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Turkeys

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July 23rd 2008
Our ultimate goal was to make it to Turkey by the end of the trip. We had both heard so many stories about how wonderful Istanbul was and it didn't dissappoint us. The city seemed to go on forever and was so full of smells and sounds. On one corner you could find the black sea and then just a short drive and you could be on the Sea of Marmara, leading into the Aegean. There were whirling dervishes ... 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