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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: Safranbolu onto Ankara
Date: September 21st 2008
HI all, Today is Sunday and I am now in Ankara. I got here late last nite, about 10p after a long bus ride from Safranbolu. I will tell you about Safranbolu first since I didn't have access to internet there. Its a very old town, with many restored buildings that are hundreds of yrs old, I guess most of them about 200, Much older than anything in OHIO. Anyways, its a fascinating village and they ... read more
Date: September 21st 2008
HI all, Today is Sunday and I am now in Ankara. I got here late last nite, about 10p after a long bus ride from Safranbolu. I will tell you about Safranbolu first since I didn't have access to internet there. Its a very old town, with many restored buildings that are hundreds of yrs old, I guess most of them about 200, Much older than anything in OHIO. Anyways, its a fascinating village and they ... read more
