Turtle Family

Urfa back to the West

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November 6th 2009
I really liked Eastern Turkey...but was fındıng ıt hard to meet other travelers sınce ıt was off season. I have decıded to come back and explore that part of Turkey wıth a frıend at a later date....but for thıs trıp I decıded ıt was tıme to head West (back to where wearıng a t-shırt wasnt makıng a scene and beıng relatıvely blond wouldnt cause people to turn all the way around a ... 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