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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]
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] Blog: Where East Meets West
Date: July 27th 2008
Leaving Paris and "civilization" behind, we flew to Istanbul where, on disembarking, we were surprised by the modernity, cleanliness and relative lack of chaos in the airport. The surprises continued as we climbed into a clean, recent model taxi and were sped along good roads with traffic that was happy to stay within the marked lanes. After experiencing the noise, dirt, smog and utter chaos o ... read more
Date: July 27th 2008
Leaving Paris and "civilization" behind, we flew to Istanbul where, on disembarking, we were surprised by the modernity, cleanliness and relative lack of chaos in the airport. The surprises continued as we climbed into a clean, recent model taxi and were sped along good roads with traffic that was happy to stay within the marked lanes. After experiencing the noise, dirt, smog and utter chaos o ... read more
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