Istanbul Arrival 3

Day 2 in Turkey

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April 21st 2006
Hello Everyone Today we got up early at 05:30 to catch the bus to Gallipoli. We stopped at Eceabat for Lunch. After Lunch we visited all the Gallipoli Sites such as; Proposed Landing Beach, Anzac Cove, Lone Pine and visited many cemeterys and saw the grave of John Simpson Kirkpatrick (Man with the Donkey). We saw both Turkish and Allied Trenches. It was interesting, it bought many sad emotions to ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Gallipoli

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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