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Spring Break and the Aftermath

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May 11th 2008
Spring Break was phenomenal. So much so that I have no idea what all we actually did. There were about 15 of us, from a variety of countries. We left Istanbul in a rented tour bus on Saturday the 26th, arriving in Ankara that evening for a huge dinner at the parent’s apartment of one of the exchange commission members. The apartment was part of a complex a little removed from the city, and w ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Southeastern Anatolia » Urfa

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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