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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: A Day in Cappadocia
Date: November 9th 2008
Oguzhan Avcituncer, our guide, Angela and Teresa both from Melbourne, set out today to discover Cappadocia - an extensive area around the centre of Turkey. We began from Nevsehir, travelling to a nearby underground city where over 10,000 people once lived. Such cities were first established around 8,000 BC in pagan times. People chose these extensive and linked caves as their homes to protect them ... read more
Date: November 9th 2008
Oguzhan Avcituncer, our guide, Angela and Teresa both from Melbourne, set out today to discover Cappadocia - an extensive area around the centre of Turkey. We began from Nevsehir, travelling to a nearby underground city where over 10,000 people once lived. Such cities were first established around 8,000 BC in pagan times. People chose these extensive and linked caves as their homes to protect them ... read more
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