Sultan Ahmet Mosque at Sunset
Istanbul sits astride two continents. We photographed this from one of the many ferries that traverse the Bosphorus Straits between Asia and Europe.
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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 adop... [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 adop... [read more] Blog: Turkish Delight
Date: March 29th 2006
March 2, 2006 (Antakya, Turkey) Sean: We smuggled cigarettes and liquor across the Turkish border. Well, it wasn’t quite Midnight Express, but Parliament 100’s and Johnny Walker Red aren’t exactly heroin either. Let me back up and tell the story. Leaving Aleppo, Syria this morning, we thought it was going to be a bit of a headache because the travel agency that “in ... read more
Date: March 29th 2006
March 2, 2006 (Antakya, Turkey) Sean: We smuggled cigarettes and liquor across the Turkish border. Well, it wasn’t quite Midnight Express, but Parliament 100’s and Johnny Walker Red aren’t exactly heroin either. Let me back up and tell the story. Leaving Aleppo, Syria this morning, we thought it was going to be a bit of a headache because the travel agency that “in ... read more
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