Look up...
If you go to the Blue Mosque, find something to hold on to, and look up. You'll be dizzy, but stunned. The wrought iron in this photo is a light fixture, hanging for miles from the ceiling - way, way up there...
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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: Market Volatility
Date: May 17th 2006
Hey all. Listen, I know I owe you the sordid tales of Split and Belgrade, but I've been in Istanbul for the last howevermany days, and I'm feeling much more moved to tell you all about it. Yarns of hotel rooms by-the-hour and eternal train rides with toothless Bulgarians are forthcoming, I swear. But for now, sit back, have a glass of tea, and let me tell you some more recent stories, beginni ... read more
Date: May 17th 2006
Hey all. Listen, I know I owe you the sordid tales of Split and Belgrade, but I've been in Istanbul for the last howevermany days, and I'm feeling much more moved to tell you all about it. Yarns of hotel rooms by-the-hour and eternal train rides with toothless Bulgarians are forthcoming, I swear. But for now, sit back, have a glass of tea, and let me tell you some more recent stories, beginni ... read more
