Boat Ride

Istanbul Was Constantinople

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February 17th 2008
Turkey might as well be on another continent, oh wait, it is. That’s right folks, I just got back from Turkey where only ten percent of the country is in Europe, and the remaining ninety percent is in Asia. The night of departure, we had to be up at 3AM, so me and a group of drowsy people didn’t bother going to sleep. At four in the morning on Tuesday we were on a bus heading toward ... 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