Beautiful Samos Sunrise

Istanbul, Turkey a wonderful taste of the Middle East

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July 16th 2006
By far my favorite destination in my trip has been to Istanbul. From my previous blog, you can see that my trek to the Middle East was from from simple. However, upon my arrival everything was as perfect as could be.... Wednesday Morning 4:30 AM So I had my first taste of Turkish Tea (black tea served in a tulip shaped glass with two sugar cubes absolutely delightful,) given to me by one of ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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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