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Goodbye Turkey

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May 28th 2007
The past 15 days In Turkey were more than what I could have asked for. Combining the history learned, the people met, the lessons grasped, and the experiences went through, I will need much more than two weeks to fully digest and appreciate. The past blogs were bombarded with the little history and social situation that I came across. This time I will attempt to highlight some quintessential Turk ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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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