Blue Mosque

Istanbul

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May 12th 2007
Arrived well in Istanbul. Left JFK with Lufthansa after a hectic day shipping boxes . Quite good service and a happily not so memorable flight. The arrival into Istanbul stood out because of the ubiquitous head scarves. Turkey is a secular state, yet religion plays a daily role in everyone's life with the daily calls to prayer and beautiful mosques spread throughout the country side. Brandon, ... 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