Reviews for The Caravan Moves On

The average rating for The Caravan Moves On based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-04-07 00:00:00 John Leonard I'm a big fan of this author. Last year while traveling in Turkey I read his book "Portrait of a Turkish Family" and since then I've been wanting to read more of his work. Being back in Istanbul, I managed to find this one. I was a little nervous it might be dry, but luckily his writing style is just so readable and charming that it was a lovely read. He includes lots of interesting details about the Yuruk and his experiences while staying with them for 3 weeks. The Yuruk are a nomadic community who live in the Taurus mountains of Turkey, and they are virtually untouched by modern civilizations. They adhere to a strange mix of Islam and superstitions passed down generation to generation. As the author puts it, they are probably one of the only societies whose ancestors would recognize them as their descendants. Just as great as discovering this book, is discovering the Eland publishing house, who aim to revive great travel books that have gone out of print. www.travelbooks.co.uk

Review # 2 was written on 2019-12-31 00:00:00 Asd Fahd Orga describes a journey back from his adopted home of London to his country of birth, Turkey. From a brief family link up in Izmir, he heads south west, to meet an old friend near Konya, and later, to spend time on Mt Kara Dag with the nomadic Yoruk people. Fairly interesting read.