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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... [read more]
Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... [read more] Blog: Anzac's on the march to Constantinople
Date: April 27th 2007
Well the trip to Gallipoli has been and gone and only now are we starting to recover, from both the experience and the exhaustion. We rocked up to Cannakale (via Troy, where there is very little left), where we ferried across to Eceabat, our base for Gallipoli. It was only later that we realised we had crossed from Asia into Europe! A bit of an anti-climax really! But we setup camp and had dinner ... read more
Date: April 27th 2007
Well the trip to Gallipoli has been and gone and only now are we starting to recover, from both the experience and the exhaustion. We rocked up to Cannakale (via Troy, where there is very little left), where we ferried across to Eceabat, our base for Gallipoli. It was only later that we realised we had crossed from Asia into Europe! A bit of an anti-climax really! But we setup camp and had dinner ... read more
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