Looking Out to the Bay

ANZAC Day in Gallipoli

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April 24th 2008
24-4-08 A long day. It was our trio down to Gallipoli. We were killing time in morning walking around the Saltanahmet area until our tour left. We arrived at our tour office to find that we weren’t leaving at 12, but at 1 instead. At 1 we found out that the bus was running 30 minutes late. At 3 we were finally on our way. It usually takes about four to five hours to get to Gallipoli. I ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Gallipoli

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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