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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: Coming home
Date: August 12th 2008
I’m sitting here at Karns, with Aysagul and all the dep girls, who are watching a movie on Karn’s big screen. There is a major thunder and lightning storm outside, and we have all seen rain for the first time in MONTHS! It’s pretty exciting to see rain and the smell is powerful. A Turkish friend and special education teacher, named Belma, came over tonight and we baked cookies. I have 2 ... read more
Date: August 12th 2008
I’m sitting here at Karns, with Aysagul and all the dep girls, who are watching a movie on Karn’s big screen. There is a major thunder and lightning storm outside, and we have all seen rain for the first time in MONTHS! It’s pretty exciting to see rain and the smell is powerful. A Turkish friend and special education teacher, named Belma, came over tonight and we baked cookies. I have 2 ... read more
