Topkapi

Istanbul

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December 11th 2007
I went for four days in an organized tour in Istanbul from 4 December 2003 to 7 December 2003. I took the plane in the Charles de Gaulle terminal 3 in Paris. I had a comfortable room with heating and tub. I visited the Suliman the Magnificent mosque. The building is imposing. It's the biggest mosque in Istanbul. I had to take off my shoes before I went in the mosque. A man was selling sli ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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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