tea. A Quot Elfriede Quot an older Cerman woman railed out to the Goat As if she were Rushing to hug an old Friend. She was delighted with the reminder of her girl Hoot i farm Days she said for the first time the Young turkish girl laughed. Back on the Road the Suzuki troop climbed above the Timberline. The View was like that from a Small plane. We could make nut a Man carrying a bundle of. Wood on his Hack deep in the Valley below. The unlikely sight of three camels met us on a High plateau. Behind them the Mountain like a Rock giant loomed straight up. The line of bumper cars bounced along like tiny dwarfs at its base the turkish Leader told us that the Peak was 6,boo feet High. At this pause the air was clean and silent. The Only whispers of life were a Blue Butterfly Drifting by and a few Small lizards warming themselves on smooth sunned stones 1 a a the scene was too Serene for safari types. It was on to the thrill Hill. Quot pour a Quot said the guide instructing the Driver to shift into four wheel drive. Then on a Lark we scaled a 50 percent Grade. One disbelieving woman hailed out and walked to the top. A. One Driver Shook his head saying if was too risky and found a safer route. Everyone else gleefully conquered the Rise. A. Boosted by the adventure the troop barrelled deeper into the turkish Interior along increasingly a fond need on age i january 7, i99j stripes Magazine 3