Blue Mosque at night

Turkey

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April 26th 2006
Turkey (the best trip yet) This was an amazing trip. On Friday night I arrived in Istanbul with Darci, Tyler and Jamie, and we meet Lauren there (my friend from home who is studying in Cario, in case you don’t know her). Lauren stayed till Sunday though was not able to join us for the second part of the trip. This trip is so hard to sum up in words though I will do my best… SATURDAY Pala ... 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