Cement Shoreline

Bebek/Rumalihisari

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March 2nd 2008
Armed with my new camera, I decided to make up for lost time and do some touring nearby. A week ago (right after my camera stopped working) I had gone down to Bebek (which apparently means "bay" in Turkish), a nearby neighborhood in Istanbul. Bebek is generally agreed to be the most expensive area in all of Istanbul, as it has some of the most spectacular views. Bebek has a single main street, ... 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