View From The Fort

Red Sky At Night, Turkish Delight

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October 23rd 2007
We woke this morning and seeing that it was a sunny day we hastily got ready and headed for the ferry port at the front. Yesterday we asked the hostel owner where we could go to see a more local part of Turkey and he told us about a fishing village we could visit. Diane had recommended a trip down the river so the two recommendations fitted together nicely. Anaddukovegl was the last stop on a ferr ... 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