Grand Bazaar

Istanbul - Where East Meets West

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October 19th 2008
This will be the first entry to my travelblog in a year. I have been to many places in the past year and one day I will update it to record those experiences. I guess I have found it hard to devote the time to sit down and record my experiences of travelling through these countries, but having recently completed a trip around Turkey I am aiming to get the travelblog back on track. Arrival in ... 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