Soğanlı Valley

Can a valley really be named after onions — soğan in Turkish? One tale told of Soğanlı Valley, at the quiet edge of Cappadocia, says the name has nothing to do with onions: during the Arab raids this was the last place in the region to fall, and “sona kaldı,” “it was left till last,” turned over time into Soğanlı… True or not, the moment you enter the valley you do feel that some things have been left behind: the crowds, the noise, the hurry…