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Thanksgiving in Anatalya

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November 30th 2009
I'm back from my trip to Anatalya on the Mediterranean coast. I've only been in Turkey for 2 weeks and didn't expect to have a 5 day weekend so soon. Dreading feeling lonely and homesick over the Thanksgiving holiday, I pulled out my Rough Guide for Turkey and decided to take a short trip to the Mediterranean Coast. With a little help from my Turkish colleagues, I went online and booked a fligh ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Ankara

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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