Ships Bow

The largest gold leafed ship's bow sprit taken from an old Turkish sailding vessel. It now resides in the Naval museum, Istanbul.

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Central Turkey - Amasya

April 7th 2010
Wednesday 7 April Since the last blog on Easter Day we have had a final day of sight seeing in Istanbul ending up being taken by our excellent host, Umit (our Turkish naval captain), to a true Turkish experience - a night in the harem! No, the reality was a dinner and show seeing the true belly dancers of this nation at work. Brilliant to watch the intricacies of body, hands and arms telling a ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Eastern Anatolia

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

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