The Blue Mosque

Turkish Delight!

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September 17th 2008
I have just spent one week in Turkey. We went to Istanbul. We visited The Blue Mosque, At night time it was so cool because it was lit up with words. They had a festival for Ramadan, it was colourful and noisy. We also went to the Grand Bazaar and Spice Market. You can barter over the prices. We went down to Gallipoli on the bus. We saw where the ANZACS fought in World War I. We went on a tou ... read more

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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