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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: Magical Istanbul
Date: January 8th 2008
We spent few wonderful days in Istanbul, at the end of 2007, just before New Year Eve. There were few things that stroke me as I put my foot there and the order is not necessarily this one. - The crowds of people (Istanbul population is half of my country's!) in a continuous movment, more or less busy. - The big number of policemen mingling with the crowds or slowly driving their cars on t ... read more
Date: January 8th 2008
We spent few wonderful days in Istanbul, at the end of 2007, just before New Year Eve. There were few things that stroke me as I put my foot there and the order is not necessarily this one. - The crowds of people (Istanbul population is half of my country's!) in a continuous movment, more or less busy. - The big number of policemen mingling with the crowds or slowly driving their cars on t ... read more
