Shopkeeper Selcuk

Leaving Selchuk

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September 22nd 2009
Today was our last day in the Selchuk area. We enjoyed a relaxing morning, had one last lunch and one last stroll around town before heading on our way. We really felt at home here. Selchuk has a population of little more than 27,000 so it was very manageable and like all of our experiences, people were very friendly and kind. Big confession is coming. Perhaps we should have forgone our st ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Selçuk

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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